"Leitzins" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: [ˈlaɪ̯tˌt͡sɪns] Audio: De-Leitzins.ogg [Germany, Berlin]
Etymology: leiten (“to lead”) + Zins (“interest rate”) Etymology templates: {{ety|de|:af|leiten<t:to lead>|Zins<t:interest rate>}}, {{compound|de|leiten|Zins|t1=to lead|t2=interest rate}} leiten (“to lead”) + Zins (“interest rate”) Head templates: {{de-noun|m}} Leitzins m (strong, genitive Leitzinses, plural Leitzinse) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m}} Forms: Leitzinses [genitive], Leitzinse [plural], strong [table-tags], Leitzins [nominative, singular], Leitzinse [definite, nominative, plural], Leitzinses [genitive, singular], Leitzinse [definite, genitive, plural], Leitzins [dative, singular], Leitzinse [dative, singular], Leitzinsen [dative, definite, plural], Leitzins [accusative, singular], Leitzinse [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (finance, banking) key interest rate, benchmark interest rate (the rate set by a central bank to influence monetary policy) Tags: masculine, strong Synonyms: Referenzzinssatz (english: reference interest rate), Zentralbankzins (english: central bank rate) Related terms: Zinspolitik (english: interest rate policy), Niedrigzinsphase (english: low-interest period) Coordinate_terms: Inflation (english: the primary target variable for rate changes), Geldpolitik (english: monetary policy), Einlagefazilität (english: the rate at which banks park money at the central bank), Hauptrefinanzierungsinstrument (english: the main tool for providing liquidity)
{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "english": "market interest rate; influenced by but not identical to the Leitzins",
      "translation": "market interest rate; influenced by but not identical to the Leitzins",
      "word": "Marktzins"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "leiten",
      "leiten#German"
    ],
    [
      "Zins",
      "Zins#German"
    ]
  ],
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      "name": "ety"
    },
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      },
      "expansion": "leiten (“to lead”) + Zins (“interest rate”)",
      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "leiten (“to lead”) + Zins (“interest rate”)",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Leitzinses",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Leitzinse",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Leitzins",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Leitzinse",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Leitzinses",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Leitzinse",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Leitzins",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Leitzinse",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Leitzinsen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Leitzins",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Leitzinse",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
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      "parts": [
        "Leit",
        "zins"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
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        },
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "parents": [],
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          "name": "Banking",
          "orig": "de:Banking",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "langcode": "de",
          "name": "Finance",
          "orig": "de:Finance",
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        }
      ],
      "coordinate_terms": [
        {
          "english": "the primary target variable for rate changes",
          "translation": "the primary target variable for rate changes",
          "word": "Inflation"
        },
        {
          "english": "monetary policy",
          "translation": "monetary policy",
          "word": "Geldpolitik"
        },
        {
          "english": "the rate at which banks park money at the central bank",
          "translation": "the rate at which banks park money at the central bank",
          "word": "Einlagefazilität"
        },
        {
          "english": "the main tool for providing liquidity",
          "translation": "the main tool for providing liquidity",
          "word": "Hauptrefinanzierungsinstrument"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              55,
              63
            ]
          ],
          "english": "To combat inflation, the central bank has raised the key interest rate once again.",
          "text": "Um die Inflation zu bekämpfen, hat die Zentralbank den Leitzins erneut angehoben.",
          "translation": "To combat inflation, the central bank has raised the key interest rate once again.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "key interest rate, benchmark interest rate (the rate set by a central bank to influence monetary policy)"
      ],
      "id": "en-Leitzins-de-noun-U-CKMVkQ",
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        [
          "banking",
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        ],
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          "key interest rate",
          "key interest rate"
        ],
        [
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          "benchmark interest rate"
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(finance, banking) key interest rate, benchmark interest rate (the rate set by a central bank to influence monetary policy)"
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "english": "interest rate policy",
          "translation": "interest rate policy",
          "word": "Zinspolitik"
        },
        {
          "english": "low-interest period",
          "translation": "low-interest period",
          "word": "Niedrigzinsphase"
        }
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "english": "reference interest rate",
          "translation": "reference interest rate",
          "word": "Referenzzinssatz"
        },
        {
          "english": "central bank rate",
          "translation": "central bank rate",
          "word": "Zentralbankzins"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "banking",
        "business",
        "finance"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈlaɪ̯tˌt͡sɪns]"
    },
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      "audio": "De-Leitzins.ogg",
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      "tags": [
        "Germany",
        "Berlin"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Leitzins"
}
{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "english": "market interest rate; influenced by but not identical to the Leitzins",
      "translation": "market interest rate; influenced by but not identical to the Leitzins",
      "word": "Marktzins"
    }
  ],
  "coordinate_terms": [
    {
      "english": "the primary target variable for rate changes",
      "translation": "the primary target variable for rate changes",
      "word": "Inflation"
    },
    {
      "english": "monetary policy",
      "translation": "monetary policy",
      "word": "Geldpolitik"
    },
    {
      "english": "the rate at which banks park money at the central bank",
      "translation": "the rate at which banks park money at the central bank",
      "word": "Einlagefazilität"
    },
    {
      "english": "the main tool for providing liquidity",
      "translation": "the main tool for providing liquidity",
      "word": "Hauptrefinanzierungsinstrument"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "leiten",
      "leiten#German"
    ],
    [
      "Zins",
      "Zins#German"
    ]
  ],
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      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "leiten (“to lead”) + Zins (“interest rate”)",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Leitzinses",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Leitzinse",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
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      "form": "Leitzins",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Leitzinses",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
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    },
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      "source": "declension",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Leitzinse",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "Leitzinsen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Leitzins",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Leitzinse",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "Leitzins m (strong, genitive Leitzinses, plural Leitzinse)",
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    }
  ],
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        "Leit",
        "zins"
      ]
    }
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      "args": {
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      "name": "de-ndecl"
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  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "english": "interest rate policy",
      "translation": "interest rate policy",
      "word": "Zinspolitik"
    },
    {
      "english": "low-interest period",
      "translation": "low-interest period",
      "word": "Niedrigzinsphase"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
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        "German entries referencing missing etymons",
        "German entries with etymon",
        "German entries with incorrect language header",
        "German lemmas",
        "German masculine nouns",
        "German nouns",
        "German terms with usage examples",
        "Pages using etymon with no ID",
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          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              55,
              63
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          ],
          "english": "To combat inflation, the central bank has raised the key interest rate once again.",
          "text": "Um die Inflation zu bekämpfen, hat die Zentralbank den Leitzins erneut angehoben.",
          "translation": "To combat inflation, the central bank has raised the key interest rate once again.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "key interest rate, benchmark interest rate (the rate set by a central bank to influence monetary policy)"
      ],
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        [
          "banking",
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        ],
        [
          "key interest rate",
          "key interest rate"
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        [
          "benchmark interest rate",
          "benchmark interest rate"
        ]
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      ],
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        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "banking",
        "business",
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      ]
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  ],
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      "ipa": "[ˈlaɪ̯tˌt͡sɪns]"
    },
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      "tags": [
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  "synonyms": [
    {
      "english": "reference interest rate",
      "translation": "reference interest rate",
      "word": "Referenzzinssatz"
    },
    {
      "english": "central bank rate",
      "translation": "central bank rate",
      "word": "Zentralbankzins"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Leitzins"
}

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