Marktstillstand
German
Etymology
Markt (“market”) + Stillstand (“standstill/stagnation”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈmaʁktˌʃtɪlʃtant]
- Hyphenation: Markt‧still‧stand
Noun
Marktstillstand m (strong, genitive Marktstillstands, plural Marktstillstande)
- (economics, business) market standstill, market deadlock (a state in which there is no movement, growth, or significant transaction activity in a market)
- Während des Lockdowns kam es in vielen Branchen zu einem vorübergehenden Marktstillstand.
- During the lockdown, there was a temporary market standstill in many sectors.
- Ein Marktstillstand bei Immobilien tritt oft ein, wenn Käufer und Verkäufer völlig unterschiedliche Preisvorstellungen haben.
- A market deadlock in real estate often occurs when buyers and sellers have completely different price expectations.
Declension
Declension of Marktstillstand [masculine, strong]
Synonyms
- Marktstagnation (market stagnation)
- Handelsstopp (trading halt; though often regulatory)
Antonyms
- Marktdynamik (market dynamics)
- Marktbelebung (market recovery/upturn)
Coordinate terms
- Liquiditätsengpass (liquidity bottleneck; often a cause or result of a standstill)
- Investitionsstau (investment backlog)
- Schockstarre (state of shock; psychological cause)
- Börsenpause (trading break)
Related terms
- stillstehen (to stand still)
- Stillstandsphase (phase of standstill)
References
- “Marktstillstand” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Marktstillstand” in Duden online