German word

Kapitalmarkt

Pronunciation

IPA/kapiˈtaːlˌmaʁkt/

Meaning

  • masculine nouncapital market

Example

Die Kapitalmärkte sind wichtig für Investitionen.

Capital markets are important for investment.

Illustration for Kapitalmarkt (capital market)

More examples

Viele Unternehmen suchen Zugang zum Kapitalmarkt.

Many companies seek access to the capital market.

Core concept

A connected system of investors, financial institutions, and trading venues that moves capital toward investment.

Common phrases

  • in den Kapitalmarkt investieren

    invest in the capital market

  • Zugang zum Kapitalmarkt

    access to the capital market

Similar words

Börse: An official exchange where stocks, bonds, and other securities are publicly traded.
Aktienmarkt: A market where shares are actively traded and their prices are determined.
Anleihenmarkt: A market where bonds are issued and traded, setting their prices and yields.
Finanzmarkt: A broad market for financial transactions and the trading of financial products.

Definition in German

Gesamtheit der Märkte und Institutionen, über die Kapital für Investitionen beschafft und gehandelt wird.

Word origin

The compound joins Kapital with Markt, extending the ordinary idea of a market from goods to the raising and trading of capital.

Usage tips

  • German uses Kapitalmarkt broadly for the overall capital-markets system, while Aktienmarkt and Anleihenmarkt specify stock and bond markets respectively.

Other meanings

  • securities marketnoun

Related words

  • Kapitalmarktteilnehmercapital market participantnoun
  • Kapitalmarktpolitikcapital market policynoun

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