Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

ratchet tendency

Spanish translation:

tendencia de movimiento unidireccional

Added to glossary by Bubo Coroman (X)
Oct 15, 2007 19:28
16 yrs ago
English term

ratchet tendency

English to Spanish Bus/Financial Economics Macroeconomics-inflation
in context: "these lower industrial costs have been offset by a ratchet tendency shown by wages and prices since world War II. A ratchet tendency means that wages and prices go up, but rarely or never go down".
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Oct 16, 2007 09:13: Bubo Coroman (X) Created KOG entry

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tendencia de movimiento unidireccional

un "ratchet" es un dispositivo físico que se mueve por pequeños incrementos, pero sólo en una dirección, dado que el mecanismo impide que se mueva en la otra
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característica del trinquete

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tendencia por efecto de trinquete

Esa es mi opción. O como ratchet se refiere a un aumento de los precios, podría ser también "subida por efecto de trinquete".
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