Bankenkrise

German

Etymology

Bank (bank) +‎ -en- (plural interfix) +‎ Krise (crisis)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbaŋkənˌkʁiːzə/
  • Hyphenation: Ban‧ken‧kri‧se

Noun

Bankenkrise f (genitive Bankenkrise, plural Bankenkrisen)

  1. (finance, economics) banking crisis (a financial crisis that affects the banking sector, often characterized by bank runs or systemic failures)
    Die staatliche Rettung maroder Institute verhinderte eine Ausweitung der Bankenkrise.
    The state bailout of ailing institutions prevented an expansion of the banking crisis.
    Eine schwere Bankenkrise kann die Kreditversorgung der gesamten Wirtschaft zum Erliegen bringen.
    A severe banking crisis can bring the supply of credit to the entire economy to a standstill.
Declension

Coordinate terms

  • Bankenunion (banking union)
  • Bankenaufsicht (banking supervision)
  • Bankrun (bank run)
  • Systemrelevanz (systemic importance)

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