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)
- (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
Declension of Währungsaufwertung [feminine]
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)
Related terms
- Währungsreserve (foreign exchange reserves)
- aufwertungsbedingt (caused by appreciation)