Nullwachstum

German

Etymology

null (“zero”) +‎ Wachstum (“growth”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈnʊlvaxstʊm]
  • Hyphenation: Null‧wachs‧tum

Noun

Nullwachstum n (strong, genitive Nullwachstums, plural Nullwachsten)

  1. (economics) zero growth (a state in which an economy or a market does not grow or shrink, but remains at a constant level of output or value)
    Die Zentralbank warnte vor einem jahrelangen Nullwachstum, falls die Strukturreformen ausbleiben.
    The central bank warned of years of zero growth if structural reforms are not implemented.
    In einer Phase von Nullwachstum gewinnen Marktanteile an Bedeutung, da organisches Wachstum nicht möglich ist.
    In a phase of zero growth, market shares become more important as organic growth is not possible.

Declension

Declension of Nullwachstum [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Nullwachstum die Nullwachsten
genitive eines des Nullwachstums der Nullwachsten
dative einem dem Nullwachstum den Nullwachsten
accusative ein das Nullwachstum die Nullwachsten

Synonyms

  • Stagnation (stagnation)
  • Seitwärtsbewegung (sideways movement; often used in stock market contexts)

Antonyms

Coordinate terms

  • Sättigung (saturation)
  • Stabilitätsgesetz (stability law; where growth is a goal)
  • Stagflation (stagflation; zero growth combined with inflation)

References

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