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efectivo o disponible

English translation: cash or funds available


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Spanish term or phrase:efectivo o disponible
English translation:cash or funds available
Entered by: Maru Villanueva
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20:16 Oct 28, 2008
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Finance (general) / Investing
Spanish term or phrase: efectivo o disponible
What is the difference between these two words? I thought they both mean "cash" in English. How would you translate the phrase containing them both? Just say cash once?
"...cartas de [nombre de la compañía] en donde se detallan la seguridad de los activos con ellos, el manejo de efectivo o disponible, las compañías de auditoria...."
kifriedman
United States
Local time: 01:13
cash or funds available
Explanation:
Es mi recomendación.
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Maru Villanueva
Mexico
Local time: 00:13
Grading comment
Me gustó más esta respuesta. Gracias a todos.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +9cash or funds availableMaru Villanueva
5 +1cash or liquid assets
Ricardo Galarza
4 +1cash or (and) banks
Luis Rey Ballesteros (Luiroi)
4cash and available balance/cash and available funds
Marisa Sarniguet
4cash and availableAdela Lopez
3cash and liquid funds
S Ben Price
Summary of reference entries provided
cash or cash equivalents
Rocio Barrientos

  

Answers


8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
cash or (and) banks


Explanation:
I think this is the term used for both together. Normally: cash and banks

Luis Rey Ballesteros (Luiroi)
Local time: 00:13
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 60

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  RichardDeegan: I go along with this; the "disponible" basically means (other) funds available, demand accounts, savings accounts, CDs, etc
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49 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
cash and available


Explanation:
Efectivo would be cash as in cash payments and available is what you can withdraw from the bank

Adela Lopez
Local time: 06:13
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 7
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51 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +9
cash or funds available


Explanation:
Es mi recomendación.


    Reference: http://www.countybank.com/personal-banking/services-you-need...
    Reference: http://www.secinfo.com/d14D5a.v6aR7.b.htm
Maru Villanueva
Mexico
Local time: 00:13
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 98
Grading comment
Me gustó más esta respuesta. Gracias a todos.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  GLENN MCBRIDE WITHENSHAW: i like this one
56 mins
  -> Thank you, Glenn

agree  Edward Tully
1 hr
  -> Thank you, Edward

agree  Carolina Ruiz
2 hrs
  -> Gracias, Carolina

agree  Mónica Sauza
3 hrs
  -> Gracias, Mónica

agree  Walter Landesman
5 hrs
  -> Thank you, Walter

agree  Rocio Barrientos: Sí, también cash or cash equivalents :)
15 hrs
  -> Sí, Rocío, buena opción también

agree  MikeGarcia: Sobresaliente, niña....
16 hrs
  -> Gracias mil Miguel por tus siempre amables comentarios

agree  MariCarmen Pizarro
18 hrs
  -> Gracias, MariCarmen

agree  Alice Bootman
23 hrs
  -> Gracias, Alice
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
cash and liquid funds


Explanation:
Funds that are available on short or "no" notice, "^[available/liquid] [funds/finances]" might work too.

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Note added at 2 hrs (2008-10-28 22:21:46 GMT)
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Liquid -
6. in cash or readily convertible into cash without significant loss of principal: liquid assets.

S Ben Price
Spain
Local time: 07:13
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 20
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
cash or liquid assets


Explanation:
That's the way they say it in English.

Good luck!

The acquiring corporation forms a new subsidiary by contributing cash or liquid assets. The acquiring subsidiary forms a single-member limited liability ...
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... the Portfolio will (to the extent required by applicable law) either (1) segregate cash or liquid assets in the prescribed amount or (2) otherwise ...
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Many countries have strict regulations that severely limit the amount of cash or liquid assets an individual may take or send abroad. ...
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Ricardo Galarza
Uruguay
Local time: 02:13
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Alice Bootman
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16 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
cash and available balance/cash and available funds


Explanation:
otra opción

Marisa Sarniguet
Local time: 02:13
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Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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Reference comments


15 hrs
Reference: cash or cash equivalents

Reference information:
IFRS includes a category of specific financial assets, which are subject to .... assets may be recorded at the amount of cash or cash equivalents paid or ...
www.pwc.com/extweb/service.nsf/docid/A6C835D6C28077C58025.....

Si es para Europa este es el término según las normas IFRS

Rocio Barrientos
Bolivia
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Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 114
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