geld

From Middle Dutch gelt, gheld, ghelt, from Old Dutch geld, from Proto-West Germanic *geld, from Proto-Germanic *geldą (“reward, gift, money”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰeldʰ- (“to pay”).

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gelden

1. (intransitive) to apply, to be applicable, to be in effect
2. (intransitive) to count (be estimated as valid, useful, or influential)
3. (intransitive) to be considered [with als ‘as’], to be considered to be

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Sentences

Men
1️⃣

zegt dat geld
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niet
🚫

gelukkig
😀

maakt .

It is said that money does not make you happy.

Voor geld
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kun je de duivel doen dansen
💃

.

For money, you can make the devil dance.

Meer geld
💸

kunnen we niet
🚫

beschikbaar stellen .

It is simply not possible to find any more money.

Hoeveel geld
💸

zal hiervoor beschikbaar worden gesteld ?

What level of funding will be allocated for this?

Ik vind dat we nog iets meer geld
💸

moeten uittrekken voor de promotie .

I think we should allocate a little more money for the promotion.

Het gaat om veel geld
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en veel werkgelegenheid .

Too much money and too many jobs are at stake.

Ik denk dat elektronisch geld
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er veel sneller komt dan nu wordt ingeschat .

I, myself, believe that the rather modest calculations of the pace at which electronic money is going to come into the economy may well prove to be mistaken.