Bedeller

Bedeller is the Turkish plural form of bedel, a noun meaning price, cost, value, or compensation. In Turkish, bedeller refers to the amounts of money required to obtain goods or services, as well as the value assigned to obligations or actions. The term is common in commercial, legal, and everyday language and can be used to discuss multiple prices or costs.

Origin and meaning: Bedel comes from Arabic badal (بدل) meaning substitute, exchange, or compensation, and entered Turkish through Ottoman Turkish. In addition to its monetary sense, bedel can denote a substitute or exchange value and appears in phrases such as bedel ödemek (to pay the price) or bedel olarak (as a substitute or in place of).

Usage: In commerce and contracts, bedeller refers to prices or charges associated with goods and services. In everyday speech, expressions like bedel ödemek emphasize the cost or consequence of a decision or action.

Other notes: Bedeller can be encountered as a surname in Turkish-speaking communities, and may appear in historical documents or contemporary names.