Konjunkturabschwung

German

Etymology

Konjunktur (“economic cycle/conjuncture”) +‎ Abschwung (“downturn/decline”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kɔnjʊŋkˈtuːɐ̯ˌʔapʃvʁʊŋ]
  • Hyphenation: Kon‧junk‧tur‧ab‧schwung

Noun

Konjunkturabschwung m (strong, genitive Konjunkturabschwungs, plural Konjunkturabschwunge)

  1. (economics) economic downturn, recessionary phase (a period in the business cycle following a peak, characterized by slowing economic growth, decreasing orders, and declining business confidence)
    Ein frühzeitiges Erkennen des Konjunkturabschwungs ermöglicht es Unternehmen, ihre Lagerbestände rechtzeitig zu reduzieren.
    Early detection of the economic downturn allows companies to reduce their inventories in time.
    Der Konjunkturabschwung traf die exportorientierte Maschinenbaubranche besonders hart.
    The economic downturn hit the export-oriented mechanical engineering sector particularly hard.

Declension

Declension of Konjunkturabschwung [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Konjunkturabschwung die Konjunkturabschwunge
genitive eines des Konjunkturabschwungs der Konjunkturabschwunge
dative einem dem Konjunkturabschwung den Konjunkturabschwungen
accusative einen den Konjunkturabschwung die Konjunkturabschwunge

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Coordinate terms

  • Rezession (recession; the stage following a significant downturn)
  • Frühindikator (leading indicator; such as the ifo Business Climate Index)
  • Überkapazität (excess capacity; which often becomes apparent during a downturn)
  • Baisse (bear market)
  • konjunkturell (cyclical)
  • abschwungverdächtig (showing signs of an imminent downturn)

References

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