toename

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Dutch

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: toe‧na‧me

Etymology 1

Derived from toenemen on the model of German Zunahme. The same is true of other nouns in -name.

Noun

toename f or m (plural toenamen or toenames)

  1. increase
    Synonyms: stijging, groei
    Antonyms: afname, daling
    Er is een toename in de verkoop van elektrische auto's.
    There is an increase in the sales of electric cars.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

toename

  1. (dated or formal) singular dependent-clause past subjunctive of toenemen

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