Category: EconomyPart of speech: nounDifficulty: IntermediateRecommended for ★ UPSC
handel
/handel/Roman
English meaning: Trade
Dutch Definition
(Nederlands)De uitwisseling van goederen en diensten tussen kopers en verkopers.
English Definition
The buying and selling of goods and services. The Netherlands has been one of the world's great trading nations since the Dutch Golden Age (17th century). Rotterdam is Europe's largest port. The Netherlands is India's largest trading partner within Europe after Germany, with bilateral trade exceeding €15 billion annually.
Example
“Nederland is een van de grootste handelseconomieën ter wereld.”
In English: “The Netherlands is one of the largest trading economies in the world.”
Synonyms
- commerce
- uitwisseling
Literary Heritage
“De Javaan wordt mishandeld. Wie dit niet ziet is blind, of wil niet zien.”
“The Javanese are being mistreated. Whoever does not see this is blind, or does not wish to see.”
Images
CC-licensed · free to useLoading images…
Video
Language information
- Language
- Nederlands
- Dutch
- Script
- Latin
- Family
- Germanic
- Speakers
- 25M