bezit

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəˈzɪt/

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• Hyphenation: be‧zit
• Rhymes: -ɪt

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch besit. Equivalent to a deverbal from bezitten.

Noun

bezit n (uncountable)

1. (law) possession
2. possession, belonging

   Synonym: bezitting

3. (finance) assets

   Synonym: activa

Derived terms

• balbezit
• bezitloos
• bezitneming
• bezitrecht
• bezitsvorm
• bezitterig
• geldbezit
• grondbezit

 

Related terms

• bezitter
• bezitting

 

Descendants

• Afrikaans: besit
• → Indonesian: bezit

Etymology 2

Verb

bezit

1. inflection of bezitten:
   1. first/second/third-person singular present indicative
   2. imperative

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch bezit (“possession; estate”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bəˈzɪt̚], [bəˈðɪt̚]
• Hyphenation: bê‧zit

Verb

bezit

1. (law) possess

Further reading

• “bezit” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.