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)
- (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
Declension of Verhandlungsmacht [feminine]
Synonyms
- Verhandlungsposition (negotiating position)
- Marktmacht (market power; often the source of bargaining power)
Antonyms
- Verhandlungsschwäche (bargaining weakness)
- Abhängigkeit (dependency)
Hypernyms
- Einflusspotenzial (potential for influence)
- Wettbewerbsvorteil (competitive advantage)
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)
Related terms
- verhandlungsstark (strong in negotiations)
- Machtgefüge (power structure)
References
- “Verhandlungsmacht” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Verhandlungsmacht” in Duden online