Noun
die Kaufkraft
Pronunciation: /kaʊ̯fkʁaft/
purchasing power
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Meanings
Noun
- purchasing power
- spending power
Example sentence
Durch die Inflation sinkt die Kaufkraft der Familien.
Because of the inflation, the purchasing power of families is falling.
Word forms
singular
die Kaufkraft
No common plural.
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Kaufkraft
Accusativedie Kaufkraft
Dativeder Kaufkraft
Genitiveder Kaufkraft
Kaufkraft has no common plural.
Usage
- an Kaufkraft verlieren — lose purchasing power; an takes dative
- Kaufkraft / Einkommen — purchasing power / income; what money can buy versus money received
Die Grafik zeigt, wie sich die Kaufkraft der Haushalte verändert hat.
The chart shows how households' purchasing power has changed.