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tirages

English translation: drawdown

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French term or phrase:tirage
English translation:drawdown
Entered by: Laura Hastings-Brownstein

05:08 Jan 17, 2004
French to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents
French term or phrase: tirages
Anyone have a good solution in English for "tirages" in the following context? The sentence comes from a loan contract between a bank and a corporation. This sentence refers to the uses for which the corporation may employ the loan money.

Context:

Les utilisations sont ci-après désignées par le terme "tirages".

Thanks in advance!!!

Laura
Laura Hastings-Brownstein
Local time: 10:24
drawdowns
Explanation:
As in: the disbursements are hereafter called "drawdowns'

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Guy Demers (X)
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Thank you, Guy! Excellent solution.
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4 +6drawdowns
Guy Demers (X)
5Expenditure(s)
Alex Zelkind (X)


  

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Expenditure(s)


Explanation:
Employ
Disbursement
Utilization(s)
Application(s)

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Alex Zelkind (X)
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
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Thanks but prefer answers from native speakers of target.
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Comment: Thanks but prefer answers from native speakers of target.

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drawdowns


Explanation:
As in: the disbursements are hereafter called "drawdowns'




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Guy Demers (X)
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 24
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Thank you, Guy! Excellent solution.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  lenkl: Correct: drawdowns under an agreement or credit facility
1 hr
agree  zaphod
1 hr
agree  Adam Thomson
2 hrs
agree  KirstyMacC (X)
2 hrs
neutral  Dr Andrew Read: Am concerned that on close analysis of google results, "drawdown" doesn't seem to be used in the US.
6 hrs
agree  Abdellatif Bouhid
9 hrs
agree  Colin Smith: Correct -this refers specifically to funding agreements where the funds are drawn by the borrower as and when it wants them, not a predefined amount or schedule (e.g. a factoring agreement).
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