averij
Appearance
Dutch
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Italian avaria (possibly via French avarie), from Arabic عوارية (ʕawāriyya).
Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file)
Noun
[edit]averij f (plural averijen, diminutive averijtje n)
- (law, accounting) damage in transit; average (financial sense)
- (by extension) damage in general
- De minister-president liep politieke averij op door zijn incompetente reactie op de crisis.
- The prime minister suffered political damage due to his incompetent reaction to the crisis.
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