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Compte a echeance

English translation: fixed time deposit

GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
French term or phrase:Compte à echeance
English translation:fixed time deposit
Entered by: Parrot

08:07 Jan 31, 2001
French to English translations [Non-PRO]
Bus/Financial
French term or phrase: Compte a echeance
ATTENTION CE COMPTE EST UN COMPTE à éCHéANCE
CBG
fixed time deposit
Explanation:
"à échéance" means there is a term or maturity date, before which the money may not be touched.
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Parrot
Spain
Local time: 12:45
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3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
naoverdrawn account
Anna Stevenson
nafixed deposit
Albert Golub
nafixed deposit account
Elisa Capelão
naoverdue account
Ingrid Fabi
nafixed time deposit
Parrot


  

Answers


16 mins
overdrawn account


Explanation:
"Warning: This account is overdrawn" referring to a bank account, of course.

Anna Stevenson
France
Local time: 12:45
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 16

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Elisa Capelão
Albert Golub
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1 hr
fixed deposit


Explanation:
compte sur lequel on ne peut effectuer aucun prélevement avant une certaine date sous peine d'agios
seule et unique definition de grandictionnaire
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Albert Golub
Local time: 12:45
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in pair: 359
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1 hr
fixed deposit account


Explanation:
I agree with the previous colleague..only I would call it a fixed deposit account as we are talking of a particular bank account here.

attention: this a fixed deposit account!

to confirm my suggestion you can take a look at:

AKIBA BANK Fixed Deposit Account
... KENYA SHILLING FIXED DEPOSIT ACCOUNT. Place your fixed deposits at Akiba Bank for high returns, coupled with efficient service and security. ...
www.akibabank.com/fixed.htm


regards.



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Elisa Capelão
Local time: 11:45
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in pair: 37
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5 hrs
overdue account


Explanation:
this is my idea

Ingrid Fabi
Canada
Local time: 06:45
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in pair: 3

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Elisa Capelão
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5 hrs
fixed time deposit


Explanation:
"à échéance" means there is a term or maturity date, before which the money may not be touched.

Parrot
Spain
Local time: 12:45
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 1861

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