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HV-Umlagen

English translation: central administration allocation

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German term or phrase:HV-Umlagen
English translation:central administration allocation
Entered by: foehnerk (X)

14:12 Dec 2, 2003
German to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial
German term or phrase: HV-Umlagen
"HV-Umlagen der XXXX AG..." I know it stands for Hauptverwaltungsumlagen but what is the correct English term for these allocations..."head office allocations" or "general administration allocations"? or ....?
foehnerk (X)
Local time: 00:21
central administration allocation
Explanation:
or head office allocation, definitely not general administration, as you are talking here HAUPT.....
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swisstell
Italy
Local time: 06:21
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Thanks everyone!
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4 +2central administration allocation
swisstell
4HQ appropriations and apportionments
KirstyMacC (X)


  

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central administration allocation


Explanation:
or head office allocation, definitely not general administration, as you are talking here HAUPT.....

swisstell
Italy
Local time: 06:21
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in pair: 3377
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Thanks everyone!

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agree  cologne: I'd choose head office..
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agree  avantix
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HQ appropriations and apportionments


Explanation:
HV is an abbrev. so why not keep the abr. and even squeeze into HQ apps. to save opting for one term or the other.


    Reference: http://www.uscg.mil/ccs/cit/cim/directives/CI%5CCI_7302_2.pd...
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