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German: ./. symbol

English translation: less







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German term or phrase:./. symbol
English translation:less
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Bus/Financial - Accounting
German term or phrase: ./. symbol
Hi,

I'm working on a text with some general accounting sections in it. The symbol "./." appears in a few places. Does someone know what this means? The following is an example:

November
11/12 der Planzahlen (Soll) oder 11/12 der
Ist-Zahlen
./. bis Oktober gebuchte Abgrenzung
./. Gesamtbetrag Sonderzuwendung (Plan- oder
Ist-Zahlen)
= zu buchende Abgrenzung (Ertrag, 11/12 des
Gesamtbetrages


Thanks in advance,

Conroy
Conroy Fritz
United States
less
Explanation:
Often used also in price lists e.g. less 5%

= absaetzlich
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transatgees
United Kingdom
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Thanks.
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +10
less

Explanation:
Often used also in price lists e.g. less 5%

= absaetzlich

transatgees
United Kingdom
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Note from asker to answerer
Thanks.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree MMUlr: That's it - but correct German is: --> abzüglich (or abzgl.) :-)
1 min
  -> Whoops! Yes, quite right

agree Jane Luther
3 mins

agree SusieZ
5 mins

agree Ted Wozniak: and I would write it as Less: when it appears on a new line
14 mins

agree Iris Schlagheck-Weber: with MMUlr
24 mins

agree Steffen Walter: with MMUlr and Ted
1 hr

agree Andrea Hauer
3 hrs

agree LittleBalu: with MMUlr
3 hrs

agree RobinB: or simply replace by the standard English minus sign.
4 hrs

agree Dr.G.MD
212 days
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