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fondo de disponibilidad

English translation: availability fund (sinking fund)


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Spanish term or phrase:fondo de disponibilidad
English translation:availability fund (sinking fund)
Entered by: David Brown
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17:29 Jul 12, 2005
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Bus/Financial - Finance (general) / Budgets
Spanish term or phrase: fondo de disponibilidad
International organization in drafting its budget has set aside a "fondo de disponibilidad para proyectos." It does not appear to be intended to deal with contingencies. The "proyectos" will be identified at a later date.
Alex MacQuarrie
availability fund
Explanation:
a sinking fund is usually set aside for future projects
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David Brown
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3 +5availability fundDavid Brown
4funds available for projects
Nikki Graham
4project fundbigedsenior


  

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availability fund


Explanation:
a sinking fund is usually set aside for future projects

David Brown
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agree  paula13
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agree  Philippe Maillard
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agree  TranslateThis
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agree  Xenia Wong
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project fund


Explanation:
If a fund is established for projects, it is understood that that is what the money is available for.

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funds available for projects


Explanation:
This is how I would word it (the plural is deliberate) and it seems to be quite common.

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