German Conversation · Level 186
30 words
German word
Konjunktur
Pronunciation
IPA/kɔnjʊŋkˈtuːɐ̯/
Meaning
- feminine nouneconomy
Example
Die Konjunktur verbessert sich.
The economy is improving.
More examples
Die Konjunkturdaten zeigen einen deutlichen Rückgang.
The economic data show a significant decline.
Core concept
A country's economic tide rising and falling as its overall activity changes.
Common phrases
Konjunktur ankurbeln
stimulate the economy
Konjunkturdaten
economic data
Konjunkturbarometer
economic barometer
Similar words
Wirtschaft: A country's economy as a whole, including its trade, industry, and business activity.
Aufschwung: A period when economic activity recovers and production and employment increase.
Abschwung: A period when economic activity loses momentum and production and employment decline.
Rezession: A prolonged period of shrinking economic activity and sustained economic decline.
Definition in German
Gesamtlage der wirtschaftlichen Aktivität eines Landes, gemessen an Produktion, Beschäftigung und Nachfrage.
Word origin
Konjunktur is borrowed through French conjoncture from Latin conjunctura, a term for a joining or combination that came to describe economic conditions.
Usage tips
- Konjunktur is common in formal economic reporting, while Wirtschaft is the broader everyday word for the economy.
Other meanings
- business cyclenoun
- boomnoun
Opposites
- Abschwungdownturnnoun
Related words
- Konjunkturindikatoreconomic indicatornoun
- Konjunkturforschungeconomic researchnoun