Acontraction anduniverbation ofals +het +u +belieft, literally“if it pleases you”.Calque ofFrenchs’il vous plaît.
alstublieft
Alstublieft is generally used when giving a payment to a salesperson, to which the salesperson responds withdank u wel or an equivalent. It is also used by the salesperson when returning change to the customer, in which case the customer responds withdank u wel upon having received the change.