No. 982 in Dutch
ruil
"Ruil" means "exchange" or "trade" in English.
In a sentence
Ik deed een ruil van mijn fiets voor een computer.
I made an exchange of my bicycle for a computer.
Here, 'ruil' is used as a noun to represent the act or process of exchanging items.
We zijn akkoord gegaan met de ruil van diensten tussen de twee partijen.
We agreed to the exchange of services between the two parties.
In this sentence, 'ruil' also acts as a noun, referring to the transfer or trading of goods or services.
In ruil voor een wederdienst, hielp hij zijn buurman met verhuizen.
In exchange for a favor, he helped his neighbor move.
Here, 'in ruil' is part of an expression that often means 'in exchange for,' indicating a trade-off or reciprocation.
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