nijverheid

Definitions of nijverheid
  1. noun
    the organized action of making of goods and services for sale
    synonyms: fabricage, fabricatie, industrie, productieproces, produktieproces
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    fabricage, fabricatie, productie, produktie, vervaardiging
    (economics) manufacturing or mining or growing something (usually in large quantities) for sale
    industrialisatie, ondernemersinitiatief
    the development of industry on an extensive scale
    overproductie, overproduktie
    too much production or more than expected
    onderproductie, onderproduktie
    inadequate production or less than expected
    oogst, opbrengst, output, produktie, rendement, uitvoer, vrucht
    production of a certain amount
    fok, fokkerij, teelt
    the production of animals or plants by inbreeding or hybridization
    bouw, cultuur, grondbewerking, kweek, teelt, teling, verbouw
    (agriculture) production of food by preparing the land to grow crops (especially on a large scale)
    mijnarbeid, mijnbouw, mijnontginning
    the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth
    boring, grondboring
    the act of drilling a hole in the earth in the hope of producing petroleum
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    business, commerce, commercie, handel, handelsverkeer, zaak
    the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects
  2. noun
    the people or companies engaged in a particular kind of commercial enterprise
    synonyms: industrie, industrietak
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    bouw, bouwbedrijf, bouwnijverheid, bouwonderneming, bouwsector, bouwwereld
    an industry that builds housing
    amusementsbedrijf, amusementsindustrie, amusementswereld, show-business, showbizz, showbusiness
    those involved in providing entertainment: radio and television and films and theater
    film, filmindustrie, filmwereld
    the entertainment industries involved in producing and distributing movies
    wapenindustrie
    an industry that manufacturers weapons of war
    olie-industrie, petroleumindustrie
    an industry that produces and delivers oil and oil products
    markt, marktplein
    the securities markets in the aggregate
    baissemarkt
    a market characterized by falling prices for securities
    haussemarkt
    a market characterized by rising prices for securities
    geldmarkt
    a market for short-term debt instruments
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