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prélèvements automatiques.

English translation: direct debit

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French term or phrase:	prélèvement automatique
English translation:	direct debit
Entered by:	Yolanda Broad

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11:19 Mar 28, 2003

French to English translations [Non-PRO]
Telecom(munications) / communications

French term or phrase: prélèvements automatiques.

Les paiements correspondants s'effectuent impérativement par prélèvements automatiques.

Enza Longo KudoZ activity Questions: 939 (none open) (11 closed without grading) Answers: 1404 Canada
Local time: 22:26

Direct debit

Explanation:
or standing order
At least in British English

Selected response from:

Clair@Lexeme
France
Local time: 04:26

Grading comment

Thank you Clair - everyone sure seemed to agree with your translation !
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +18

Direct debit

Clair@Lexeme

5 +2

automatic withdrawals

RHELLER

preauthorized debit

Meri Buettner

automatic draft

lefoque

payments have to be made by standing order.

xxxntouzet

Discussion entries: 1

Answers

2 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +18

Direct debit

Explanation:
or standing order
At least in British English

Clair@Lexeme
France
Local time: 04:26
Native speaker of:

English

Grading comment

Thank you Clair - everyone sure seemed to agree with your translation !

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)

agree

xxxntouzet

1 min

agree

Elisabeth Toda-v.Galen: direct debit payment selon Eurodicautom

2 mins

agree

Sara Freitas-Maltaverne: direct debit

20 mins

agree

markmx

32 mins

-> Thanks everyone!

agree

Meri Buettner

34 mins

agree

Sarah Ponting: direct debit

48 mins

agree

Amy Grieve

1 hr

agree

zaphod

1 hr

agree

Mary Lalevee: direct debit

1 hr

agree

xxxSilLiz

1 hr

agree

Nikki Scott-Despaigne: "direct debit" is generally applied for one-off payments, "standing order" for payments which are made at specified regular intervals and geenrally in the same sum.

1 hr

-> couldn't that be the case for a mobile phone subscription for example?

agree

Margaret Lomas: direct debits can also be for regular payments but are used where the amount might change

2 hrs

agree

lydiar

3 hrs

agree

Catherine Johnstone

3 hrs

agree

Nathalie Andrews

3 hrs

agree

Philip ROUSSEAU-CUNNINGHAM

6 hrs

agree

Tony M: DD, but NOT S/O -- there IS a difference! -- Meg L has hit the nail on the head

6 hrs

agree

writeaway

6 hrs

-> thanks again everyone and especially to those who have pointed out the difference between the two terms. Now for the asker to decide whether these are fixed or variable payments ...?

3 mins confidence:

payments have to be made by standing order.

Explanation:
++

xxxntouzet
France
Local time: 04:26
Works in field

40 mins confidence:

preauthorized debit

Explanation:
or pre-authorized debit (Termium)

A method of making recurring payments under which a debtor authorizes his bank to debit his account upon receipt of a direct debit request by his creditor.

includes direct debit

HOWEVER, in "real life" - "direct payment", "automatic withdrawal" seem to be very much in use (at least with Cdn. and Am. banks)- context is everything as usual ;o)

Meri Buettner
France
Local time: 04:26
Native speaker of:

English

2 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

automatic withdrawals

Explanation:
I have already established two of those at the bank

the advantages of the Automatic Bank Payment Program. With no additional charge, your Combined Utility Bill can be paid via automatic withdrawal from your ...

Free bank-by-phone; Free check exchange; Overdraft Protection. Additional benefits with Direct Deposit and/or automatic withdrawal of mortgage payment: ...

Reference: http://www.ci.seattle.wa.us/util/services/accbank.htm
Reference: http://www.hemlockbank.com/prod_serv.html

RHELLER
Local time: 20:26
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 56