rentabilidad negativa

English translation: ...negative profitability...

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Spanish term or phrase:rentabilidad negativa
English translation:...negative profitability...
Entered by: Gabriel Aramburo Siegert

17:34 Jun 6, 2002
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
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Spanish term or phrase: rentabilidad negativa
a mi entender rentabilidad es profitability pero entonces no puede ser negativa
"negative result" entonces?
Erica L
Local time: 05:39
...negative profitability...
Explanation:
Good luck.
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Gabriel Aramburo Siegert
Local time: 03:39
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Summary of answers provided
4 +4...negative profitability...
Gabriel Aramburo Siegert
4 +1losses or in-the-red profitability
Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
4 +1negative return
Robert INGLEDEW
5deficit
Antonio Costa (X)
4 +1Not profitable
Swami
4 +1negative earnings
Lorianne Weston
4unprofitability
Parrot
4negative profits
Sebastián Sierpe Toral (X)


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
losses or in-the-red profitability


Explanation:
It's just an euphemism. But to stick to the text, I guess you can say the profitability is in the red or negative

Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in pair: 7709

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agree  Thierry LOTTE
23 mins
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
...negative profitability...


Explanation:
Good luck.

Gabriel Aramburo Siegert
Local time: 03:39
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 552
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Alfredo Gonzalez
4 mins

agree  Henry Hinds: Yes, losing your shirt and underwear.
27 mins

agree  Dennis Parsons: it is an accepted business term
29 mins

agree  Oso (X): ¶:^)
32 mins
  -> Know whay? The funny little faces you seem to include with your comments never arrive all right. The only thing you can see are, seemingly, the symbols. I'd like to know how to do those funny faces. Salute.
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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
unprofitability


Explanation:
I'm reading this as "rentabilidad nula". The other options are also good in other contexts.

Parrot
Spain
Local time: 10:39
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 7645
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20 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
negative return


Explanation:
más conciso y bien claro.

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Robert INGLEDEW
Argentina
Local time: 05:39
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 1940

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jennifer Callahan: Best option for me (I would also use loss)
18 hrs
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22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
deficit


Explanation:
Ok

Antonio Costa (X)
PRO pts in pair: 179
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41 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Not profitable


Explanation:
Depending on the context, this could be simply "not profitable." In other words, it's a losing concern!

Swami
United States
Local time: 04:39
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 66

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Gillian Hargreaves (X)
14 hrs
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41 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
negative earnings


Explanation:
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Lorianne Weston
Local time: 03:39
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 81

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Paul Mably (X)
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1 day 2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
negative profits


Explanation:
the simpler the better :-)

Sebastián Sierpe Toral (X)
PRO pts in pair: 26
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