🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Durchschau

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈdʊʁçˌʃaʊ

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Look-through/ˈlʊkˌθruː/
nounadjectiveCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #28400 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Die Durchschau des Portfolios zeigt die tatsächlichen Risiken."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    An analytical approach or mechanism that allows investors or regulators to see through a holding structure to the underlying assets or liabilities.

    "The regulatory framework requires a look-through of all investment funds to assess real risk exposure."
As adjective
  1. 1

    Designating a structure or analysis that examines the underlying components rather than just the aggregate top-level entity.

    "The portfolio features look-through transparency regarding its underlying equity holdings."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Formed in the late 20th century from the phrasal verb 'look through', combining the Germanic root 'lookian' with the Old English prepositional adverb 'þurh'. It evolved primarily in financial and legal contexts to describe the analytical capability of examining underlying assets, structures, or ownership bypassing intermediate layers.

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