Wertminderung
German
Etymology
Wert (“value”) + Minderung (“reduction/decrease”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈveːɐ̯tˌmɪndəʁʊŋ]
- Hyphenation: Wert‧min‧de‧rung
Noun
Wertminderung f (genitive Wertminderung, plural Wertminderungen)
- (accounting, finance) impairment, depreciation, diminution in value (a reduction in the book value of an asset because its fair value has fallen below its carrying amount)
- Aufgrund des technologischen Fortschritts musste eine außerplanmäßige Wertminderung auf die alten Produktionsmaschinen vorgenommen werden.
- Due to technological progress, an unscheduled impairment had to be made on the old production machines.
- Die Wertminderung des Firmenwerts (Goodwill) wird jährlich durch einen Impairment-Test überprüft.
- The diminution in value of goodwill is reviewed annually through an impairment test.
Declension
Declension of Wertminderung [feminine]
Synonyms
- Abschreibung (depreciation/amortization)
- Abwertung (devaluation)
Antonyms
- Wertaufholung (write-up/recovery in value)
- Wertsteigerung (increase in value)
Hypernyms
- Bilanzierungsmaßnahme (accounting measure)
- Aufwand (expense)
Coordinate terms
- Anschaffungskosten (the basis for calculating impairments)
- Impairment-Test (the procedure to determine if a write-down is necessary)
- Niederstwertprinzip (the accounting principle requiring impairments)
- Sorgfaltspflicht (the duty to report value losses promptly)
- Werthaltigkeit (the status an asset loses during an impairment)
Related terms
- mindern (to lessen/reduce)
- Minderwert (inferior value)
References
- “Wertminderung” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Wertminderung” in Duden online