handelsgeest

Definitions of handelsgeest
  1. noun
    transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)
    synonyms: business, commerce, commercie, handel, handelsverkeer, koophandel, koopmansgeest, zaak
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    verhandeling
    buying or selling securities or commodities
    koophandel
    the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services
    wisselmarkt
    reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money (especially the currencies of different countries)
    business, commerce, commercie, handel, handelsverkeer, zaak
    the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects
    distributiewezen
    the commercial activity of transporting and selling goods from a producer to a consumer
    marketing, marktanalyse, marktonderzoek, marktverkenning, merchandising, productiestrategie, produktiestrategie
    the exchange of goods for an agreed sum of money
    betaling, uitbetaling
    the act of paying money
    contramine
    sale of securities or commodity futures not owned by the seller (who hopes to buy them back later at a lower price)
    kapitaalaanwas, kapitalisatie
    the sale of capital stock
    toerisme, toeristenindustrie, toeristenverkeer, vreemdelingenverkeer
    the business of providing services to tourists
    visserij
    the occupation of catching fish for a living
    afslachting, bloedbad, hecatombe, moordpartij, slachting, slachtpartij
    the business of a butcher
    belastingfraude, belastingontduiking
    the deliberate failure to pay taxes (usually by making a false report)
    fabricage, fabricatie, industrie, nijverheid, productieproces, produktieproces
    the organized action of making of goods and services for sale
    vrijhandel
    international trade free of government interference
    sector
    a particular kind of commercial enterprise
    betalingsverkeer, geldverkeer
    the commercial activity of providing funds and capital
    uitgeverij, uitgeversbedrijf
    the business of issuing printed matter for sale or distribution
    boekdrukkunst, drukkunst, grafiek
    the business of producing printed material for sale or distribution
    agricultuur, agro-industrie, akkerbouw, bio-industrie, landbouw, landbouwbedrijf, landbouwindustrie
    a large-scale farming enterprise
    bebouwing
    the commercial activity involved in repairing old structures or constructing new ones
    navigatie, scheepvaart, scheepvaartverkeer, transport, vaart, vervoer, vervrachting
    the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials
    inruilobject, retourhandel, ruilhandel, ruilobject, ruilverkeer, swap, valuta-swap, valutaswap
    an equal exchange
    sluikhandel, sluikinvoer, smokkel, smokkelhandel
    secretly importing prohibited goods or goods on which duty is due
    simonie
    traffic in ecclesiastical offices or preferments
    slavenhandel
    traffic in slaves; especially in Black Africans transported to America in the 16th to 19th centuries
    en-groshandel, groothandel, groothandelsfirma, grossierderij
    the selling of goods to merchants; usually in large quantities for resale to consumers
    afzet, afzetmarkt, afzetmogelijkheid, koopdag, verkoop, verkoping
    a particular instance of selling
    dumping, prijsbederf
    selling goods abroad at a price below that charged in the domestic market
    telemarketing
    the use of the telephone as an interactive medium for promotion and sales
    colportage, straathandel, valkejacht, valkenjacht, valkerij
    the act of selling goods for a living
    avontuur
    a commercial undertaking that risks a loss but promises a profit
    doorverkoop
    the selling of something purchased
    afzet
    the general activity of selling
    remuneratie
    the act of paying for goods or services or to recompense for losses
    besteding, uitbetaling
    the act of spending or disbursing money
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    handelsovereenkomst, transactie
    the act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities)
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