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English translation: less


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Swedish term or phrase:avgår
English translation:less
Entered by: Peter Linton
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06:43 Aug 19, 2011
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Swedish term or phrase: avgår
Samma kontantnota som i min tidigare fråga:

Jobbnr:

Benämning - Ant - Fsg.pris - Mk - R-% - Avgår - Belopp

(Ant = antal, fsg.pris = försäljningspris)

Vad syftar "avgår" på?
Sol y Sombra
Bulgaria
Local time: 06:17
less
Explanation:
Sometimes used in financial contexts to mean an amount debited, charged, deducted etc.
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Peter Linton
Local time: 04:17
Grading comment
Passar utmärkt i sammanhanget. Tack!
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1Discountelherrera
3 +1less
Peter Linton
4deduction
Tania Samuelsson


  

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deduction


Explanation:
this is a more general term than discount so it covers all sorts of deductions to the invoice

Tania Samuelsson
Sweden
Local time: 05:17
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 20
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33 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Discount


Explanation:
Discount = the amount of deductions/reduction in price to be applied to the total of the invoice


http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/discount

discount
- 7 dictionary results
dis·count
   [v. dis-kount, dis-kount; n., adj. dis-kount] Show IPA
–verb (used with object)
1.
to deduct a certain amount from (a bill, charge, etc.): All bills that are paid promptly will be discounted at two percent.
2.
to offer for sale or sell at a reduced price: The store discounted all clothing for the sale.

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Note added at 1 hr (2011-08-19 08:12:43 GMT)
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avgå – ... (räkning) to be deducted / ... avgående poster - deductible items, items to be deducted ...

< Svensk-Englesk Fackordbock, för näringsliv, förvaltning, undervisning och forskning / A Swedish-English Dictionary of Technical Terms used in Business, Industry, Administration, Education and Research
av Ingvar E. Gullberg, Auktoriserad Translator
P.A. Norstedt & Söners Förlag, Stockholm

First Edition
© Ingvar E. Gullberg 1964
Kungl. Boktryckeriet P.A. Norstedt & Söner
Stockholm1964


http://www.thefreedictionary.com/discount

discount
noun
deduction, cut, reduction, concession, allowance, rebate, cut price, lower price, marked-down price You often get a discount on discontinued goods.

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Note: Discount or markdown at the time of sale.

Also could be a rebate after the time of sale - but this usually requires the consumer/customer/buyer to submit documentation and other data to the issuer of the rebate (the manufacturer of the product or other party) via mail, etc., in order to receive the rebate.

elherrera
Local time: 20:17
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agree  Charlesp
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
less


Explanation:
Sometimes used in financial contexts to mean an amount debited, charged, deducted etc.

Peter Linton
Local time: 04:17
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 51
Grading comment
Passar utmärkt i sammanhanget. Tack!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Åsa Schoening: Yes, less in the sense of "minus" is often used in this type of context.
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Aug 21, 2011 - Changes made by Peter Linton:
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