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]
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  • Hyphenation: Ral‧ly

Noun

Rally (predominantly) f (genitive Rally, plural Rallys) Rally (alternatively in Switzerland) n (strong, genitive Rallys, plural Rallys)

  1. (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.
  2. (sports) rally (a motorsport event held on public or private roads with modified production or specially built road-legal cars)

Declension

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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)
  • 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)