Kapitalfestlegung
German
Etymology
Kapital (“capital”) + Festlegung (“determination/commitment”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kapiˈtaːlˌfɛstleːɡʊŋ]
- Hyphenation: Ka‧pi‧tal‧fest‧le‧gung
Noun
Kapitalfestlegung f (genitive Kapitalfestlegung, plural Kapitalfestlegungen)
- (finance, economics) capital commitment, capital allocation (the decision to tie up financial resources in a specific investment or project for a certain period)
- Eine langfristige Kapitalfestlegung in Sachwerten kann als Schutz gegen Inflation dienen, schränkt jedoch die kurzfristige Handlungsfreiheit ein.
- A long-term capital commitment in tangible assets can serve as protection against inflation, but it limits short-term freedom of action.
- Vor jeder größeren Kapitalfestlegung muss eine umfassende Prüfung der Werthaltigkeit des Zielobjekts erfolgen.
- Before any major capital allocation, a comprehensive assessment of the intrinsic value of the target object must be carried out.
Declension
Declension of Kapitalfestlegung [feminine]
Synonyms
- Kapitalbindung (capital tie-up)
- Mittelbindung (commitment of funds)
Antonyms
- Kapitalfreisetzung (capital release)
- Desinvestition (divestment)
Hypernyms
- Investitionsentscheidung (investment decision)
- Finanzplanung (financial planning)
Coordinate terms
- Anlagehorizont (the duration of the capital commitment)
- Bestandshaltung (the operational result of capital commitment)
- Kapitalumschlag (the speed at which the commitment is liquidated through sales)
- Opportunitätskosten (the costs of not being able to use the capital elsewhere)
- Sorgfaltspflicht (the duty to analyze before committing capital)
Related terms
- festlegen (to determine/commit)
- Kapitalbedarfsplan (capital requirement plan)
References
- “Kapitalfestlegung” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Kapitalfestlegung” in Duden online