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allowance account

German translation: Geschenkkonto

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English term or phrase:	allowance account
German translation:	Geschenkkonto
Entered by:	Gabriele Kaessler

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18:06 Oct 11, 2005

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Bus/Financial - Retail

English term or phrase: allowance account

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Gifts purchased from the Store in the UK may be purchased only for, and redeemed only by, residents of the UK. Gifts are non-refundable. Gifts may not be purchased with Prepaid Cards, Gift Certificates or *Allowance Accounts*

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Geschenkkonto

Explanation:
In diesem Zusammenhang kann das nur ein "Geschenkkonto" sein, also eines, das z. B. von einem Erwachsenen für ein Kind zu dessen Verfügung eingerichtet wird, wenn dieses keine Kreditkarte haben kann (wie im Falle der gezeigten iTunes-Site).

http://www.apple.com/support/itunes/legal/policies.html
ALLOWANCE ACCOUNTS
Allowance accounts are for purchases on the iTunes Music Store only. The account may not be used for purchases on the Apple Online Store or in Apple Retail Stores
http://www.intelligirl.com/jewelry/alw.cfm
http://www.apple.com/itunes/share/
Allow for Everything
Set up allowance accounts so children can access music legally, without giving them a credit card
http://www1.culturall.com/abos/geschenkkarte_form.htm
http://www.ecin.de/news/1999/archiv/archiv-quartal-04/991020...
Die Empfänger erhalten den Gutschein per Email, die einen Hyperlink auf das persönliche Geschenkkonto enthält

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Ivo Lang
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Geschenkkonto

Ivo Lang

Überziehungskonto

Hans G. Liepert

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allowance account (here) Überziehungskonto

Explanation:
allowance of a credit = Einräumung eines Kredits, hier also Kontokorrentkonten, die der Inhaber bis zumvereinbarten Limit überziehen darf (Überziehungskredit)

Hans G. Liepert
Switzerland
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