Gewinnthesaurierung
German
Etymology
Gewinn (“profit”) + Thesaurierung (“accumulation/hoarding”) From Ancient Greek θησαυρός (thēsaurós, “treasure, storehouse”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɡəˈvɪntezaʊ̯ˌʁiːʁʊŋ]
- Hyphenation: Ge‧winn‧the‧sau‧rie‧rung
Noun
Gewinnthesaurierung f (genitive Gewinnthesaurierung, plural Gewinnthesaurierungen)
- (finance, accounting) plowback, retention of profits (the practice of retaining earnings within a company to fund future growth rather than distributing them as dividends)
- Durch konsequente Gewinnthesaurierung konnte das Startup seine Forschung im Wissenssektor ohne Bankkredite finanzieren.
- Through consistent retention of profits, the startup was able to fund its research in the knowledge sector without bank loans.
Declension
Declension of Gewinnthesaurierung [feminine]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Gewinnthesaurierung | die | Gewinnthesaurierungen |
| genitive | einer | der | Gewinnthesaurierung | der | Gewinnthesaurierungen |
| dative | einer | der | Gewinnthesaurierung | den | Gewinnthesaurierungen |
| accusative | eine | die | Gewinnthesaurierung | die | Gewinnthesaurierungen |
Synonyms
- Selbstfinanzierung (self-financing)
- Gewinneinbehaltung (retention of earnings)
Antonyms
- Gewinnausschüttung (distribution of profits)
- Entnahme (withdrawal of funds by owners)
Coordinate terms
- Gewinnrücklagen (the balance sheet positions where thesaurized profits are stored)
- Innenfinanzierung (financing generated from within the company's own operations)
- Jahresüberschuss (the net income which can either be distributed or retained)
- Investitionsquote (the ratio of investments to total assets, often fueled by thesaurization)
- Eigenkapitalquote (the share of total assets financed by the company's own funds)
Related terms
- thesaurieren (to retain/accumulate earnings)
- thesaurierend (accumulating; often used for investment funds)