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Spitzabrechnung

English translation: balance due

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German term or phrase:Spitzabrechnung
English translation:balance due
Entered by: Karin Walker (X)

10:41 Feb 16, 2005
German to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Economics
German term or phrase: Spitzabrechnung
Hierzu hab ich leider nicht viel Kontext. Ich übersetze ein Dokument mit Kommentaren zu verschiedenen Paragraphen eines Vertrags (der mir nicht vorliegt). Es geht um Abschlagszahlungen, das ist soweit klar, und um Spitzabrechnungen. Was das in etwa ist, habe ich herausfinden können (at least I think so) - die Abrechnung von Restforderungen, nachdem die Abschlagszahlungen berücksichtigt worden sind, wie es z.B. bei Nebenkosten der Fall ist.
Meine Wirtschaftswörterbücher kennen den Begriff nicht. Kann jemand mir damit aushelfen? (Da es Powerpoint ist, bitte - soweit möglich - ein griffiges Substantiv! - ich hab nicht viel Platz!)

TIA
Karin
Karin Walker (X)
Germany
Local time: 03:58
balance due
Explanation:
or something like that! According to Schäfer "Spitzbeträge" are `residual amounts´ - so, as you correctly supposed, a Spitzabrechnung would certainly be the calculation of the amount left over after deduction of advance payments. The result of this calculation would be the balance due.
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Frosty
Local time: 03:58
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Frosty - Thanks for confirming and the others for concurring! I didn't use your solution in the end - didn't quite fit in with the context, but it would have been absolutely fine anywhere else.
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balance due


Explanation:
or something like that! According to Schäfer "Spitzbeträge" are `residual amounts´ - so, as you correctly supposed, a Spitzabrechnung would certainly be the calculation of the amount left over after deduction of advance payments. The result of this calculation would be the balance due.

Frosty
Local time: 03:58
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Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 11
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Frosty - Thanks for confirming and the others for concurring! I didn't use your solution in the end - didn't quite fit in with the context, but it would have been absolutely fine anywhere else.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Kathi Stock
8 mins
  -> Thankyou, Kathi
agree  gangels (X): definitely in the US
2 hrs
  -> Thankyou, Klaus
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