Leistungsgesellschaft

== German == === Etymology === Leistung +‎ -s- +‎ Gesellschaft === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈlaɪ̯stʊŋsɡəˌzɛlʃaft/ === Noun === Leistungsgesellschaft f (genitive Leistungsgesellschaft, plural Leistungsgesellschaften) meritocracy (type of society where wealth, income, and social status are assigned through competition) Synonym: Meritokratie ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Leistungsgesellschaft”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[3] (in German) “Leistungsgesellschaft” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon