Reallohn
German
Etymology
real (“real”) + Lohn (“wage”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʁeˈaːlloːn]
- Hyphenation: Re‧al‧lohn
Noun
Reallohn m (strong, genitive Reallohns, plural Reallohne)
- (economics) real wage (the wage level adjusted for inflation, representing the actual purchasing power of the earnings)
- Wenn die Preise stärker steigen als die Gehälter, sinkt der Reallohn, selbst wenn der Nominallohn gleich bleibt.
- If prices rise faster than salaries, the real wage decreases, even if the nominal wage remains the same.
Declension
Declension of Reallohn [masculine, strong]
Synonyms
- Kaufkraftlohn (purchasing power wage)
Antonyms
- Nominallohn (nominal wage)
Coordinate terms
- Inflation (the adjustment factor)
- Verbraucherpreisindex (the basis for the adjustment)
- Reallohnindex (the statistical index tracking real wages)
- Kaufkraftparität (the comparison of real values between different regions or currencies)
Related terms
- reallohnbezogen (related to real wages)
- Lohnniveau (wage level)