Reallohnverlust

== German == === Etymology === real (“real”) +‎ Lohn (“wage”) +‎ Verlust (“loss”) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ʁeˈaːlloːnfɛɐ̯ˌlʊst] Hyphenation: Re‧al‧lohn‧ver‧lust === Noun === Reallohnverlust m (strong, genitive Reallohnverlusts, plural Reallohnverluste) (economics) real wage loss (a decrease in purchasing power because nominal wage increases do not keep pace with inflation) ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== Kaufkraftverlust (loss of purchasing power; more general term) Reallohnsenkung (real wage reduction) ==== Antonyms ==== Reallohnzuwachs (real wage growth) Reallohnsteigerung (increase in real wages) ==== Coordinate terms ==== Nominallohn (the amount of money paid, unadjusted for inflation) Verbraucherpreisindex (VPI) (the metric used to calculate the real value of wages) Kalte Progression (the tax effect that can exacerbate a real wage loss) Inflationsausgleich (the measure intended to prevent such a loss) Lohn-Preis-Spirale (the macroeconomic risk when trying to overcompensate for real wage losses) ==== Related terms ==== reallohnbezogen (related to real wages) Verlustgeschäft (losing deal)