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sunk investiment

Portuguese translation: investimentos a fundo perdido; investimento irrecuperável

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English term or phrase:sunk investiment
Portuguese translation: investimentos a fundo perdido; investimento irrecuperável
Entered by: Joao Luis Manga

14:03 Jun 23, 2005
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Business/Commerce (general)
English term or phrase: sunk investiment
The establishment of transportation networks require large sunk investments.
flavioguimar (X)
investimentos irrecuperáveis
Explanation:
| ipea 40 anos | pesquisa econômica aplicada |
A área de infra-estrutura econômica caracteriza-se por ter tecnologias consideradas
específicas (os investimentos não são recuperáveis – sunk investiments), ...
www.ipea.gov.br/SobreIpea/td_1000/infra_econo.htm - 36k
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Joao Luis Manga
Brazil
Local time: 16:53
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5 +1investimentos irrecuperáveis
Joao Luis Manga


  

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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
investimentos irrecuperáveis


Explanation:
| ipea 40 anos | pesquisa econômica aplicada |
A área de infra-estrutura econômica caracteriza-se por ter tecnologias consideradas
específicas (os investimentos não são recuperáveis – sunk investiments), ...
www.ipea.gov.br/SobreIpea/td_1000/infra_econo.htm - 36k

Joao Luis Manga
Brazil
Local time: 16:53
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Claudio Mazotti
0 min
  -> Obrigado, KlausinSP
neutral  James Cook: investimentos a fundo perdido
5 hrs
  -> Ok. Better still. Thank you, James.
neutral  rhandler: Investimentos a fundo perdido é a expressão consagrada.
11 hrs
  -> Thank you, too, rhandler.
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