averij

Dutch

Alternative forms

• haverij (obsolete)
• avarij (obsolete)

Etymology

From Italian avaria (possibly via French avarie), from Arabic عوارية (ʕawāriyya).

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Noun

averij f (plural averijen, diminutive averijtje n)

1. (law, accounting) damage in transit; average (financial sense)
2. (by extension) damage in general

   De minister-president liep politieke averij op door zijn incompetente reactie op de crisis.

   The prime minister suffered political damage due to his incompetent reaction to the crisis.

Descendants

• → German: Havarie (see there for further descendants)
• → Indonesian: avarij