wissel

Definitions of wissel
  1. noun
    a document ordering the payment of money; drawn by one person or bank on another
    synonyms: assignatie, cambio, wisselbrief
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    bankschuld, overdispositie
    a draft in excess of the credit balance
    retourwissel
    a draft for the amount of a dishonored draft plus the costs and charges of drafting again
    bankassignatie, bankcheque
    a draft drawn by a bank against funds deposited in another bank
    postkwitantie, postwissel, postwisselformulier
    a written order for the payment of a sum to a named individual; obtainable and payable at a post office
    betaalcheque, cheque
    a written order directing a bank to pay money
    betaalkaart, betalingsopdracht, giro, giro-afrekening, giroafrekening, giroafschrift, girobetaalkaart, girocheque, girodienst, girokaart, girootje, kascheque, postcheck, postcheque, postcheque- en girodienst, postcheque-en-girodienst
    a check given by the British government to someone who is unemployed; it can be cashed either at a bank or at the post office
  2. noun
    the act of changing one thing or position for another
    synonyms: schakeling, wisseling
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    alteratie, verandering, wijziging
    the action of changing something
  3. noun
    the charge for exchanging currency of one country for currency of another
    synonyms: geldkoers, omrekeningskoers, valutakoers, wisselkoers
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    tarief
    amount of a charge or payment relative to some basis
  4. noun
    railroad track having two movable rails and necessary connections; used to turn a train from one track to another or to store rolling stock
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    spoorlijn, spoorwegmaatschappij
    a line of track providing a runway for wheels
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