schuldvergelijking — meaning in English
Dutch → English · translate English → Dutch instead
English meaning
- compensation noun Money or another benefit given to make up for a loss, injury, or inconvenience.
- set off phrasal verb To begin a journey or start out towards somewhere.
Senses
schuldvergelijking is used for these senses in English:
- compensation (finance) The extinction of debts of which two persons are reciprocally debtors by the credits of which they are reciprocally creditors; the payment of a debt by a credit of equal amount.
- set-off (dated) That which is used to improve the appearance of anything; a decoration; an ornament.
compensation — full definition
- noun Money or another benefit given to make up for a loss, injury, or inconvenience.
- noun Pay or reward given for work performed.
set off — full definition
- phrasal verb To begin a journey or start out towards somewhere.
- phrasal verb To cause something to start suddenly, especially an alarm, an explosion or a chain of events.
- phrasal verb To make someone suddenly angry, upset or distressed, or to trigger a strong emotional or physical reaction.
- phrasal verb To make something look better by contrast or by providing a background for it.
- noun An amount owed by one party that is deducted from a debt owed to it by the other, so only the balance is paid.