geldelijk

From Middle Dutch geldelijc. Equivalent to geld +‎ -e- +‎ -lijk.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɣɛl.də.lək/

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• Hyphenation: gel‧de‧lijk

geldelijk (not comparable)

1. monetary, usually consisting of or in the form of money

   Er was nog geen geldelijke steun toegezegd.

   No monetary support has been promised yet.

• Geldelijk is chiefly used to refer to money in a concrete or direct context, as in e.g. een geldelijke bijdrage (“a contribution in the form of money”). In contemporary Dutch it is rarely used in abstract contexts such as “monetary policy” (monetair beleid or geldbeleid instead).