toename

Dutch

Pronunciation

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• Hyphenation: toe‧na‧me

Etymology 1

Derived from toenemen on the model of German Zunahme. The same is true of other nouns in -name.

Noun

toename f or m (plural toenamen or toenames)

1. increase

   Er is een toename in de verkoop van elektrische auto's.

   There is an increase in the sales of electric cars.

Synonyms

• groei

Antonyms

• afname

Etymology 2

Verb

toename

1. (dated or formal) singular dependent-clause past subjunctive of toenemen

Anagrams

• name toe