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Gesellschaft mit beschraenkter Haftung

English translation: private limited company

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German term or phrase:Gesellschaft mit beschraenkter Haftung
English translation:private limited company

15:51 Mar 12, 2004
German to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Business/Commerce (general)
German term or phrase: Gesellschaft mit beschraenkter Haftung
In refernce to a business limitation of liablity
John Moxon
private limited company
Explanation:
Hamblock
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Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 17:12
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +11Ltd
Elvira Stoianov
3 +3private limited company
Kim Metzger
4limited liability corporation (LLC)
Aaron Alder


  

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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
private limited company


Explanation:
Hamblock

Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 17:12
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 834

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Bogdan Burghelea: Volltreffer!
2 hrs
agree  Michael Pauls: Exakt für GB. Für USA: "limited liability company"
16 hrs
agree  Eva Blanar: mpBerlin is right, but this would be understood anyway
20 hrs
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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +11
Ltd


Explanation:
is the equivalent (in German it is abbreviated as GmbH)

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Note added at 2 mins (2004-03-12 15:54:09 GMT)
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some variants from LEO
limited company [Brit.] Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung [Abk.: GmbH]
limited liability company Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung [Abk.: GmbH]
limited liability company [finan.] Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung [Abk.: GmbH]
limited liability corporation [Amer.] Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung [Abk.: GmbH]
private limited company [Brit.] Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung [Abk.: GmbH]

http://dict.leo.org/?search=gmbh&searchLoc=0&relink=on&spell...

(search for gmbh)

Elvira Stoianov
Luxembourg
Local time: 01:12
Native speaker of: Native in RomanianRomanian, Native in HungarianHungarian
PRO pts in category: 28

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  swisstell
5 mins
agree  chaac
22 mins
agree  izy
25 mins
agree  Mag. Sabine Senn
26 mins
agree  Sarah Downing
43 mins
agree  Armorel Young: limited liability company
46 mins
agree  davidgreen
51 mins
agree  Steffen Walter
2 hrs
agree  Edward Guyver
2 hrs
neutral  Bogdan Burghelea: nicht ganz
2 hrs
agree  Eckhard Boehle
7 hrs
agree  Heike Reagan
11 hrs
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
limited liability corporation (LLC)


Explanation:
Long for GmbH

Aaron Alder
Local time: 17:12
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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