Wachstumskapital
German
Etymology
Wachstum (“growth”) + -s- (“genitival interfix”) + Kapital (“capital”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvaxstumsˌkapiˌtaːl/
- Hyphenation: Wachs‧tums‧ka‧pi‧tal
Noun
Wachstumskapital n (strong, genitive Wachstumskapitals, plural Wachstumskapitale)
- (finance, business) growth capital, expansion capital (capital invested in a relatively mature company that is looking for primary capital to expand or restructure operations)
- Das Unternehmen benötigt frisches Wachstumskapital, um in den asiatischen Markt einzutreten.
- The company needs fresh growth capital to enter the Asian market.
- Im Gegensatz zu Risikokapital wird Wachstumskapital meist in bereits profitable Firmen investiert.
- In contrast to venture capital, growth capital is usually invested in companies that are already profitable.
Declension
Declension of Wachstumskapital [neuter, strong]
Synonyms
- Expansionskapital (“expansion capital”)
- Growth Capital (“growth capital”)
Coordinate terms
- Risikokapital (“venture capital”)
- Startkapital (“seed capital”)
- Private Equity (“private equity”)
Related terms
- Wachstumsrate (“growth rate”)
- Kapitalerhöhung (“capital increase”)
- Investitionsrunde (“investment round”)
Further reading
- Wachstumskapital on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
References
- “Wachstumskapital” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Wachstumskapital” in Duden online