Reallohnsenkung

== German == === Etymology === real (“real”) +‎ Lohn (“wage”) +‎ -s- (“genitival interfix”) +‎ Senkung (“lowering/reduction”) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ʁeˈaːlloːnˌzɛŋkʊŋ] Hyphenation: Re‧al‧lohn‧sen‧kung === Noun === Reallohnsenkung f (genitive Reallohnsenkung, plural Reallohnsenkungen) (economics) real wage reduction (a decrease in wages after adjusting for inflation, resulting in a loss of purchasing power even if nominal wages remain stable or increase slightly) ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== Reallohnverlust (real wage loss) Kaufkraftverlust (loss of purchasing power; more general term) ==== Antonyms ==== Reallohnsteigerung (real wage increase) Reallohnzuwachs (real wage growth) ==== Coordinate terms ==== Inflation (the primary driver of unintended real wage reductions) Nominallohnstopp (a freeze in nominal wages during inflationary periods) Verbraucherpreisindex (the measure used to calculate the reduction) Lohnzurückhaltung (wage restraint, which can lead to a planned reduction to increase competitiveness) ==== Related terms ==== Preissenkung (price reduction) Lohnniveau (wage level) === References === “Reallohnsenkung”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “Reallohnsenkung” in Duden online