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Ueberstaende

English translation: excess stock

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German term or phrase:Überstände
English translation:excess stock
Entered by: Mats Wiman

09:20 Dec 13, 2001
German to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial
German term or phrase: Ueberstaende
In the annual report of an electronic components company. full sentence is Die komplette logische Kette hatte dramatischen Ueberstaende.
Martyn Glenville-Sutherland (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 20:38
excess stock
Explanation:
simply too much of it
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Mats Wiman
Sweden
Local time: 21:38
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3excess stock
Mats Wiman
4Surplus
Sabine Tietge


  

Answers


8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Surplus


Explanation:
surplus
(com) Überschuß m
(Vw) Angebotsüberschuß m (eg, wheat, butter)
(ReW, US, appr) Reingewinn m



    Sch�fer Wirtschaftsenglisch
Sabine Tietge
Local time: 01:08
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 730
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
excess stock


Explanation:
simply too much of it


    13 years in Germany + professional experience
Mats Wiman
Sweden
Local time: 21:38
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish
PRO pts in pair: 1498

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Martin Schmurr: because "dramatic" does not seem to be ironic here
1 min
agree  Ingrid Grzeszik
29 mins
agree  Jacqueline McKay (X)
34 mins
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