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Nullrunde

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German

Etymology

null (zero) + Runde (roumd). First attested in 1975.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnʊlʁʊndə/
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

Noun

Nullrunde f (genitive Nullrunde, plural Nullrunden)

  1. The lack of a raise of union pay or pension rates as part of a bargaining agreement (when a raise over the previous rate would be expected, especially on a yearly basis).
    • 1975 July 27, “»100 verdienen, 50 stehen draußen«”, in Der Spiegel, number 31/1975, archived from the original on 23 September 2024:
      Können Sie sich wirklich vorstellen, daß im öffentlichen Dienst mal eine Nullrunde eingelegt wird, während die Arbeitnehmer in der Privatwirtschaft zumindest den üblichen Inflationsausgleich erhalten?
      Could you really imagine skipping the raise for the public sector, while workers in the private sector will at least get the usual compensation for inflation?
      (literally, “a zero round being put in”)
    • 2007, Bodo Schäfer, K(l)eine Rente...na und?, →ISBN:
      In den Jahren 2004 und 2005 gab es keine Rentenerhöhung; für 2006 bis 2008 sind weitere Nullrunden beschlossen worden.
      In 2004 and 2005, there was no increase of pensions; for the years from 2006 to 2008, it was decided to also not have an increase.

Declension

See also

  • Lohnrunde

Further reading

  • Nullrunde” in Duden online
  • Nullrunde” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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