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skillnadsbelopp

English translation: differential (amount)


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Swedish term or phrase:skillnadsbelopp
English translation:differential (amount)
Entered by: Sven Petersson
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21:08 Feb 5, 2010
Swedish to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Accounting
Swedish term or phrase: skillnadsbelopp
Annual report:

Koncernens anskaffningskostnader definieras genom en förvärvsanalys i samband med verksamhetens positiva *skillnadsbelopp* som utgör koncernens goodwill.
Anders Dalstrom
Ireland
Local time: 04:12
differential (amount)
Explanation:
:o)

I would have deleted the word "amount", but one may include it.
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Sven Petersson
Sweden
Local time: 05:12
Grading comment
Thanks!
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1differential (amount)
Sven Petersson
3balanceMalberg
3 -1"differential additional amounts"
Diarmuid Kennan


  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -1
"differential additional amounts"


Explanation:
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Diarmuid Kennan
Ireland
Local time: 04:12
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Sven Petersson: "Additional" seems to be superfluous in this context. "Belopp" is singular in this context.
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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
balance


Explanation:
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Skillnadsbelopp > forskelsbeløb (in Danish)
Forskelsbeløb > balance (source: Dansk-Engelsk Økonomisk Ordbog, A. Lyng Svensson)
Positivt forskelsbeløb > positive balance (source: Regnskabsordbogen Dansk-Engelsk, S. Nielsen, L. Mourier, H. Bergenholtz)

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Malberg
Denmark
Local time: 05:12
Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
differential (amount)


Explanation:
:o)

I would have deleted the word "amount", but one may include it.


    Reference: http://www.veritas-ag.de/binaries/downloads/47_gb2008_verita...
Sven Petersson
Sweden
Local time: 05:12
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 237
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Feb 12, 2010 - Changes made by Sven Petersson:
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