Einstellungsstopp

German

Etymology

Einstellung (hiring/employment) +‎ -s- +‎ Stopp (stop/freeze)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈaɪ̯nʃtɛlʊŋsˌʃtɔp]
  • Hyphenation: Ein‧stel‧lungs‧stopp

Noun

Einstellungsstopp m (strong, genitive Einstellungsstopps, plural Einstellungsstoppe)

  1. (business, economics) hiring freeze (a policy by which a company or organization stops hiring new employees for a certain period of time to reduce costs)
    Aufgrund des sinkenden Jahresüberschusses verhängte die Geschäftsführung einen sofortigen Einstellungsstopp.
    Due to the declining annual net profit, the management imposed an immediate hiring freeze.

Declension

Synonyms

  • Einstellungsverbot (hiring ban)

Antonyms

Coordinate terms

  • anstellen (to employ)
  • Baustopp (construction freeze)

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