Deflationsdruck

German

Etymology

Deflation (“deflation”) +‎ s +‎ Druck (“pressure”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [deflaˈt͡sjoːnsˌdʁʊk]
  • Hyphenation: De‧fla‧ti‧ons‧druck

Noun

Deflationsdruck m (strong, genitive Deflationsdrucks, plural Deflationsdrucke)

  1. (economics) deflationary pressure (economic conditions that exert downward pressure on the general price level of goods and services)
    Ein anhaltender Deflationsdruck kann dazu führen, dass Konsumenten Käufe in Erwartung noch niedrigerer Preise aufschieben.
    Persistent deflationary pressure can lead consumers to postpone purchases in anticipation of even lower prices.
    Die Überkapazitäten in der Produktion erzeugten einen massiven Deflationsdruck auf dem Weltmarkt.
    Overcapacities in production created massive deflationary pressure on the global market.

Declension

Declension of Deflationsdruck [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Deflationsdruck die Deflationsdrucke
genitive eines des Deflationsdrucks der Deflationsdrucke
dative einem dem Deflationsdruck den Deflationsdrucken
accusative einen den Deflationsdruck die Deflationsdrucke

Synonyms

  • Preisverfallstendenz (tendency toward falling prices)
  • Abwärtsspirale (downward spiral; often the result of such pressure)

Antonyms

Coordinate terms

  • Kaufzurückhaltung (consumer restraint)
  • Liquiditätsfalle (liquidity trap)
  • Schulden-Deflation (debt deflation; according to Irving Fisher)
  • Nullzinsphase (zero interest rate policy; often a reaction to deflation)
  • deflationär (deflationary)
  • Deflationsspirale (deflationary spiral)

References

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