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German: abschließend

English translation: ultimately







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German term or phrase:abschließend
English translation:ultimately
Entered by:Kathryn McFarland
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German to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Insurance / risk management
German term or phrase: abschließend
Der Risk-Owner ist abschliessend verantwortlich für die von der Gruppe / Geschäftseinheit getragenen Risiken.
Kathryn McFarland
New Zealand
ultimately
Explanation:
He is ultimately responsible - I think they are saying that "the buck stops here".
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Armorel Young
United Kingdom
Note from asker to answerer
Thanks very much!
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3 +5ultimately
Armorel Young
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24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +5
abschliessend ultimately

Explanation:
He is ultimately responsible - I think they are saying that "the buck stops here".

Armorel Young
United Kingdom
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 23
Note from asker to answerer
Thanks very much!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Teresa Reinhardt: 8-)
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agree LittleBalu
16 mins

agree Olga Cartlidge
57 mins

agree Daniel De Moral
5 hrs

agree beermatt
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24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
abschliessend ultimately

Explanation:
looking at the sentence, I think it's probably been translated from English at some time...that might fit, but the German word should have the "ß'' instead of the 'ss'

Teresa Reinhardt
United States
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 59
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