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Kapitalmarkt

capital market

noun kah-pee-TAHL-markt Rare

Usage Note

Kapitalmarkt is the market for long-term securities — stocks and bonds — as distinct from the Geldmarkt (money market for short-term instruments). Am Kapitalmarkt emittieren (to issue on the capital market). Kapitalmarktrecht governs it.

Examples

"Das Unternehmen finanziert seine Expansion über den Kapitalmarkt."

Natural Translation

The company is financing its expansion through the capital market.

Literal Translation

The company finances its expansion via the capital market.

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