De afdeling
Example: De afdeling verkoop organiseert elke maand een vergadering.
Definition
"De afdeling" refers to a department or division within an organization, responsible for specific tasks or functions. For example, "de afdeling verkoop" means the sales department, which organizes meetings and manages sales activities.
Etymology
"De afdeling" is a Dutch term where "af" means off or away, and "deling" comes from "delen," meaning to divide or share. Together, it literally means a division or section, reflecting how organizations are split into smaller functional units.
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"De afdeling" appears in the Vocaplus list "Dutch - Management - (A1-C2) - set 1", containing 108 commonly used words.
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