Devisenausgabe
German
Etymology
Devise (“foreign exchange”) + -n- + Ausgabe (“expenditure/spending”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [deˈviːzn̩ˌʔaʊ̯sɡaːbə]
- Hyphenation: De‧vi‧sen‧aus‧ga‧be
Noun
Devisenausgabe f (genitive Devisenausgabe, plural Devisenausgaben)
- (economics, finance) foreign exchange expenditure (the spending of foreign currency, typically for imports, foreign investments, or travel abroad)
- Die steigenden Energiepreise führten zu einer massiven Erhöhung der staatlichen Devisenausgaben.
- The rising energy prices led to a massive increase in state foreign exchange expenditures.
- Um die nationale Währung zu schützen, versuchte die Zentralbank, jede unnötige Devisenausgabe zu begrenzen.
- In order to protect the national currency, the central bank tried to limit every unnecessary foreign exchange expenditure.
Declension
Declension of Devisenausgabe [feminine]
Synonyms
- Devisenabfluss (outflow of foreign exchange)
Antonyms
- Deviseneinnahme (foreign exchange receipt)
- Devisenzufluss (inflow of foreign exchange)
Coordinate terms
- Leistungsbilanz (current account balance)
- Importquote (import quota)
- Wechselkursrisiko (exchange rate risk)
- Auslandskaufkraft (purchasing power abroad)
- Reiseausgabe (travel expenditure; a common form of foreign exchange spending)
Related terms
- Devisenreserven (foreign exchange reserves)
- Staatsausgabe (government spending)
References
- “Devisenausgabe” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Devisenausgabe” in Duden online