# die Spekulationsfrist

die Spekulationsfrist is a German noun meaning “holding period”. Forms: der Spekulationsfrist, die Spekulationsfristen.

## Forms

- Genitive: der Spekulationsfrist
- Plural: die Spekulationsfristen

## Meanings

1. holding period, speculative period (a legally defined minimum period that an asset must be held before its sale can be tax-exempt or tax-privileged)
   - Bei Immobilien beträgt die Spekulationsfrist in Deutschland üblicherweise zehn Jahre, nach deren Ablauf der Veräußerungsgewinn steuerfrei ist. — For real estate in Germany, the holding period is usually ten years, after which the capital gain is tax-free.

## Related words

- Antonym: unbefristet

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