Het kwartaal
Example: Het kwartaal eindigt binnenkort, dus we moeten plannen maken.
Definition
"Het kwartaal" refers to a period of three months within a year, commonly used in financial and business contexts to divide the year into four parts for reporting and planning purposes. For example, "Het kwartaal eindigt binnenkort, dus we moeten plannen maken" means the quarter is ending soon, so plans need to be made.
Etymology
The term "het kwartaal" originates from Dutch, where "kwart" means "quarter" and "aal" is a suffix used to form nouns. The word directly relates to dividing a year into four equal parts. Did you know that the concept of quarters dates back to ancient times when people divided the year according to the four seasons?
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"Het kwartaal" appears in the Vocaplus list "Dutch - General - (B2) - set 3", containing 112 commonly used words.
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