Reallohnverlust

real (“real”) +‎ Lohn (“wage”) +‎ Verlust (“loss”)

• IPA^(key): [ʁeˈaːlloːnfɛɐ̯ˌlʊst]
• Hyphenation: Re‧al‧lohn‧ver‧lust

Reallohnverlust m (strong, genitive Reallohnverlusts, plural Reallohnverluste)

1. (economics) real wage loss (a decrease in purchasing power because nominal wage increases do not keep pace with inflation)

   Trotz der Gehaltserhöhung von drei Prozent mussten die Angestellten aufgrund der hohen Inflation einen Reallohnverlust hinnehmen.

   Despite the three percent salary increase, employees had to accept a loss in real wages due to high inflation.

• Kaufkraftverlust (loss of purchasing power; more general term)
• Reallohnsenkung (real wage reduction)

• Reallohnzuwachs (real wage growth)
• Reallohnsteigerung (increase in real wages)

• Nominallohn (the amount of money paid, unadjusted for inflation)
• Verbraucherpreisindex (VPI) (the metric used to calculate the real value of wages)
• Kalte Progression (the tax effect that can exacerbate a real wage loss)
• Inflationsausgleich (the measure intended to prevent such a loss)
• Lohn-Preis-Spirale (the macroeconomic risk when trying to overcompensate for real wage losses)

• reallohnbezogen (related to real wages)
• Verlustgeschäft (losing deal)