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05:24 Apr 18, 2011

Norwegian to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Law: Contract(s) / withholding payment

Norwegian term or phrase: innsparingen (in this context)

...holde tilbake deler av kontraktsummen til det er dokumentert at forholdene er i orden. Summen som blir holdt tilbake skal tilsvare omtrent to ganger innsparingen for firmaet.
They surely do not mean "savings" here?

jeffrey engberg KudoZ activity Questions: 171 (6 open) (35 without valid answers) (2 closed without grading) Answers: 222 Norway
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4 +2

savings

sampat

cost reduction

Per Bergvall

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1 hr confidence:

cost reduction

Explanation:
They might indeed mean savings, but not in the strict sense of savings = money in the bank. They expect the investment to bring about savings, as in reduced costs.

Per Bergvall
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peer agreement (net): +2

savings

Explanation:
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sampat
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