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Konjunkturpaket

English translation: economic stimulus package

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German term or phrase:Konjunkturpaket
English translation:economic stimulus package
Entered by: TDfreelance

18:05 May 6, 2008
German to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Economics / Analysis of world economies
German term or phrase: Konjunkturpaket
Das jüngste Konjunkturpaket dürfte den Abschwung nur dämpfen.
Priya Dubey Sah
India
Local time: 10:05
economic stimulus package
Explanation:
That is what they are calling it here in the USA, where every taxpayer gets a check.
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TDfreelance
Local time: 00:35
Grading comment
thanks!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +7economic stimulus package
TDfreelance
5 +1economic package
Jon Fedler


Discussion entries: 1





  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +7
economic stimulus package


Explanation:
That is what they are calling it here in the USA, where every taxpayer gets a check.

TDfreelance
Local time: 00:35
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
thanks!
Notes to answerer
Asker: Konjunktur, when seen as a separate word, means business cycle or economic cycle. Would that not be very different from the economic package or economic stimulus package?


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  jccantrell: Well, not EVERY taxpayer, only the lower income levels, but this is what I would call it, especially in this context.
1 min
  -> True, I apologize for that.
agree  Julia Lipeles
15 mins
agree  Andrea Hauer: Ich hatte schon oft «fiscal stimulus package» dafür in meinen Texten.
41 mins
agree  RobinB: Note to asker: it really does mean 'economic' here. Note to Andrea Hauer: fiscal measures are often only part of an economic stimulus package.
58 mins
agree  Mihaela Boteva
1 hr
agree  Andras Malatinszky
8 hrs
agree  GeorginaW (X): it's a package of measures designed to stimulate the economy (in recession)
15 hrs
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
economic package


Explanation:
e.g. Bush wants $150 billion economic package | Reuters
18 Jan 2008 ... WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush on Friday called on Congress to give the US economy a shot in the arm with an election-year ..economic package

Jon Fedler
Local time: 07:35
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Kinga Elsewesi-Korcsmaros
13 hrs
neutral  GeorginaW (X): but it has to be "stimulating" to combat recession
14 hrs
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