Risikostreuung
German
Etymology
Risiko (“risk”) + Streuung (“scattering/spreading”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈʁiːzikoˌʃtʁɔɪ̯ʊŋ]
- Hyphenation: Ri‧si‧ko‧streu‧ung
Noun
Risikostreuung f (genitive Risikostreuung, plural Risikostreuungen)
- (finance, insurance, business) risk diversification, spreading of risk (the strategy of distributing investments or business activities across different areas to minimize the impact of a single failure)
- Eine konsequente Risikostreuung verhinderte, dass der Kurssturz einer einzelnen Aktie das gesamte Depot gefährdete.
- Consistent risk spreading prevented the price fall of a single stock from endangering the entire portfolio.
- Für die langfristige Stabilität eines Versicherungsunternehmens ist eine globale Risikostreuung unerlässlich.
- Global risk diversification is essential for the long-term stability of an insurance company.
Declension
Declension of Risikostreuung [feminine]
Synonyms
- Diversifikation (diversification; more technical/Latinate)
- Risikodiversifizierung
Antonyms
- Risikokonzentration (risk concentration)
- Klumpenrisiko (cluster risk)
Coordinate terms
- Portfoliomanagement (the management process using risk spreading)
- Asset-Allocation (the distribution of assets)
- Jahresüberschuss (net profit; protected by spreading risks)
- Zahlungskraft (solvency; maintained through avoided total losses)
- Ausfallrisiko (default risk)
Related terms
- risikoreich (risky)
- Streuverlust (scattering loss)
References
- “Risikostreuung” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Risikostreuung” in Duden online