Währungsaufwertung

German

Etymology

Währung (currency) +‎ -s- (genitival interfix) +‎ Aufwertung (revaluation/appreciation)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈvɛːʁʊŋsˌʔaʊ̯fveːɐ̯tʊŋ]
  • Hyphenation: Wäh‧rungs‧auf‧wer‧tung

Noun

Währungsaufwertung f (genitive Währungsaufwertung, plural Währungsaufwertungen)

  1. (economics, finance) currency appreciation (an increase in the value of one currency relative to another in a floating exchange rate system)
    Die anhaltende Währungsaufwertung belastet die Auftragseingänge aus dem außereuropäischen Ausland.
    The ongoing currency appreciation is weighing on order intakes from non-European countries.

Declension

Synonyms

  • Appreziation (market-driven appreciation)
  • Revaluation (administrative appreciation in fixed systems)
  • Kursanstieg (rise in exchange rate)

Antonyms

  • Währungsabwertung (currency depreciation/devaluation)
  • Depreziation (market-driven decline)

Coordinate terms

  • Devisenmarkt (the global market where currency values are determined)
  • Wechselkursregime (the system, e.g., floating or fixed, in which the appreciation occurs)
  • Leistungsbilanzüberschuss (often a driver for an appreciating currency)
  • Leitzins (an increase often triggers a capital inflow and thus an appreciation)
  • Kaufkraftparität (the theoretical equilibrium rate towards which currencies often gravitate)
  • Währungsreserve (foreign exchange reserves)
  • aufwertungsbedingt (caused by appreciation)