afkorting — meaning in English
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English meaning
- abbreviation noun A shortened form of a word or phrase, standing in for the full version.
- short adjective Not long in length, distance, or duration.
Senses
afkorting is used for these senses in English:
- abbreviation (linguistics) A shortened or contracted form of a word or phrase used to represent the whole, using omission of letters, and sometimes substitution of letters, or duplication of initial letters to signify plurality, including signs such as +, =, @. [Late 16th century.]
- short (followed by for) Of a word or phrase, constituting an abbreviation (for another) or shortened form (of another).
short — full definition
- adjective Not long in length, distance, or duration.
- adjective Of a person, not tall.
- adjective Curt or abrupt in manner.
- adjective Lacking enough of something, especially money.
- verb In finance, to bet that a stock or asset's price will fall by selling it before buying it back cheaper.
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