🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

harte Landung

Pronunciation / Transliteration: har-teh lan-doong

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Hard-Landing/hɑrd ˈlændɪŋ/
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Die Wirtschaft erlebte eine harte Landung nach Jahren des Wachstums."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A sudden and severe decline in economic activity, often following a period of growth.

    "The economy experienced a hard-landing after years of rapid expansion."
  2. 2

    A difficult or abrupt return to a stable condition, particularly in finance or business contexts.

    "Investors are concerned about a hard-landing in the tech sector."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'hard-landing' is a compound word formed from 'hard', which originates from Old English 'heard', meaning solid or firm, and 'landing', derived from the Old Norse 'landa', meaning to come to land. The phrase has evolved in modern usage to describe a sudden and severe economic downturn or a difficult return to a stable state.

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