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Überwachung der Verrechnungen

English translation: invoice control


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German term or phrase:Überwachung der Verrechnungen
English translation:invoice control
Entered by: Connie Leipholz
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12:15 Sep 8, 2004
German to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Accounting / Letter of reference
German term or phrase: Überwachung der Verrechnungen
Letter of reference

Manager of the professional services department.

In this function, he was responsible for:

Überwachung der Verrechnungen

The Eichborn says "control" for Überwachung and settlement for "Verrechnung"

(Invoicing control ??)

Thanks you very much in advance for your help
Connie Leipholz
Local time: 18:19
invoice control
Explanation:
Sounds like it to me, but it would be "invoice control" instead of "invoicing".
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Krokodil
Germany
Local time: 00:19
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Summary of answers provided
4Supervising the flow of incoming and outgoing invoicesgangels
4invoice controlKrokodil
4clearing control or offset controlTjasa Kuerpick
3Tracking settlements (co.-level); tracing transfer-pricing payments (group-only)xxxKirstyMacC
3invoice monitoring
Dr. Fred Thomson
3supervision of setoffs
Derek Gill Franßen


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Überwachung der Verrechnungen
invoice control


Explanation:
Sounds like it to me, but it would be "invoice control" instead of "invoicing".

Krokodil
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Überwachung der Verrechnungen
invoice monitoring


Explanation:
Another possibility

Dr. Fred Thomson
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Überwachung der Verrechnungen
clearing control or offset control


Explanation:
Verrechnung: offset, clearing, charging, setting off or allocation
Überwachung: control, supervison, monitoring or surveillance
Source: Lingen Wörterbuch der Wirtschaft

Tjasa Kuerpick
Slovenia
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Überwachung der Verrechnungen
supervision of setoffs


Explanation:
OR: "supervision of mutual credits/crediting"
"verrechnen" = "setoff against"
:-)

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Note added at 54 mins (2004-09-08 13:10:16 GMT)
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...\"setoff\" is not the only definition for \"verrechnen\". ;-)

Derek Gill Franßen
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Supervising the flow of incoming and outgoing invoices


Explanation:
He simply kept track of the traffic in invoices.

gangels
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Tracking settlements (co.-level); tracing transfer-pricing payments (group-only)


Explanation:
Der grosse Eichborn is quite good, though the Eng. sometimes has a 'Denglish' feel about it.

I agree with the 2nd suggestion i.e. settlements instead of clearings.

Transfer pricing is the taxable rate group cos. charge each other for goods, supplies or services.


'Tracking - payments, settlements, escrow. Business problem Ensuring that
business processes and workflows are completed in an ordered ...'



    Reference: http://www.choreology.com/usecases/tracking.htm
xxxKirstyMacC
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