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German translation: Investitionen/Beschaffung von Anlagevermögen


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English term or phrase:capital purchases
German translation:Investitionen/Beschaffung von Anlagevermögen
Entered by: Eckhard Boehle
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10:27 Oct 5, 2007
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Bus/Financial - Accounting
English term or phrase: capital purchases
Purchases that fall into one or more of the following groups will be designated as **capital purchases**:
1. The expenditure represents additional and completely new property.
2. The expenditure increases value of existing property.
3. The expenditure substantially increases the productivity and/or capacity of existing property.
4. The expenditure prolongs the life (over 1 year) of existing property.
5. The expenditure adapts existing property to a different use.
Eckhard Boehle
Germany
Local time: 17:37
Investitionen/Beschaffung von Anlagevermögen
Explanation:

Investitionen heissen auf Englisch "capital expenditures".

Man könnte in diesem Fall auch "aktivierungspflichtiger Einkauf" sagen.
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Michael Rose
Local time: 17:37
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Danke, Michael!
Ich bin mir immer noch nicht sicher, ob nicht Katja recht hat mit ihrer Vermutung, dass es um "capital" im Sinne von "wesentlich, bedeutend, groß" geht.
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Investitionen/Beschaffung von Anlagevermögen


Explanation:

Investitionen heissen auf Englisch "capital expenditures".

Man könnte in diesem Fall auch "aktivierungspflichtiger Einkauf" sagen.

Michael Rose
Local time: 17:37
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Danke, Michael!
Ich bin mir immer noch nicht sicher, ob nicht Katja recht hat mit ihrer Vermutung, dass es um "capital" im Sinne von "wesentlich, bedeutend, groß" geht.
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