Versorgungslücke

== German == === Etymology === Versorgung (“supply”) +‎ -s- +‎ Lücke (“gap”) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [fɛɐ̯ˈzɔʁɡʊŋsˌlʏkə] Hyphenation: Ver‧sor‧gungs‧lü‧cke === Noun === Versorgungslücke f (genitive Versorgungslücke, plural Versorgungslücken) (economics, energy, social security) supply gap, shortfall (a situation where the actual supply falls short of the required or expected demand, often in energy or pensions) ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== Versorgungsengpass (bottleneck; often used interchangeably) Defizit (deficit) ==== Antonyms ==== Versorgungssicherheit (security of supply) Überdeckung (over-coverage) ==== Coordinate terms ==== Rentenlücke (pension gap) Zahlungskraft (solvency; needed to close a gap via the market) Jahresüberschuss (net income) Wirtschaftskraft (economic power) Mangelwirtschaft (shortage economy) ==== Related terms ==== Lückenfüller (stopgap) Grundversorgung (basic supply) === References === “Versorgungslücke”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “Versorgungslücke” in Duden online