No. 8,471 in Swedish
behållning
The Swedish word "behållning" translates to "balance," "remainder," or "enjoyment" depending on context.
In a sentence
Jag hade stor behållning av att läsa den här boken.
I greatly benefited from reading this book.
The word 'behållning' is used to express the concept of deriving benefit or enjoyment from an activity.
Vid dagens slut räknade kassören ut butikens behållning.
At the end of the day, the cashier calculated the store's balance.
Here, 'behållning' refers to a financial term meaning the remaining balance or amount after transactions.
Det är hennes behållning av affären som möjliggör hennes investeringar.
It is her profit from the business that enables her investments.
In this usage, 'behållning' denotes the profit or gain obtained from a business.
Hear it in real podcasts
The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “behållning” in actual Swedish podcasts.
Find “behållning” in podcastsLearn it from shows you like
LangTurbo plays Swedish podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there.
Get the appSwedish books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).