Angebotsknappheit
German
Etymology
Angebot (“supply”) + -s- + Knappheit (“scarcity/shortage”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈaŋɡəboːtsˌknaphait]
- Hyphenation: An‧ge‧bots‧knapp‧heit
Noun
Angebotsknappheit f (genitive Angebotsknappheit, plural Angebotsknappheiten)
- (economics) supply shortage, scarcity of supply (a situation where the quantity of a good or service supplied is less than the quantity demanded at the current price)
- Die Angebotsknappheit bei Halbleitern führte weltweit zu Verzögerungen in der Automobilproduktion.
- The supply shortage of semiconductors led to worldwide delays in automotive production.
- Eine künstliche Angebotsknappheit kann genutzt werden, um exklusive Preise am Markt durchzusetzen.
- Artificial supply scarcity can be used to enforce exclusive prices in the market.
Declension
Declension of Angebotsknappheit [feminine]
Synonyms
- Lieferengpass (delivery bottleneck)
- Versorgungslücke (supply gap)
- Knappheit (scarcity)
Antonyms
- Angebotsüberhang (oversupply/excess supply)
- Schwemme (glut; e.g., an oil glut)
Coordinate terms
- Nachfrageüberhang (excess demand; the logical counterpart)
- Inflation (inflation; often a result of supply shortages)
- Preistreiber (price driver)
- Rationierung (rationing; a measure to manage scarcity)
Related terms
- verknappen (to shorten/tighten supply)
- Knappheitsfaktor (scarcity factor)
References
- “Angebotsknappheit” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Angebotsknappheit” in Duden online