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)

  1. (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.

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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)
  • Devisenreserven (foreign exchange reserves)
  • Staatsausgabe (government spending)

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