Kurszuwachs

German

Etymology

Kurs (“price, course”) +‎ Zuwachs (“growth, increase, gain”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkʊʁsˌt͡suːvaks]
  • Hyphenation: Kurs‧zu‧wachs

Noun

Kurszuwachs m (strong, genitive Kurszuwachses, plural Kurszuwachse)

  1. (finance, stock market) price gain, capital appreciation, increase in value (the amount by which the price of a security has increased over a specific period)
    Dank des starken Tech-Booms verzeichnete das Portfolio einen beachtlichen Kurszuwachs.
    Thanks to the strong tech boom, the portfolio recorded a remarkable price gain.

Declension

Declension of Kurszuwachs [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Kurszuwachs die Kurszuwachse
genitive eines des Kurszuwachses der Kurszuwachse
dative einem dem Kurszuwachs, Kurszuwachse1 den Kurszuwachsen
accusative einen den Kurszuwachs die Kurszuwachse

1Now rare, see notes.

Synonyms

  • Kursgewinn (price profit/gain; emphasizes the monetary benefit)
  • Wertzuwachs (increase in value; broader term including other assets)
  • Kursanstieg (price increase; emphasizes the upward movement itself)

Antonyms

  • Kursverlust (price loss)
  • Kursabschlag (price deduction/discount; often used when a stock goes "ex-dividend")

Coordinate terms

  • Rendite (yield/return; the percentage representing the Kurszuwachs plus dividends)
  • Performance (performance; the overall track record of gains)
  • zuwachsen (to grow, to increase)
  • Wachstumsaktie (growth stock; an equity expected to generate high Kurszuwachs)
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