{"id":6516,"date":"2020-03-02T10:45:04","date_gmt":"2020-03-02T10:45:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/?p=6516"},"modified":"2020-03-10T13:11:53","modified_gmt":"2020-03-10T13:11:53","slug":"dutch-money-talking-about-money","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/dutch-money-talking-about-money\/","title":{"rendered":"Dutch Money: Talking About Money"},"content":{"rendered":"

Geld <\/em>(money). It is the lifeblood of our economie\u00ebn\u00a0<\/em>(economies) and we need it in our\u00a0dagelijks leven\u00a0<\/em>(daily life) for everything from\u00a0boodschappen\u00a0<\/em>(groceries, household items)<\/a> to\u00a0treinkaartjes\u00a0<\/em>(train tickets)<\/a> to buying a\u00a0rijbewijs <\/em>(driver’s license)<\/a> once you get tired of all the\u00a0vertragingen <\/em>(delays) of the Dutch trains. In the previous posts about Dutch money, we talked about where the Dutch\u00a0gulden\u00a0<\/em>came from and how the euro\u00a0<\/em>established itself in the Netherlands. But what about using money, and how do people refer to money? And how do the Dutch talk about money?<\/p>\n

Click here for other posts in the series on Dutch Money.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Using Money in the Netherlands<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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While there are many countries where you’d feel inclined to get some\u00a0contant geld\u00a0<\/em>(cash), the Dutch rely heavily on\u00a0pinnen\u00a0<\/em>(paying by card)<\/a>. However, contrary to many countries, creditcards <\/em>(credit cards –\u00a0the word\u00a0kredietkaart\u00a0<\/em>exists, but the English word is used a lot in Dutch these days) far from accepted everywhere. The big supermarket chain Albert Heijn<\/a>, for example, does not accept creditcards\u00a0<\/em>in all its stores. Most\u00a0stationwinkels\u00a0<\/em><\/a>(stores at stations), at the airports and a few stores in Amsterdam do accept these. In all other stores,\u00a0pinnen\u00a0<\/em>is only possible with a V-Pay or Maestro card. So if you don’t have those, make sure you find their competitor Jumbo (which does accept credit cards) or go the route of contant geld<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Many stores strangely do not accept creditcards<\/em>, but only Maestro or V-Pay cards. Even other prepaid debet <\/i>(debit) cards won’t work! So make sure you figure this out before you go to the Netherlands.<\/p>\n

However, if you have a compatible card, you can really use it anywhere and everywhere. On the market, in small\u00a0caf\u00e9s\u00a0<\/em>(cafes), tourist shops,\u00a0parkeerautomaten\u00a0<\/em>(parking machines). Also, paying\u00a0contactloos\u00a0<\/em>(contactless) has spread very fast, and is available in many places.<\/p>\n

Talking money<\/strong><\/h2>\n