c.q.

See also: CQ

Dutch

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈseːky/
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Adverb

c.q.

  1. Abbreviation of casu quo (“in which case, if that be the case”).
    De directeur c.q. de secretaris kan het contract ondertekenen
    The director or, in his absence, the secretary can sign the contract
  2. Also used, technically incorrectly, to mean 'or', 'or else', 'in particular'[1]:
    Kan ik u koffie c.q. thee aanbieden?
    May I offer you coffee, or else tea?
    Ik drink soms alcohol c.q. jenever.
    Sometimes I drink alcohol, in that case, jenever.

Synonyms
  • in dat geval

References
  1. https://onzetaal.nl/taaladvies/cq/
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