underwrite

German translation: rechtfertigen

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English term or phrase:underwrite
German translation:rechtfertigen
Entered by: Sabine Schlottky

18:44 Dec 25, 2005
English to German translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Petroleum Eng/Sci
English term or phrase: underwrite
Price weakness will not underwrite harvesting oil from such expensive sources like ultra-deepwater offshore wells and heavy oil sands if there’s so much easy oil right there in the desert.

So etwa "erlaubt nicht" oder "wird nicht zulassen"?
Steffen Pollex (X)
Local time: 12:58
rechtfertigt nicht
Explanation:
just a guess
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Sabine Schlottky
Germany
Local time: 12:58
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3erlaubt nicht, trägt nicht
Ricki Farn
2rechtfertigt nicht
Sabine Schlottky


  

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rechtfertigt nicht


Explanation:
just a guess

Sabine Schlottky
Germany
Local time: 12:58
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
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35 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
erlaubt nicht, trägt nicht


Explanation:
underwrite: Angloamerikanisch für: die Platzierung einer Emission übernehmen bzw. garantieren
Hier also: Das Geld, das wir mit Öl einnehmen, erlaubt/trägt (im Sinne von "bezahlt") nicht die Förderung teuren Öls

Ricki Farn
Germany
Local time: 12:58
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 12
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