actie
Dutch
editAlternative forms
edit- aktie (before 1996)
Etymology
editFrom Middle Dutch actie, directly or ultimately from Latin āctiō (“action”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editactie f (plural acties or actiën, diminutive actietje n)
- action, activity, movement; especially (without article) a fast-paced activity
- De kinderen waren druk bezig met hun speelse acties in het park.
- The children were busy with their playful activities in the park.
- De actiefilm zat vol met spannende acties en spectaculaire stunts.
- The action movie was full of exciting action and spectacular stunts.
- (physics) action; motion
- De natuurkundeleraar demonstreerde de wet van actie en reactie in de klas.
- The physics teacher demonstrated the law of action and reaction in class.
- De wet van behoud van actie stelt dat het totale impulsmoment van een systeem constant blijft.
- The law of conservation of motion states that the total momentum of a system remains constant.
- (law, obsolete) legal charge; formal claim
- (finance, archaic, historical) share in an enterprise
- Synonym: aandeel
- De gerechtelijke acties van de erfgenamen betroffen de verdeling van de actiën in wijlen vaders zaak.
- The heirs' legal claims in court concerned the division of the shares in their late father's firm.
Usage notes
editThe plural form actiën is archaic and is no longer used in the meaning “action”. It is however still used in historical contexts for the sense “share”.
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editDescendants
editPeranakan Indonesian
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Dutch actie (“action”).
Noun
editactie
References
edit- ^ Kwee Hing Tjiat (1921) Doea Kapala Batoe [Two Hardheaded (Persons)] (in Peranakan Indonesian), Nauer & Dimmick, page 28
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