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Lettre de Crédit

English translation: letter of credit

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French term or phrase:Lettre de Crédit
English translation:letter of credit
Entered by: Jana Cole (X)

23:44 Apr 20, 2005
French to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Business/Commerce (general)
French term or phrase: Lettre de Crédit
The meaning is obvious but none of my resources have this term. Is there a translation other than Letter of Credit?
Jana Cole (X)
Local time: 10:22
letter of credit
Explanation:
n.a
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Miguel Falquez-Certain
United States
Local time: 13:22
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +11letter of credit
Miguel Falquez-Certain
4 +5Letter of Credit
Marco Borrelli
3Credit note
Daran (X)


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +11
Lettre de Crédit
letter of credit


Explanation:
n.a

Miguel Falquez-Certain
United States
Local time: 13:22
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  A-C Robertson (X): yep
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agree  Yvonne Becker
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agree  Jean-Claude Gouin
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agree  Anna Maria Augustine (X)
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agree  Shaila Kamath
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agree  Yves Cromphaut
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agree  fc_babeaud (X)
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agree  Vicky Papaprodromou
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agree  Ioana Bostan: L.C. sure
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agree  Aisha Maniar
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agree  Gina W
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
Lettre de Crédit
Letter of Credit


Explanation:
letter of credit: a document issued by a bank or other financial institution to a prospective borrower, for an agreed amount, and for a definite or indefinite period; it allows the borrower to draw bills of exchange on the institution up to that amount; letters of credit are also used in foreign trade.
possible abbreviations: L.o.C. and L/C
Couldn't fine any other formula. Why do you need one?

Marco Borrelli
United Kingdom
Local time: 18:22
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian

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agree  roneill: I dealt with these all the time when I worked for a freight forwarderer many moons ago
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agree  David Goward: Especially the last bit: why...?
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agree  Assimina Vavoula
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14 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Lettre de Crédit
Credit note


Explanation:
Without the context it is difficult to be certain but as I read it, a letter of credit is given when a shop does not give a cash refund. This is known as a credit note.

Daran (X)
Local time: 19:22
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
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