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durchlaufende Posten

English translation: transitory item

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German term or phrase:durchlaufender Posten
English translation:transitory item
Entered by: Alexander Schleber (X)

13:42 Dec 11, 2001
German to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Accounting / Bookkeeping
German term or phrase: durchlaufende Posten
... nicht weiter zu untergliedern, da es nur einen durchlaufenden Posten darstellt."

My brains must be giving out and my searches have been unsuccessful. Who has good translation for this term?

TIA
Alexander Schleber (X)
Belgium
Local time: 11:12
transitory item
Explanation:
Another possibility. The term will be in the glossaries in some form, as it's come up before.
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Deborah Shannon
Germany
Local time: 11:12
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2transitory item
Deborah Shannon
4 +1item in transit
Dr. Fred Thomson
4transitory item
Deborah Shannon
4Items in transit
Gerard Reid (X)


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
item in transit


Explanation:
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Dr. Fred Thomson
United States
Local time: 03:12
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 37

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Gerard Reid (X)
51 mins
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
transitory item


Explanation:
Another possibility. The term will be in the glossaries in some form, as it's come up before.


    Woywode Accounting Dict.
Deborah Shannon
Germany
Local time: 11:12
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 10
Grading comment
Thanks

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sven Petersson
5 mins

agree  Andy Lemminger
8 mins
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
transitory item


Explanation:
Another possibility. The term will be in the glossaries in some form, as it's come up before.


    Woywode Accounting Dict.
Deborah Shannon
Germany
Local time: 11:12
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 10
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53 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Items in transit


Explanation:
I've never heard of transitory item and I used to work as an accountant!

Gerard Reid (X)
Local time: 11:12
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