Angebot und Nachfrage

German

Etymology

Angebot (“supply”) +‎ und (“and”) +‎ Nachfrage (“demand”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈanɡəˌboːt ʊnt ˈnaːxˌfʁaːɡə/

Noun

Angebot und Nachfrage

  1. (economics) supply and demand
    Der Preis regelt sich durch Angebot und Nachfrage.
    The price is regulated by supply and demand.
    Ein Ungleichgewicht zwischen Angebot und Nachfrage führt zu Preisschwankungen.
    An imbalance between supply and demand leads to price fluctuations house.

Usage notes

  • As a fixed expression, the phrase is generally treated as indeclinable. The individual nouns within the phrase retain their gender (neuter and feminine respectively), but the phrase as a whole typically functions as a singular abstract concept.

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