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der Ramsch (no pl.)
   junk, trash, rubbish, rummage, odds and ends, schlock

Von allen Subprime-Hypothekenwerten, die 2006 noch AAA-Ratings trugen, sind heute 93 Prozent "Ramsch".
Of all the subprime mortgage securities that were still rated triple-A in 2006, today 93 percent are "junk."
Die Zeit läuft ab für Griechenland: Nach der Herabstufung der Kreditwürdigkeit auf Ramschstatus geben deutsche Wirtschaftsexperten dem Land kaum noch eine Chance.
Time is running out for Greece: After the downgrade of its creditworthiness to junk status, German economic experts give the country hardly any chance.
Es gibt nichts, was es bei Deutschlands Ramschkönig Alex Walzer nicht gibt: Duschgel, Fotoapparate, Kekse, Gardinen…
There’s nothing that Germany’s junk king Alex Walzer doesn’t have: Shower gel, cameras, cookies, curtains…

Related:
ramschen to buy (cheap) junk; to play a ramsch (Skat card game)
der Ramschhändler junk dealer
der Ramschladen junk shop
die Ramschware trashy goods, rummage
der Ramschverkauf junk sale, rummage sale
verramschen to sell at a loss; squander

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