die Goldmacherei
Translation
alchemy, gold-making, charlatanry, fraudulent scheme
Examples
Im Mittelalter war die Goldmacherei eine ernste Wissenschaft.
In the Middle Ages, alchemy was a serious science.
Sein Geschäftsplan war nichts als reine Goldmacherei.
His business plan was nothing but pure charlatanry.
Grammar Patterns
die Goldmacherei the alchemy, the charlatanry Goldmacherei was a popular pursuit in the past.
Similar Words
Alchemie (alchemy), Scharlatanerie (charlatanry)
Etymology
Composed of 'Gold' (gold) + 'machen' (to make) + '-erei' (a suffix indicating an activity, often with a negative or trivializing connotation).
Memory Tips
Think of the 'making' (-macherei) of 'gold' (Gold) as a dubious or fraudulent activity.