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French: amortissement des survaleurs

English translation: goodwill amortization







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French term or phrase:amortissement des survaleurs
English translation:goodwill amortization
Entered by:Lisa Heinrich
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Bus/Financial - Accounting / Food service
French term or phrase: amortissement des survaleurs
A footnote to "Sales Figures and Performance"

Résultat net part du Groupe avant amortissement des survaleurs
Lisa Heinrich
goodwill amortization
Explanation:
Survaleurs (or écarts d'acquisition) = goodwill.
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VBaby
United Kingdom
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5 +6goodwill amortization
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goodwill amortization

Explanation:
Survaleurs (or écarts d'acquisition) = goodwill.


    Twelve years as a financial journalist
VBaby
United Kingdom
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Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 28
Note from asker to answerer
I have faith in you ability... "Twelve years as a financial journalist" !!

Thanks!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Jane Lamb-Ruiz: this is it
1 hr

agree xxxcldumas
3 hrs

agree Steven Geller: Goodwill is amortized not depreciated.
10 hrs

agree Mark Colucci: Incidentally, Steven Geller is right that intangible assets (such as goodwill) are "amortized," whereas tangible assets are "depreciated." (References: Personal experience in accounting and business tax return preparation.)
12 hrs

agree Didier Fourcot
18 hrs

agree Buzzy
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