beurs

Definitions of beurs
  1. noun
    financial aid provided to a student on the basis of academic merit
    synonyms: stipendium, studiebeurs, studietoelage, wetenschappelijkheid
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    assistent, onderzoeksassistent
    money to support a worthy person or cause
    prijs
    something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery
  2. noun
    any monetary aid
    synonyms: stipendium, studiebeurs, studietoelage
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    betoelaging, overheidssteun, overheidssubsidie, premie, rijksbijdrage, rijkssubsidie, staatssteun, subsidie, tegemoetkoming
    a grant paid by a government to an enterprise that benefits the public
    type of:
    assistent, onderzoeksassistent
    money to support a worthy person or cause
  3. noun
    the treasury of a public institution or religious order
    synonyms: stipendium, studiebeurs, studietoelage, thesaurie
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    rijkskas, rijksschatkist, schatkist, staatskas, staatsruif
    the funds of a government or institution or individual
  4. noun
    a workplace for buying and selling; open only to members
    synonyms: beursgebouw, centrale, devies, deviezen, handelsbeurs, telefooncentrale
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    aandelenmarkt, effectenbeurs, effectenhandel, effectenmarkt, fondsenmarkt
    an exchange where security trading is conducted by professional stockbrokers
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    werkgebied, werkplaats, werkplek
    a place where work is done
  5. noun
    gathering of producers to promote business
    synonyms: jaarbeurs
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    bijeenkomst, bijeenzijn, samenkomst, samenzijn
    a group of persons together in one place
  6. noun
    a drawstring bag for holding money
    synonyms: geldbuidel, geldtas, geldzak, portemonnaie, portemonnee
  7. noun
    a small or medium size container for holding or carrying things
    synonyms: buidel, draagzak, jaszak, mantelzak, zak
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    postzak
    pouch used in the shipment of mail
    zak
    a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
    tabakszak
    a pouch for carrying pipe tobacco
    borstzak
    a pocket inside of a man's coat
    achterzak, kontzak
    a pocket in rear of trousers
    vestzak
    a small pocket in a man's vest
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    handtas, tas, tasje, zak
    a flexible container with a single opening
  8. noun
    (anatomy) saclike structure in any of various animals (as a marsupial or gopher or pelican)
    synonyms: buidel, draagzak, jaszak, mantelzak, zak
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    kauwmaag, kliermaag, spiermaag, voormaag
    thick-walled muscular pouch below the crop in many birds and reptiles for grinding food
    atrium, boezem, hartboezem
    a small conical pouch projecting from the upper anterior part of each atrium of the heart
    balzak, scrotum, zak
    the external pouch that contains the testes
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