Nominallohnstopp

German

Etymology

nominal (“nominal”) +‎ Lohn (“wage”) +‎ Stopp (“stop/freeze”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [nomiˈnaːlloːnˌʃtɔp]
  • Hyphenation: No‧mi‧nal‧lohn‧stopp

Noun

Nominallohnstopp m (strong, genitive Nominallohnstopps, plural Nominallohnstoppe)

  1. (economics, politics) nominal wage freeze (a policy or agreement to keep wages at their current nominal level for a certain period)
    Um die drohende Insolvenz abzuwenden, einigten sich Gewerkschaft und Arbeitgeber auf einen einjährigen Nominallohnstopp.
    To avert the looming insolvency, the union and the employer agreed on a one-year nominal wage freeze.

Declension

Declension of Nominallohnstopp [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Nominallohnstopp die Nominallohnstoppe
genitive eines des Nominallohnstopps der Nominallohnstoppe
dative einem dem Nominallohnstopp den Nominallohnstoppen
accusative einen den Nominallohnstopp die Nominallohnstoppe

Synonyms

  • Lohnstopp (wage freeze)
  • Nullrunde (zero round; specifically in collective bargaining)

Antonyms

  • Lohnerhöhung (wage increase)
  • Nominallohnsteigerung (nominal wage increase)

Coordinate terms

  • Reallohnverlust (the consequence of a freeze during inflation)
  • Lohnzurückhaltung (wage restraint)
  • Sanierungstarifvertrag (a contract often including a wage freeze to save a company)
  • Inflation (the factor determining the severity of the freeze)

References

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