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compte analytique

English translation: analytical account


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French term or phrase:compte analytique
English translation:analytical account
Entered by: FIROOZEH FARHANG
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13:14 Jan 10, 2006
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Bus/Financial - Accounting
French term or phrase: compte analytique
"Un compte analytique peut porter un libellé..."

Analysis account just seems too obvious.
Conor McAuley
France
Local time: 17:44
analytical account
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analytical account
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FIROOZEH FARHANG
Canada
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Thanks to all.
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5 +1analytical account
FIROOZEH FARHANG
5analysis accountSylvia Smith
4analytical accountCalou
3management account
Charlie Bavington


  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
analytical account


Explanation:
analytical account

FIROOZEH FARHANG
Canada
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in Farsi (Persian)Farsi (Persian)
PRO pts in category: 4
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Thanks to all.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Calou: Nous avons répondu en même temps, c'est également comme çà que je le traduis ;o)
3 hrs
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analytical account


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Beaucoup de hits sur le net, good luck ;o)

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Tables on: Analytical Account of the Financial System; Analytical Account of the
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Calou
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management account


Explanation:
There are 2 main areas in accountancy: financial accounting and management accounting. The latter is known as "comptabilite analytique" in French. A "compte analytique" is an account used for this purpose.

Charlie Bavington
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analysis account


Explanation:
You are right - it may seem simple, but that is the correct term! See:

http://www.e-consultancy.com/newsfeatures/25434/roi-return-o...

http://www.regentbank.com/20649Regentbank.pdf

http://www.sacs.ucsf.edu/Consulting/faq/account.html



Sylvia Smith
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Charlie Bavington: The pdf link causes Acrobat to fail so couldn't see; but the 1st is in fact an "account for ROI analysis", and 3rd an "account for sequence analysis", which are slightly different from the meaning of source term, IMVHO.
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  -> fair enough, thank you for the comment Charlie
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