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retourwissels

English translation: returned bills

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Dutch term or phrase:retourwissels
English translation:returned bills
Entered by: CateA (X)

11:18 May 16, 2005
Dutch to English translations [PRO]
Business/Commerce (general)
Dutch term or phrase: retourwissels
The term "retourwissels" appears in a Terms and Conditions of Delivery, under the section about the terms of payment.

Alle door ons te maken incassokosten, zowel gerechtelijke als buitengerechtelijke, zoals advocaatkosten, deurwaarderskosten, kosten van ** retourwissels ** en protesten, bankkosten en zegelkosten enz. zijn voor rekening van de besteller.

Van Dale translates this as:
1. returned/dishonoured bill (geweigerde wissel)
2. redraft (herwissel)

However, I am still not sure what the meaning of "retourwissels" is here.
Does it mean the costs incurred by the company in sending another bill / issuing the bill again? Or, perhaps the costs associated with the customer dishonouring the bill?

Thanks in advance for any help.
CateA (X)
Local time: 17:20
in context . the cost of redepositing cheques (or other bills of exchange)
Explanation:
here the bill of exchange is probably a cheque Tracey and these are the costs associated with redepositing them - if you are unsure go wider with bills (but in normal business practice it would be cheques, more than likely).

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Note added at 16 mins (2005-05-16 11:34:48 GMT)
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well not just redepositing, the costs that you incur before that by your bank for having a bounced cheque sent to you would also fall under this.

FINAL: costs associated with returned cheques (or bills)
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Deborah do Carmo
Portugal
Local time: 22:20
Grading comment
Thank you both for your help with this tricky one. I went for "returned bills" as I felt that this was vague enough to be safe!
3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4dishonoured bill
avantix
3in context . the cost of redepositing cheques (or other bills of exchange)
Deborah do Carmo


  

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in context . the cost of redepositing cheques (or other bills of exchange)


Explanation:
here the bill of exchange is probably a cheque Tracey and these are the costs associated with redepositing them - if you are unsure go wider with bills (but in normal business practice it would be cheques, more than likely).

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Note added at 16 mins (2005-05-16 11:34:48 GMT)
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well not just redepositing, the costs that you incur before that by your bank for having a bounced cheque sent to you would also fall under this.

FINAL: costs associated with returned cheques (or bills)

Deborah do Carmo
Portugal
Local time: 22:20
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 70
Grading comment
Thank you both for your help with this tricky one. I went for "returned bills" as I felt that this was vague enough to be safe!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  avantix: I would not think that they mean cheques, Deborah. Bills of exchange are still quite common in international trade because they involve "postponed" payment, which cheques don't
6 mins
  -> a cheque is a bill of exchange (subcategory) and you do get postdated cheques but as I've said to Tracey, if she doesn't want to narrow it, she should stick to bills
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
dishonoured bill


Explanation:
As I see it, ithis context they can only mean a bill of exchange that has not been honoured (paid for) at due date.

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Note added at 24 mins (2005-05-16 11:43:11 GMT)
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Just to answer your last question: it means the cost associated with dishonouring; it specifically mentions \"protesten\" etc.

avantix
Netherlands
Local time: 23:20
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch, Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 4
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