# der Liquiditätsengpass

der Liquiditätsengpass is a German noun meaning “liquidity shortage”. Forms: des Liquiditätsengpasses, die Liquiditätsengpasse.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Liquiditätsengpasses
- Plural: die Liquiditätsengpasse

## Meanings

1. liquidity shortage, cash crunch (a temporary situation where cash outflows exceed cash inflows, hindering the ability to meet short-term obligations)
   - Trotz voller Auftragsbücher geriet das Startup aus dem Wissenssektor in einen gefährlichen Liquiditätsengpass. — Despite a full order book, the startup from the knowledge sector ran into a dangerous liquidity bottleneck.

## Related words

- Antonym: Zahlungsfähigkeit

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