achat Ballon.

English translation: (purchase on the base of) balloon financing

13:07 Mar 31, 2004

French to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Business/Commerce (general)

French term or phrase: achat Ballon.

Company A propose la location longue durée entre 18 et 36 mois sous forme de location avec option d'achat Ballon.

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Local time: 09:37

English translation:(purchase on the base of) balloon financing

Explanation:
balloon financing, balloon mortgage, balloon loans are rather well-known expressions here in the US. You will find plenty of Google hits too. The general - and dangerous - idea is that you pay little in the beginning but the payments tend to balloon towards the end, i.e. become large and larger.

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Note added at 16 mins (2004-03-31 13:24:12 GMT)
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correction: purchase on the BASIS of ......

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swisstell
Italy
Local time: 10:37

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Summary of answers provided

4 +3

(purchase on the base of) balloon financing

swisstell

5 +1

Balloon purchase

Núria Gibert

To buy by balloon payments

Lubna Asmar

To purchase by balloon payments

Lubna Asmar

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16 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

(purchase on the base of) balloon financing

swisstell
Italy
Local time: 10:37
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 50

17 mins confidence:

To buy by balloon payments

Explanation:
A balloon payment is a final payment on a loan or mortgage that is generally much larger than regular payments, but pays off the debt.

Lubna Asmar
Lebanon
Local time: 11:37
Native speaker of:

Arabic

20 mins confidence:

To purchase by balloon payments

Explanation:
A balloon payment is a final payment on a loan or mortgage that is generally much larger than regular payments, but pays off the debt.

Lubna Asmar
Lebanon
Local time: 11:37
Native speaker of:

Arabic

23 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

Balloon purchase

Explanation:
Take a look at these references. I still don't understad what it means, but it seems that the French expression comes from the English one "balloon purchase".

Reference: http://www.wanadoo.fr/bin/frame2.cgi?u=http%3A//www.pro.wana...
Reference: http://www.apro-rto.com/turningtideoflitigation.PDF

Núria Gibert
Spain
Local time: 10:37
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Catalan,

Spanish

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