Kurseinbruch

German

Etymology

Kurs (“price, course”) +‎ Einbruch (“collapse, breaking in, slump”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkʊʁsʔaɪ̯nˌbʁʊx]
  • Hyphenation: Kurs‧ein‧bruch

Noun

Kurseinbruch m (strong, genitive Kurseinbruchs, plural Kurseinbruche)

  1. (finance, stock market) price collapse, slump (a sudden, significant, and often structural drop in prices, frequently breaking through previous support levels)
    Nach den enttäuschenden Prognosen kam es zu einem massiven Kurseinbruch an der Technologiebörse.
    Following the disappointing forecasts, a massive price collapse occurred on the technology exchange.

Declension

Declension of Kurseinbruch [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Kurseinbruch die Kurseinbruche
genitive eines des Kurseinbruchs der Kurseinbruche
dative einem dem Kurseinbruch den Kurseinbruchen
accusative einen den Kurseinbruch die Kurseinbruche

Synonyms

  • Kurssturz (price plunge; emphasizes the fall)
  • Kursrutsch (price slide; implies a rapid but perhaps smoother descent)
  • Baisse (slump; the formal term for a declining market)

Antonyms

  • Kurssprung (price jump; the sudden upward equivalent)
  • Kurserholung (price recovery; the stabilizing movement after a collapse)

Coordinate terms

  • Unterstützungszone (support zone; the price level that "breaks" during an Einbruch)
  • Verkaufswelle (selling wave; the mechanism of the collapse)
  • Gewinnwarnung (profit warning; a common trigger for a Kurseinbruch)
  • einbrechen (to collapse, to cave in)
  • Absatzeinbruch (slump in sales)
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