outstanding balance

English translation: the electricity you have used but not paid for yet

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English term or phrase:outstanding balance
Selected answer:the electricity you have used but not paid for yet
Entered by: Julia Zou

10:35 Sep 2, 2008
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Finance (general)
English term or phrase: outstanding balance
Can I read your electricity meter so that we can discuss the outstanding balance?

Thank you in advance!
Julia Zou
China
Local time: 00:19
the electricity you have used but not paid for yet
Explanation:
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Note added at 6 mins (2008-09-02 10:41:38 GMT)
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It's an amount of money, measured in dollars, euros or some other currency.

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Note added at 16 mins (2008-09-02 10:51:38 GMT)
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The amount of money you owe because of the electricity you have used but not yet paid for.
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Egil Presttun
Norway
Local time: 18:19
Grading comment
Thank you very much for your help!
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4 +7the electricity you have used but not paid for yet
Egil Presttun


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the electricity you have used but not paid for yet


Explanation:
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Note added at 6 mins (2008-09-02 10:41:38 GMT)
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It's an amount of money, measured in dollars, euros or some other currency.

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Note added at 16 mins (2008-09-02 10:51:38 GMT)
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The amount of money you owe because of the electricity you have used but not yet paid for.

Egil Presttun
Norway
Local time: 18:19
Works in field
Native speaker of: Norwegian
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Thank you very much for your help!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Arnold T.: Exactly.
1 min
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agree  MikeGarcia
9 mins
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agree  Enza Longo
12 mins
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agree  Jack Doughty
16 mins
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agree  David Hollywood: balance owing
20 mins
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agree  Ioanna Daskalopoulou: Also, balance due
33 mins
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agree  Darius Saczuk
34 mins
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