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21:23 Apr 14, 2005 |
French to English translations [PRO] Bus/Financial - Law: Contract(s) | |||||||
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5 +6 | be deducted from the gross profit of the company |
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3 +5 | reduce the profit margin? |
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déduire la marge be deducted from the gross profit of the company Explanation: marge can be: gross profit..the mark-up..like in retail..or profit margin...if the company is a big corporation, I would say the gross profit.... Here's your problem: the way you posted only a piece of the sentence, does not make the context clear...you have to parse the sentence in order to get it..I mean I do..this is probably..about these items being deducted from the gross profit... the x, y and z will be deducted from ..rather than anything with reduce..... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 6 mins (2005-04-14 21:29:25 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- but, if this company is selling widgets....it is probably>>> will be deducted from the company\'s mark-up price..... |
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