Inflationsausgleich

== German == === Etymology === Inflation (“inflation”) +‎ Ausgleich (“compensation/balance”) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ɪnflaˈt͡sjoːnsˌʔaʊ̯sɡlaɪ̯ç] Hyphenation: In‧fla‧ti‧ons‧aus‧gleich === Noun === Inflationsausgleich m (strong, genitive Inflationsausgleichs, plural Inflationsausgleiche) (economics, politics) inflation compensation, cost-of-living adjustment (measures or payments intended to offset the effects of inflation on purchasing power) ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== Teuerungsausgleich (compensation for price increases) Reallohnsicherung (securing real wages) ==== Antonyms ==== Reallohnverlust (loss of real wages; occurs when nominal increases are below the inflation rate) Kaufkraftschwund (shrinking purchasing power) ==== Coordinate terms ==== Verbraucherpreisindex (VPI) (the statistical basis for measuring the need for compensation) Kalte Progression (the tax effect that can negate an inflation adjustment) Lohn-Preis-Spirale (the risk that high compensation leads to further inflation) Leitzins (the central bank's tool to fight the inflation that makes compensation necessary) Inflationsausgleichsprämie (a specific tax-free payment introduced in Germany to help employees) ==== Related terms ==== inflationsgeschützt (inflation-protected) ausgleichen (to compensate)