Sättigungsgrenze

== German == === Etymology === Sättigung (“saturation”) +‎ -s- (“genitival interfix”) +‎ Grenze (“border/limit”) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈzɛtɪɡʊŋsˌɡʁɛnt͡sə] Hyphenation: Sät‧ti‧gungs‧gren‧ze === Noun === Sättigungsgrenze f (genitive Sättigungsgrenze, plural Sättigungsgrenzen) (economics, marketing) saturation limit, market saturation (the point at which the total demand for a product in a market is fully met and no further growth is possible through new customers) ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== Marktsättigung (market saturation) Sättigungspunkt (saturation point) ==== Antonyms ==== Marktpotenzial (the untapped potential before reaching the limit) Wachstumsphase (growth phase; the period far below the limit) ==== Coordinate terms ==== Marktvolumen (market volume; the current size of the market at or near the limit) Ersatzbedarf (replacement demand; the main source of revenue once the limit is hit) Absatzmaximum (maximum sales volume) Grenznutzen (marginal utility; which often declines as the limit is approached) ==== Related terms ==== sättigen (to saturate) übersättigt (oversaturated) === References === “Sättigungsgrenze”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “Sättigungsgrenze” in Duden online