Investitionsstau

== German == === Etymology === Investition (“investment”) +‎ -s- +‎ Stau (“backlog/congestion”) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ɪnvɛstɪˈt͡sjoːnsˌʃtaʊ̯] Hyphenation: In‧ves‧ti‧ti‧ons‧stau === Noun === Investitionsstau m (strong, genitive Investitionsstaus, plural Investitionsstaue) (business, finance, economics) investment backlog, capital expenditure gap (a situation where a company or industry fails to reinvest sufficiently to maintain or modernize its productive assets, often characterized by net investments falling below depreciation levels) (politics, governance) infrastructure backlog, public underinvestment (the accumulation of deferred maintenance and necessary upgrades in public assets such as transport, education, and digital networks, often resulting from fiscal constraints or budgetary priorities) ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== Modernisierungsstau (modernization backlog) Sanierungsstau (renovation backlog) ==== Antonyms ==== Investitionsoffensive (investment offensive) Modernisierungsschub (modernization boost) ==== Coordinate terms ==== Verschleiß (wear and tear) Infrastruktur (infrastructure) Kapitalmangel (capital shortage) Instandhaltungsrückstau (maintenance backlog) ==== Related terms ==== investieren (to invest) Stauung (congestion) === References === “Investitionsstau” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “Investitionsstau” in Duden online