timpott

English translation: reserve

20:06 Aug 27, 2008
Swedish to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Business/Commerce (general)
Swedish term or phrase: timpott
Allt till ett fast månadspris, med en timpott för extra bevakningstimmar, för att göra budgeteringen enklare för XXXX.

A set number of hours or an hourly rate in addtion to the fixed monthly price?
David Rumsey
Canada
Local time: 17:37
English translation:reserve
Explanation:
This isn't really an answer but more of a 'fundering'...
Sounds to me like there is a sort of 'time reserve' or a 'time bank' or 'hour bank'
Makes me think of cellular phone rate plans....
HTH a little....
I'll keep thinking about it...
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zebung
Local time: 02:37
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Summary of answers provided
1 +3reserve
zebung


  

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27 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5 peer agreement (net): +3
reserve


Explanation:
This isn't really an answer but more of a 'fundering'...
Sounds to me like there is a sort of 'time reserve' or a 'time bank' or 'hour bank'
Makes me think of cellular phone rate plans....
HTH a little....
I'll keep thinking about it...

zebung
Local time: 02:37
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SwedishSwedish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  EC Translate: It sounds plausible. Seems like the client can draw upon additional hours when needed... http://www.securitas.com/se/sv/Services/Handel/Farsta-Centru...
9 hrs

agree  adrian_r: something along the "time bank" lines sounds good...
10 hrs

agree  George Hopkins
11 hrs
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