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Postcheck: Konto

English translation: Post Office Giro Account


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German term or phrase:Postcheck: Konto
English translation:Post Office Giro Account
Entered by: Anne-Marie Grant
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12:05 Apr 6, 2009
German to English translations [Non-PRO]
Bus/Financial - Finance (general)
German term or phrase: Postcheck: Konto
This appears at the top of a letter from a Swiss businessman to an English supplier. The address/phone/fax details are given, followed by Schweiz Bankgesellschaft 5620 Bremgarten, Konto Nr. xx, then Postcheck: Konto xx xx.

It is a letter from 1996 and contains a number of typos.

Would you translate Postcheck: Konto in this context? If so, would it be Checking Account ?
Anne-Marie Grant
Local time: 15:09
Post Office Giro Account
Explanation:
and not necessarily a British concept, Anne-Marie, although it might well be. I know that in Germany, it's been around for something like 150 years; don't know about Switzerland, though.
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LegalTrans D
Local time: 17:09
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Thanks again
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2Post Office Giro Account
LegalTrans D
2postal check: account nr.
Anke Wiesinger


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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
postal check: account nr.


Explanation:
Perhaps it means, that if they want to send a postal check, to use the account number mentioned

Anke Wiesinger
Germany
Local time: 16:09
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Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks Anke - I hadn't thought of it like that.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Steffen Walter: I tend to agree with Volkmar's comment above.
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Postscheck: Konto
Post Office Giro Account


Explanation:
and not necessarily a British concept, Anne-Marie, although it might well be. I know that in Germany, it's been around for something like 150 years; don't know about Switzerland, though.

LegalTrans D
Local time: 17:09
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 16
Grading comment
Thanks again
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you Volkmar. I'm never quite sure whether these sorts of terms should be translated or left in the original!

Asker: Many thanks for this, Volkmar.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Steffen Walter
11 mins
  -> Danke, Steffen
agree  Dr.G.MD
1 hr
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