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Bus/Financial - Business/Commerce (general) / Corporate guideline audit | | Dutch term or phrase: Een pay-off waarmaken | The use of this English term in a Dutch text has me scratching my head - I can't make sense of what the author intends at all. Here is the context, with the name of the franchise censored. The document is a covering letter to an audit of franchise members, to observe how well they adhere to corporate guidelines in various regards.
Toetsing…, waarom ook al weer?
Het gaat goed met onze naamsbekendheid. Ruim ZZ% van de Nederlanders kent de naam XXX [apotheek] en weet dat bij een [apotheek] zorg meer is dan medicijnen.
Om aan te kunnen tonen dat onze *pay-off* in de praktijk door alle [apotheken] wordt waargemaakt, zijn op basis van het XXX-groeimodel de XXX-niveaus ontwikkeld.
From context, my "feel" is that it means that they want to be sure that their established standards are being lived up to ... but how does "pay-off" fit in in that case? |
| Martin PurdyKudoZ activityQuestions: 69 ( 2 open) ( 7 closed without grading) Answers: 0
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| | deliver on our promise | Explanation:
'Pay-off' is used in Dutch to mean tagline or slogan. Here they essentially mean 'live up to our promise', or 'deliver on our promise' in more businessy parlance! |
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 Chris Hopley
Netherlands
Local time: 08:49
| Grading comment This feels the most idiomatic in English - I never trust English-looking words in non-English contexts! Many thanks to all for their input.
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13 mins confidence:   peer agreement (net): +2 achieving a return
Explanation:
I think what they mean is: ...to be able to show that all the chemists achieve our returns in practice.....
However, I am guassing her. I often find that English terms are used inapproriately in Dutch text.
| Louis Vorstermans
Australia
Local time: 16:49
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Native speaker of:  English
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5 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +2 | een pay-off waarmaken deliver on our promise
Explanation:
'Pay-off' is used in Dutch to mean tagline or slogan. Here they essentially mean 'live up to our promise', or 'deliver on our promise' in more businessy parlance!
Example sentence(s):- We will deliver on our promise by listening to and understanding the needs of our customers and by providing unmatched value.
Reference: http://www.motto.com/glossary.html#P
| Chris Hopley
Netherlands
Local time: 08:49
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 87
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| | Grading comment | This feels the most idiomatic in English - I never trust English-looking words in non-English contexts! Many thanks to all for their input. |
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