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a.o. (in "EBIT vor a.o.")

English translation: Ausserordentlich

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German term or phrase:	a.o. (in "EBIT vor a.o.")
English translation:	Ausserordentlich
Entered by:	Jeremy Amos

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08:01 Jun 16, 2004

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German term or phrase: a.o. (in "EBIT vor a.o.")

What does the a.o. stand for in this context?

Jeremy Amos KudoZ activity Questions: 77 (none open) (9 closed without grading) Answers: 104 United Kingdom
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Ausserordentlich

Explanation:
Your full text will be something like EBIT vor a.o. Faktoren, which is EBIT before one-off (or even extraordinary) factors.

HTH

Alison

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Note added at 22 mins (2004-06-16 08:23:54 GMT)
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The \"Faktoren\" or even \"Positionen\" is implied in your original, although it is not actually written. \"One-off\" is more common usage than \"extraordinary\" here.

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Note added at 44 mins (2004-06-16 08:46:28 GMT)
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Here\'s an example...
\"Note 7 The cost of debt in 2002/03 includes a one-off refinancing charge of £18.1m.\"
http://www.westernpower.co.uk/servercode/showdocument.asp?ID...