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Avances et acomptes

English translation: advance payments and instalments


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French term or phrase:Avances et acomptes
English translation:advance payments and instalments
Entered by: Jenny Forbes
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12:55 Dec 11, 2006
French to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Accounting / balance sheet
French term or phrase: Avances et acomptes
Pas plus de contexte, ca fait tout simplement partie de la liste d'un bilan actif - bilan d'investissements en immobilisations corporelles, terrains..etc.
(en anglais britannique)

Merci d'avance.
S S
Local time: 19:44
advance payments and instalments
Explanation:
I agree with advance payments and payments on account, but you could also say "instalments"
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Jenny Forbes
Local time: 16:44
Grading comment
Thank you all.
"advance payments and instalments"
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Summary of answers provided
5 +2advance payments and payments on accountcanaria
5advance payments and instalments
Jenny Forbes
4 +1advance payments/down payments
Serena Tutino
4advances, prepaidsxxxCMJ_Trans


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
advance payments and payments on account


Explanation:
From European Charts of Accounts, Perceval et al

canaria
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Native speaker of: English
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agree  jlrsnyder
1 hr
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agree  Assimina Vavoula
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
advance payments/down payments


Explanation:
Riunisce entrambi i concetti.

Serena Tutino
Italy
Local time: 17:44
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian

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agree  Laurel Clausen
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
advances, prepaids


Explanation:
avances, acomptes, et autres = advances, prepaids, and others

dixit: Dictionnaire comptable, fiscal et financier (Cabinet Saxcé) - pour un bilan

xxxCMJ_Trans
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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30 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
advance payments and instalments


Explanation:
I agree with advance payments and payments on account, but you could also say "instalments"

Jenny Forbes
Local time: 16:44
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 26
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Thank you all.
"advance payments and instalments"
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