Reallohnzuwachs

German

Etymology

Real (“real”) +‎ Lohn (“wage”) +‎ Zuwachs (“increase/growth”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʁeˈaːlloːnt͡suːvaks]
  • Hyphenation: Re‧al‧lohn‧zu‧wachs

Noun

Reallohnzuwachs m (strong, genitive Reallohnzuwachses, plural Reallohnzuwachse)

  1. (economics) real wage growth (an increase in wages that exceeds the rate of inflation, leading to an actual gain in purchasing power)
    Nach Jahren der Stagnation konnten die Beschäftigten im vergangenen Quartal endlich wieder einen deutlichen Reallohnzuwachs verzeichnen.
    After years of stagnation, employees were finally able to record a significant increase in real wages last quarter.

Declension

Declension of Reallohnzuwachs [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Reallohnzuwachs die Reallohnzuwachse
genitive eines des Reallohnzuwachses der Reallohnzuwachse
dative einem dem Reallohnzuwachs, Reallohnzuwachse1 den Reallohnzuwachsen
accusative einen den Reallohnzuwachs die Reallohnzuwachse

1Now rare, see notes.

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Coordinate terms

  • Nominallohn (the wage amount not adjusted for inflation)
  • Verbraucherpreisindex (the metric used to determine real value)
  • Produktivitätsfortschritt (often the economic basis for sustainable real wage growth)
  • Lohn-Preis-Spirale (the risk when real wage growth is driven by excessive nominal demands)

References

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