Inflationsausgleich
German
Etymology
Inflation (“inflation”) + Ausgleich (“compensation/balance”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɪnflaˈt͡sjoːnsˌʔaʊ̯sɡlaɪ̯ç]
- Hyphenation: In‧fla‧ti‧ons‧aus‧gleich
Noun
Inflationsausgleich m (strong, genitive Inflationsausgleichs, plural Inflationsausgleiche)
- (economics, politics) inflation compensation, cost-of-living adjustment (measures or payments intended to offset the effects of inflation on purchasing power)
- Die Gewerkschaften fordern einen vollen Inflationsausgleich in der kommenden Tarifrunde.
- The unions are demanding full inflation compensation in the upcoming collective bargaining round.
Declension
Declension of Inflationsausgleich [masculine, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Inflationsausgleich | die | Inflationsausgleiche |
| genitive | eines | des | Inflationsausgleichs | der | Inflationsausgleiche |
| dative | einem | dem | Inflationsausgleich | den | Inflationsausgleichen |
| accusative | einen | den | Inflationsausgleich | die | Inflationsausgleiche |
Synonyms
- Teuerungsausgleich (compensation for price increases)
- Reallohnsicherung (securing real wages)
Antonyms
- Reallohnverlust (loss of real wages; occurs when nominal increases are below the inflation rate)
- Kaufkraftschwund (shrinking purchasing power)
Coordinate terms
- Verbraucherpreisindex (VPI) (the statistical basis for measuring the need for compensation)
- Kalte Progression (the tax effect that can negate an inflation adjustment)
- Lohn-Preis-Spirale (the risk that high compensation leads to further inflation)
- Leitzins (the central bank's tool to fight the inflation that makes compensation necessary)
- Inflationsausgleichsprämie (a specific tax-free payment introduced in Germany to help employees)
Related terms
- inflationsgeschützt (inflation-protected)
- ausgleichen (to compensate)