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afzetting — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • deposit noun A sum of money paid into a bank account, or an initial partial payment made to secure a purchase.
  • impeachment noun The formal process of charging a public official with serious misconduct.

Senses

afzetting is used for these senses in English:

  • deposit (geology) Sediment or rock that is not native to its present location or is different from the surrounding material. Sometimes refers to ore or gems.
  • impeachment (countable, law, chiefly, US) The act of impeaching or charging a public official with misconduct, especially if serious, often with the aim of having the official dismissed from office.

deposit — full definition

  1. noun A sum of money paid into a bank account, or an initial partial payment made to secure a purchase.
  2. noun A layer of material, such as minerals or sediment, that has built up naturally in a particular place.
  3. verb To put money into a bank account, or to leave something in a particular place.

impeachment — full definition

  1. noun The formal process of charging a public official with serious misconduct.
  2. noun A challenge to the credibility of a witness or testimony in court.

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