Sparneigung

German

Etymology

sparen (“to save”) +‎ Neigung (“inclination/propensity”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʃpaːɐ̯ˌnaɪ̯ɡʊŋ]
  • Hyphenation: Spar‧nei‧gung

Noun

Sparneigung f (genitive Sparneigung, plural Sparneigungen)

  1. (economics) propensity to save (the proportion of total income that consumers or an economy as a whole tend to save rather than spend on goods and services)
    In Zeiten wirtschaftlicher Unsicherheit steigt die Sparneigung der privaten Haushalte deutlich an.
    In times of economic uncertainty, the propensity to save of private households increases significantly.
    Eine zu hohe Sparneigung kann paradoxerweise das Wirtschaftswachstum bremsen, da der Konsum als Nachfragefaktor fehlt.
    A propensity to save that is too high can paradoxically slow down economic growth, as consumption is missing as a demand factor.

Declension

Declension of Sparneigung [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Sparneigung die Sparneigungen
genitive einer der Sparneigung der Sparneigungen
dative einer der Sparneigung den Sparneigungen
accusative eine die Sparneigung die Sparneigungen

Synonyms

  • Sparquote (savings rate; the statistical measure of the propensity to save)
  • Kapitalbildungswille (will to form capital)

Antonyms

  • Konsumneigung (propensity to consume)
  • Ausgabenfreudigkeit (readiness to spend)

Coordinate terms

  • Sparzins (savings interest rate; an incentive for saving)
  • Vorsichtssparen (precautionary saving)
  • Liquiditätspräferenz (liquidity preference)
  • sparsam (thrifty/economical)
  • Sparbuch (savings book)

References

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