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caja social

English translation: social contribution fund

16:40 Jul 3, 2002
Spanish to English translations [Non-PRO]
Bus/Financial
Spanish term or phrase: caja social
Chile. Legal. La suma de veinte millones de pesos fueron enterados en la "caja social"
ERAguilar
United States
Local time: 01:17
English translation:social contribution fund
Explanation:
social is usually social contribution in English, and a caja is a savings scheme or fund
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Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
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Summary of answers provided
5 +5social contribution fund
Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
4 +1social security funds
Maria Luisa Duarte
4corporate account
Rick Henry


  

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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +5
social contribution fund


Explanation:
social is usually social contribution in English, and a caja is a savings scheme or fund

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

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  icchavez (X): THIS IS THE BEST TRANSLATION
13 mins
agree  Parrot: I tend to agree, but there's so little context.
35 mins
agree  Marian Greenfield
41 mins
agree  Maria-Jose Pastor: Given the lack of context - THIS IS IT.
50 mins
agree  Guillermina Canale
1 hr
agree  x-Translator (X)
1 hr
agree  Сергей Лузан
14 hrs
disagree  Thomas West (X): Caja social is corporate treasury, for heaven's sake!!
2 days 4 hrs
  -> not enough context to tell, corporate treasury?? Corporate treasurer but capital account , not much context here in fact.
disagree  Carol Blackburn: In this context is Corporate treasury or Corporate coffer.
4725 days
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
corporate account


Explanation:
This could be any number of things, depending on context. But, looking at what you've provided, it may be this.

HTH

Rick

Rick Henry
United States
Local time: 01:17
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 375
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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
social security funds


Explanation:
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Note added at 2002-07-03 17:03:28 (GMT)
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Whether Social Security Funds Should be Invested Collectively or Through a System of Individual Accounts

http://www.brook.edu/views/testimony/weaver/20010906.htm

Maria Luisa Duarte
Spain
Local time: 08:17
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in pair: 3168

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agree  Sery
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