mathandel

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Swedish

Etymology

Compound of mat (food) +‎ handel (trade).

Noun

mathandel c

  1. A grocery trade; a selling or purchase of foodstuff.
    • 1865 July 27, “I anſeende till reſa: ”, in Stockholms Dagblad (for sale), page 3:
      En mindre Bod, med utmaͤrkt godt laͤge för mathandel, nu genaſt.
      A small shop, in an exceedingly good situation for the victualling trade, immediately.
    • 2021 September 16, “Global mathandel sårbar när klimatet förändras ”, in Blekinge Läns Tidning, sourced from TT News Agency:
      Klimatförändringar i andra länder kan påverka Sverige genom de klimatrisker som förknippas med den globala mathandeln.
      Climate change in other countries can affect Sweden through the climate-related risks linked to global food trade.
    • 2022 June 6, Wilma Kloo, “Mathandeln på nätet rasar: ”Turbulent” ”, in Svenska Dagbladet:
      Pandemin, inflationen och högre räntor gör att mathandeln online pressas.
      The pandemic, inflation, and rising interest rates are putting pressure on online grocery shopping.
  2. The commercial sector engaged in the sale and distribution of foodstuffs, especially wholesalers and retailers.
    • 2023 March 17, Pontus Nyman, Tidningen Näringslivet:
      Mathandeln rasar mot politikernas populism: ”Skjut inte handlarkåren”
      The grocery trade lashes out at political populism: “Don’t shoot the store owners”

Declension

Declension of mathandel
nominative genitive
singular indefinite mathandel mathandels
definite mathandeln mathandelns
plural indefinite
definite

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