Wechselverpflichtungen

English translation: liabilities on a bill (of exchange)

09:11 Oct 5, 2001
German to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial
German term or phrase: Wechselverpflichtungen
Wechselverpflichtungen unter L/C und ausstehende, eröffnete L/C's für Wareneinkäufe per 12/31/99.
bobby
English translation:liabilities on a bill (of exchange)
Explanation:
from Schaefer and Hamblock/Wessels
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Trudy Peters
United States
Local time: 19:48
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Summary of answers provided
5 +2bills payable
Ulrike Lieder (X)
5obligations arising out of bills of exchange
Beate Lutzebaeck
5Liabilities from bills of exchange issued under L/C's...
Steffen Pollex (X)
4liabilities on a bill (of exchange)
Trudy Peters
3bill debts
shasas
3bill(s) of exchange obligations
Valeska Nygren


  

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23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
bill debts


Explanation:
Langenscheidts HWB gives bill debt for "Wechselschuld", which is the same as "Wechselverpflichtung", I guess.

shasas
Germany
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24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
liabilities on a bill (of exchange)


Explanation:
from Schaefer and Hamblock/Wessels

Trudy Peters
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Local time: 19:48
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29 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
bills payable


Explanation:
That would seems to fit quite well into the context you give.

Schäfer gives
Wechselverbindlichkeiten fpl
(ReW) bills payable
(Fin) acceptance commitments

Zahn, Bank- und Börsenwesen, lists
bill commitments, liabilities on bills, and (Bilanz) bills (notes) payable

Woywode, Rechnungslegung und Steuern, suggests
bills payable, bills of exchange payable

HTH




    Sch�fer, Hyperbook Wirtschaftsenglisch
    Zahn, Bank- & B�rsenwesen, Woywode, Rechnungslegung und Steuern
Ulrike Lieder (X)
Local time: 16:48
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in pair: 3525

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  shasas: sounds better than debts, indeed 8-)
14 mins

agree  patpending: L/Cs are letters of credit
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
bill(s) of exchange obligations


Explanation:
nur als ein weiterer Gedanke

Valeska Nygren
United States
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
obligations arising out of bills of exchange


Explanation:
Type of transferable (negotiable) instrument such as a pay to order bill or "pay to bearer bill or letter of credit.

Just "bill" wouldn't do the trick, as there are many, many types of bills ... (in commercial law and otherwise)


    Romain, Legal dictionary
    Prof experience as German/NZ solicitor
Beate Lutzebaeck
New Zealand
Local time: 11:48
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15 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Liabilities from bills of exchange issued under L/C's...


Explanation:
In the given context (obviously balance sheet) "Verpflichtungen" are not "obligations" but "liabilities"


    10 years experience in writing and translating business reports/correspondence (German, English, Russian)
    same term of prof. background as banker and bank auditor.
Steffen Pollex (X)
Local time: 01:48
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