Gewinnrealisierung
German
Etymology
Gewinn (“profit”) + Realisierung (“realization”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɡəˈvɪnʁealiˌziːʁʊŋ]
- Hyphenation: Ge‧winn‧re‧a‧li‧sie‧rung
Noun
Gewinnrealisierung f (genitive Gewinnrealisierung, plural Gewinnrealisierungen)
- (finance, accounting) profit realization (the process of converting paper profits from an investment into actual cash by selling the asset)
- Die Gewinnrealisierung am Jahresende führte zu einer deutlichen Erhöhung der Liquidität.
- The profit realization at the end of the year led to a significant increase in liquidity.
- Steuerliche Gründe können eine vorzeitige Gewinnrealisierung sinnvoll machen.
- Tax reasons can make a premature profit realization sensible.
Declension
Declension of Gewinnrealisierung [feminine]
Synonyms
- Gewinnmitnahme (the more colloquial stock market term)
- Veräußerungsgewinn (the realized gain from the sale of an asset)
Antonyms
- Verlustrealisierung (the act of selling an asset to lock in a financial loss)
- Buchgewinn (unrealized profit; a gain that exists only on paper)
Coordinate terms
- Anschaffungskosten (acquisition costs; the original price paid for an investment)
- Steuerpflicht (tax liability; the obligation to pay tax on realized gains)
- Haltefrist (holding period; the time an investment is held before realization)
- Rechnungslegung (financial reporting; the systematic recording of financial transactions)
Related terms
- realisierbar (realizable)
- Gewinnverwendung (the decision on how to use realized profits)
References
- “Gewinnrealisierung” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Gewinnrealisierung” in Duden online