bezuiniging

Definitions of bezuiniging
  1. noun
    the act of reducing the amount or number
    synonyms: besnoeiing, bestedingsbeperking, consumptiebeperking, inkrimping
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    loonsverlaging, salarisverlaging
    the act of reducing a salary
    afslag, prijsbederf, prijsdaling, prijsverlaging
    cutting the price of merchandise to one lower than the usual or advertised price
    bezuinigingsmaatregel
    the act of reducing spending
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    afname, afneming, afslag, daling, discount, korting, mindering, rabat, reductie, reductionisme, remissie, simplificatie, vereenvoudiging, verkleining, verlaging, vermindering
    the act of decreasing or reducing something
  2. noun
    a reduction in quantity or rate
    synonyms: besnoeiing, bestedingsbeperking, consumptiebeperking, inkrimping
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    afname, afneming, afslag, daling, discount, korting, mindering, rabat, reductie, reductionisme, remissie, simplificatie, vereenvoudiging, verkleining, verlaging, vermindering
    the act of decreasing or reducing something
  3. noun
    the activity of protecting something from loss or danger
    synonyms: behoud, conservering, consolidatie, handhaving, instandhouding, karigheid, ombuiging, spaarzaamheid, uitsparing, verduurzaming, zuinigheid
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    conservering, consolidatie, havendienst, heemraadschap, milieubeheer, milieubescherming, milieudefensie, monumentenzorg, natuurbehoud, natuurbescherming, verduurzaming, waterschap
    the preservation and careful management of the environment and of natural resources
    zelfbehoud
    preservation of yourself from harm; a natural or instinctive tendency
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    bescherming, beschutting, beveiliging, protectie
    the activity of protecting someone or something
  4. noun
    recovery or preservation from loss or danger
    synonyms: behoud, behoudenis, heil, ombuiging, redding, uitsparing
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    behoud, behoudenis, heil, redding
    (theology) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil
    drooglegging, hervorming, inpoldering, kerkhervorming, landaanwinning, reclamatie, reclame, reformatie, repetitie, terugvordering
    rescuing from error and returning to a rightful course
    berggeld, berging, bergingswerken, bergloon
    the act of rescuing a ship or its crew or its cargo from a shipwreck or a fire
    absolutie, pardon, vergeving, vergiffenis, verschoning
    the act of absolving or remitting; formal redemption as pronounced by a priest in the sacrament of penance
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    retrieval
    the act of regaining or saving something lost (or in danger of becoming lost)
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