bijschrift

Definitions of bijschrift
  1. noun
    a short personal letter
  2. noun
    a promise to pay a specified amount on demand or at a certain time
    synonyms: promesse, schuldbewijs
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    promesse, schuldbewijs
    an informal debt instrument; representing `I owe you'
    type of:
    schuldbekentenis, schuldbrief
    a written promise to repay a debt
  3. noun
    an explanation or definition of an obscure word in a text
    synonyms: kanttekening
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    bescheid, explicatie, motivering, uitleg, uitlegging, uitsluitsel, verklaring
    a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.
  4. noun
    a comment or instruction (usually added)
    synonyms: aantekening, annotatie, kanttekening, noot, notatie
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    credit, dagvaarding, vermelding
    a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
    voetnoot
    a printed note placed below the text on a printed page
    N.S., P.S., naschrift, postscriptum
    a note appended to a letter after the signature
    kruisverwijzing
    a reference at one place in a work to information at another place in the same work
    type of:
    commentaar, kanttekening, marginalia, reportage, voetnoot
    a written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material
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