Hebelwirkung

German

Etymology

From Hebel + Wirkung.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈheːbl̩ˌvɪʁkʊŋ]
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
  • Hyphenation: He‧bel‧wir‧kung

Noun

Hebelwirkung f (genitive Hebelwirkung, plural Hebelwirkungen)

  1. (physics) leverage
  2. (finance) leverage (the use of borrowed capital or financial instruments, such as derivatives, to increase the potential return of an investment)
    Macro-Hedgefonds nutzen oft eine enorme Hebelwirkung, um von minimalen Zinsunterschieden zwischen Staatsanleihen zu profitieren.
    Macro hedge funds often use enormous leverage to profit from minimal interest rate differentials between government bonds.

Declension

Declension of Hebelwirkung [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Hebelwirkung die Hebelwirkungen
genitive einer der Hebelwirkung der Hebelwirkungen
dative einer der Hebelwirkung den Hebelwirkungen
accusative eine die Hebelwirkung die Hebelwirkungen

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