Rally
German
Alternative forms
- Rallye (not dated at all unlike the English)
Etymology
Borrowed from English rally, from Middle French rallier.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈʁɛli]
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: Ral‧ly
Noun
Rally (predominantly) f (genitive Rally, plural Rallys) Rally (alternatively in Switzerland) n (strong, genitive Rallys, plural Rallys)
- (stock market) rally (a period of sustained increase in the prices of stocks, bonds, or indexes)
- Nach den Quartalszahlen setzte eine dynamische Rally ein.
- After the quarterly figures, a dynamic rally began.
- (sports) rally (a motorsport event held on public or private roads with modified production or specially built road-legal cars)
Declension
Declension of Rally [feminine (predominantly)]
or
Declension of Rally [neuter (alternatively in Switzerland), strong]
Usage notes
In Germany, the feminine gender is standard. In Switzerland, the neuter gender (das Rally) is also commonly used.
Synonyms
- Kursrally (price rally; specifically for stock price movements)
- Hausse (bull market; long-term upward trend in the market)
Antonyms
- Ausverkauf (sell-off; intense selling pressure regardless of price)
- Crash (market crash; sudden and deep collapse of prices)
Coordinate terms
- Bodenbildung (bottoming out; the phase of price stabilization before a new uptrend)
- Kurssprung (price jump; a sharp but usually short-term spike in value)
Related terms
- Bärenmarktrally (bear market rally; a deceptive upward move during a long-term decline)
- Jahresendrally (year-end rally; a surge in prices at the end of the calendar year)
- Erleichterungsrally (relief rally; a surge following the removal of market uncertainty)