anrechenbar

English translation: apportionable

21:52 Nov 3, 2007
German to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Finance (general)
German term or phrase: anrechenbar
Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), Gesamtbetriebskosten

Gesamtheit der Kosten einer Investition, die über ihren gesamten Lebenszyklus hinweg anfallen. Deshalb addieren sich zu der Anfangsinvestition des Kaufpreises auch alle weiteren Folgekosten, die unmittelbar oder anrechenbar dem Gut zuweisbar sind (z.B. inkrementelle Betriebsausgaben und Weiterbildungskosten).
Ilka Nahmmacher
Germany
Local time: 10:00
English translation:apportionable
Explanation:
costs that can either be allocated directly or apportioned to xxx

is how I interpret it.
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Armorel Young
Local time: 09:00
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Thank you.
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Summary of answers provided
3 +4apportionable
Armorel Young
4 +2attributable
Alexander Schleber (X)
4chargeable
Valeska Nygren
4Credited
Amira El-Wattar
4proportionately
Dorothea Rose


  

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apportionable


Explanation:
costs that can either be allocated directly or apportioned to xxx

is how I interpret it.

Armorel Young
Local time: 09:00
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 115
Grading comment
Thank you.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Susan Zimmer
8 mins

agree  Teresa Reinhardt
3 hrs

agree  Jon Fedler
5 hrs

agree  Amphyon
1 day 11 hrs
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chargeable


Explanation:
in Zusammenhang mit zuweisbar

Valeska Nygren
United States
Local time: 05:00
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Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
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Credited


Explanation:
how about this?

Amira El-Wattar
Local time: 11:00
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attributable


Explanation:
While apportionable is not wrong, I think attributable is more commonly used here.

Alexander Schleber (X)
Belgium
Local time: 10:00
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Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 61

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  stanley lawson: sounds appropriate in this context
1 day 5 hrs
  -> Thanks for the confirmation.

agree  RobinB: I really, really hate "apportionable", it just sounds so 18th century! Personally, I'd *always* use "attributable".
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proportionately


Explanation:

noch ein Vorschlag:

[...] can be allocated directly or proportionately to [...]

Schönen Sonntag an alle!

Dorothea Rose
Local time: 10:00
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
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