Versorgungsengpass
German
Etymology
Versorgung (“supply”) + -s- + Engpass (“bottleneck”)
Pronunciation
Noun
Versorgungsengpass m (strong, genitive Versorgungsengpasses, plural Versorgungsengpasse)
- (economics, energy, medicine) supply bottleneck, shortage (a situation in which the demand for a specific good or service cannot be met due to limited availability)
- Ein plötzlicher Versorgungsengpass bei wichtigen Medikamenten beunruhigte die Bevölkerung.
- A sudden supply bottleneck for essential medicines worried the population.
- Wegen der blockierten Handelsrouten kam es zu einem kritischen Versorgungsengpass bei Rohstoffen.
- Due to blocked trade routes, a critical supply shortage of raw materials occurred.
Declension
Declension of Versorgungsengpass [masculine, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Versorgungsengpass | die | Versorgungsengpasse |
| genitive | eines | des | Versorgungsengpasses | der | Versorgungsengpasse |
| dative | einem | dem | Versorgungsengpass, Versorgungsengpasse1 | den | Versorgungsengpassen |
| accusative | einen | den | Versorgungsengpass | die | Versorgungsengpasse |
1Now rare, see notes.
Synonyms
- Versorgungslücke (supply gap)
- Lieferengpass (delivery bottleneck)
Antonyms
- Versorgungssicherheit (security of supply)
- Überfluss (abundance)
Coordinate terms
- Mangelwirtschaft (shortage economy)
- Zahlungskraft (solvency; often not the issue when goods are physically absent)
- Jahresüberschuss (net income; can decrease due to rising costs during a shortage)
- Wirtschaftskraft (economic power)
- Rationierung (rationing)
Related terms
- Engpassmanagement (bottleneck management)
- versorgungsrelevant (relevant to supply)
References
- “Versorgungsengpass” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Versorgungsengpass” in Duden online