Kursrückgang

German

Etymology

Kurs (price, course) +‎ Rückgang (decline, decrease, fall)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkʊʁsˌʁʏkɡaŋ]
  • Hyphenation: Kurs‧rück‧gang

Noun

Kursrückgang m (strong, genitive Kursrückgangs, plural Kursrückgange)

  1. (finance, stock market) price decline, fall in share price (a downward movement in the value of a security or index)
    Analysten sehen den aktuellen Kursrückgang als eine gesunde Korrektur im Aufwärtstrend.
    Analysts see the current price decline as a healthy correction within the upward trend.

Declension

Synonyms

  • Kursabschwächung (price weakening; implies a slight or gradual decline)
  • Kursminderung (reduction in price)
  • Abwärtsbewegung (downward movement)

Antonyms

Coordinate terms

  • Kurssturz (price plunge; a sudden and violent decline)
  • Korrektur (correction; a decline of 10% or more to "correct" overvaluation)
  • Gewinnmitnahmen (profit-taking; a common cause for a Kursrückgang)
  • rückgängig (declining, regressive)
  • Kursniveau (price level)