Een contract tekenen
Example: Ik moet morgen een contract tekenen voor mijn nieuwe baan.
Definition
"Een contract tekenen" means to formally sign an agreement or document, usually to confirm acceptance of terms, such as in employment or business. It involves the act of putting one's signature on a contract to make it legally binding.
Etymology
The phrase "een contract tekenen" comes from Dutch, where "contract" derives from the Latin 'contractus,' meaning 'drawn together' or 'agreement,' and "tekenen" means 'to sign' or 'to draw.' Did you know? The word "tekenen" originally related to drawing or marking, which evolved into the act of signing documents.
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"Een contract tekenen" appears in the Vocaplus list "Dutch - General - (A2) - set 4", containing 115 commonly used words.
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