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  2. German to English
  3. Finance (general)

auf Stundenbasis nach Aufwand

English translation: on an hourly basis

GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
German term or phrase:Auf Stundenbasis
English translation:on an hourly basis
Entered by: EMatt

16:02 Oct 4, 2003
German to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Finance (general)
German term or phrase: auf Stundenbasis nach Aufwand
Andere Zusatzleistungen werden, falls nichts anderes vereinbart, auf Stundenbasis nach Aufwand entschaedigt.
EMatt
Local time: 09:32
on a hourly basis according to hours worked
Explanation:
Aufwand in the sense of expenditure of effort, I think.

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Note added at 2 mins (2003-10-04 16:05:51 GMT)
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or, if you want to get more explicit:
according the number of hours actually worked
Selected response from:

William Stein
Costa Rica
Local time: 07:32
Grading comment
Thanks, but the nach Aufwand appears superfluous to me.
2 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +9on a hourly basis according to hours worked
William Stein
3 -2on hourly base after expenditure
D D (X)


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +9
on a hourly basis according to hours worked


Explanation:
Aufwand in the sense of expenditure of effort, I think.

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Note added at 2 mins (2003-10-04 16:05:51 GMT)
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or, if you want to get more explicit:
according the number of hours actually worked

William Stein
Costa Rica
Local time: 07:32
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 15
Grading comment
Thanks, but the nach Aufwand appears superfluous to me.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Aniello Scognamiglio (X): natürlich! oft das Gegenteil von Festpreis (Anzahl der Stunden spielt bei FP keine Rolle).
13 mins
agree  David Moore (X): Or just "on a time basis"
19 mins
agree  Deborah Shannon: yes, per hour for the time taken
33 mins
agree  Nicole Tata: per hours worked
38 mins
agree  AngieD
1 hr
agree  Lizzie
2 hrs
agree  NGK
2 hrs
agree  Kerstin Roland
2 hrs
agree  Maureen Holm, J.D., LL.M.: Additional work will be billed on an hourly basis. You don't need the "Aufwand" part.
8 hrs
  -> I disagree. The number of hours could be fixed in advance every month or counted afterwards, for example.
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -2
on hourly base after expenditure


Explanation:
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Note added at 2003-10-04 19:31:07 (GMT)
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Ich möchte mich im Namen von D+D Kft für meinen ungarischen Kollegen entschuldigen - er hat jetzt Internetverbot!

:-)
Walter

D D (X)
Local time: 14:32
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Aniello Scognamiglio (X): sorry, ...mit Aufwand (wieviele Stunden muß ich aufwenden, um eine Leistung zu erbringen) ist die Anzahl der geleisteten Arbeitsstunden gemeint. Kein Gegenvorschlag meinerseits, da bereits mit Williams Vorschlag voll einverstanden.
15 mins
neutral  Kim Metzger: Be careful with "nach". Here it means according to, not "after."
31 mins
disagree  AngieD: agree with Italengger and "on hourly base" sounds wrong to me (should be "on an hourly basis"
1 hr
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