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akonto

English translation: on account OR advance payment account

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German term or phrase:	akonto
English translation:	on account OR advance payment account
Entered by:	Derek Gill Franßen

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18:16 Oct 1, 2004

German to English translations [PRO]
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German term or phrase: akonto

Für Vorauszahlungen sind Akonto-Rechnungen und Zahlungseingangsbestätigung als Nachweis verwendbar.
This is Swiss German - is it possibly just a Germanized version of the French acompte (deposit)? Grateful for any Swiss German expert help..

Mary McCusker KudoZ activity Questions: 233 (2 open) (1 without valid answers) (11 closed without grading) Answers: 229
Local time: 18:51

on account

Explanation:
The term "Akonto" comes from "Akontierung"; Dietl/Lorenz gives "payment on account" for "Akontozahlung" (but also see: http://www.proz.com/?sp=gloss/term&id=700555&float=y ).

Maybe "invoice on account" would work in your case. :-)

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Note added at 54 mins (2004-10-01 19:11:13 GMT)
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BTW: As far as I know this is not specific to Switzerland.

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Note added at 56 mins (2004-10-01 19:13:12 GMT)
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When I read the word \"akonto\", the word \"advance\" also comes to mind (hope I could help). :-)