Teuerungszulage

Teuerung (“price increase/inflation”) +‎ -s- (“genitival interfix”) +‎ Zulage (“allowance/bonus”)

• IPA^(key): [ˈtɔɪ̯əʁʊŋsˌt͡suːlaːɡə]
• Hyphenation: Teu‧e‧rungs‧zu‧la‧ge

Teuerungszulage f (genitive Teuerungszulage, plural Teuerungszulagen)

1. (economics, business) cost-of-living allowance, inflation bonus (a supplementary payment to compensate for rising prices of consumer goods)

   Um die Mitarbeiter während der Energiekrise zu entlasten, zahlte der Betrieb eine einmalige Teuerungszulage.

   To relieve employees during the energy crisis, the company paid a one-time cost-of-living allowance.

• Inflationsausgleichsprämie (specific legal term in Germany for tax-free bonuses)
• Lebenshaltungskostenzuschuss (formal term)
• Teuerungszuschlag (often used in a broader commercial context)

• Lohnkürzung (wage cut)
• Nullrunde (a period with no wage increases despite inflation)

• Reallohn (the actual value of the wage after adjusting for inflation)
• Kaufkraftausgleich (compensation specifically for geographical price differences)
• Einmalzahlung (a one-off payment, as opposed to a permanent salary increase)
• Lohn-Preis-Spirale (the risk that such allowances contribute to further inflation)
• Nettokaltmiete (often a primary driver for the need of such allowances)

• teuer (expensive)
• Zulagenempfänger (recipient of an allowance)