Why is it der Leitzins?
No ending, compound or meaning rule gives away the article of Leitzins, so learn the two together: der Leitzins.
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Meaning
[1] Politics, economy: The minimum bidding set of the main refinancing instrument set by a central bank
[1] Politik, Wirtschaft: der von einer Zentralbank festgelegte Mindestbietungssatz des HauptrefinanzierungsinstrumentsExamples
[1] The key interest rate is one of the indicators because of its dependence on the economy
[1] Der Leitzins gehört wegen seiner Abhängigkeit von der Konjunktur zu den Indikatoren.
[1] The reduced key interest rate is supposed to be at Europe's economy
[1] Der gesenkte Leitzins soll Europas Konjunktur ankurbeln.
More source examples (2)
These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.
[1] The central bank reduced the key interest again
[1] Die Zentralbank senkte erneut den Leitzins.
[1] Due to the prevailing fear of recession, the key interest remained unchanged
[1] Auf Grund der herrschenden Rezessionsängste verblieb der Leitzins unverändert.
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Leitzins | die Leitzinsen |
| Genitiv | des Leitzinses | der Leitzinsen |
| Dativ | dem Leitzins dem Leitzinse | den Leitzinsen |
| Akkusativ | den Leitzins | die Leitzinsen |
Pronunciation
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