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intressiharkinta

English translation: consideration of interest


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11:33 Nov 6, 2011
Finnish to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Law (general)
Finnish term or phrase: intressiharkinta
Is this consideration of interest, or is there a more specific term?
Spencer Allman
Local time: 01:16
English translation:consideration of interest
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Arja Whiteside
Local time: 03:16
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I guess that's it

thanks!
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Summary of answers provided
3consideration of interest
Arja Whiteside
4 -1interest margin
Vladys
3 -1weighing the interestsTimo Lehtilä


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consideration of interest


Explanation:
the asker already has a perfectly good answer

Arja Whiteside
Local time: 03:16
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Native speaker of: Native in FinnishFinnish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 9
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I guess that's it

thanks!
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -1
weighing the interests


Explanation:
This expression seems to be in use at least in EU legislation. It seems now to be translated as 'intressien punninta'. For me, both these newer (?) expressions ('weighing the interests', 'intressien punninta') appear more logical and expressive.

Timo Lehtilä
Local time: 03:16
Native speaker of: Native in FinnishFinnish
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Arja Whiteside: Legal reasoning: weighing and balancing http://law.leiden.edu/research/phdprogramme/phd-courses/cour...
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interest margin


Explanation:
Net Interest Margin is the performance metric that examines how successful a firm's investment decisions are...

Example sentence(s):
  • net interest margin - definition of net interest margin - The dollar difference between interest income and interest expenses, usually expressed as a percentage

    Reference: http://www.investorwords.com/3249/net_interest_margin.html
Vladys
Local time: 03:16
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in RussianRussian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Arja Whiteside: in this instance we are not referring to investment decisions.. at least I do not believe so
28 mins
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