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English translation: additional return


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GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
Danish term or phrase:merafkast
English translation:additional return
Entered by: Laura Harmsena
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20:15 Feb 16, 2011
Danish to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Accounting
Danish term or phrase: merafkast
Jeg kender definitionen, men kender ikke ordet på engelsk:
Forskellen mellem en investerings årlige afkast og det afkast, der kunne være opnået ved en investering i et værdipapir uden risiko.
Laura Harmsena
Local time: 08:13
additional return
Explanation:
Dansk Økonomisk Ordbog has it has it as "additional return".
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WTSTranslations
United States
Local time: 23:13
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +1excess returnChris S
5 +1additional returnWTSTranslations


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
additional return


Explanation:
Dansk Økonomisk Ordbog has it has it as "additional return".

WTSTranslations
United States
Local time: 23:13
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 20

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tom Thumb: vs. a windfall profit or capital gain
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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
excess return


Explanation:
It is sometimes also called relative return, but excess is best (and negative excess return if necessary!!)

Chris S
United Kingdom
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Michael J.H. Davies: Yes, I agree: Google shows 35,000 hits from UK based sites (against "only" 10,500 for 'additional return') for the suggested translation.
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Feb 18, 2011 - Changes made by Laura Harmsena:
Created KOG entryKudoZ term => KOG term


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