Verhandlungsmacht

German

Etymology

Verhandlung (negotiation) +‎ -s- +‎ Macht (power/might)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [fɛɐ̯ˈhandlʊŋsˌmaxt]
  • Hyphenation: Ver‧hand‧lungs‧macht

Noun

Verhandlungsmacht f (genitive Verhandlungsmacht, plural Verhandlungsmachten)

  1. (economics, business) bargaining power, negotiating power (the relative ability of parties in a situation to exert influence over each other)
    Aufgrund des enormen Volumens des Dachfonds verfügt die Gesellschaft über eine beachtliche Verhandlungsmacht gegenüber den Zielfonds.
    Due to the enormous volume of the fund of funds, the company possesses considerable bargaining power towards the target funds.
    In Krisenzeiten verschiebt sich die Verhandlungsmacht oft zugunsten der Liquiditätsgeber.
    In times of crisis, bargaining power often shifts in favor of liquidity providers.

Declension

Synonyms

  • Verhandlungsposition (negotiating position)
  • Marktmacht (market power; often the source of bargaining power)

Antonyms

  • Verhandlungsschwäche (bargaining weakness)
  • Abhängigkeit (dependency)

Hypernyms

Coordinate terms

  • Brinkmanship (the tactical use of bargaining power to the limit)
  • Größenvorteil (size advantage as a source of power)
  • Sorgfaltspflicht (the duty to use power responsibly)
  • Standardisierung (can reduce the bargaining power of specialized providers)
  • Werthaltigkeit (strong underlying value increases bargaining power)
  • verhandlungsstark (strong in negotiations)
  • Machtgefüge (power structure)

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