Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
akonto
English translation:
on account OR advance payment account
Added to glossary by
Derek Gill Franßen
Oct 1, 2004 18:16
19 yrs ago
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German term
Excellence combined with speed
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, French to English, Dutch to English
akonto
German to English
Bus/Financial
Finance (general)
Für Vorauszahlungen sind Akonto-Rechnungen und Zahlungseingangsbestätigung als Nachweis verwendbar.
This is Swiss German - is it possibly just a Germanized version of the French acompte (deposit)? Grateful for any Swiss German expert help..
This is Swiss German - is it possibly just a Germanized version of the French acompte (deposit)? Grateful for any Swiss German expert help..
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +3 | on account |
Derek Gill Franßen
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| 4 +1 | downpayment |
swisstell
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Proposed translations
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Derek Gill Franßen
Germany
Germany
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German Attorney & University Lecturer
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, English, English to German, and 1 more.
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on account
The term "Akonto" comes from "Akontierung"; Dietl/Lorenz gives "payment on account" for "Akontozahlung" (but also see: http://www.proz.com/?sp=gloss/term&id=700555&float=y ).
Maybe "invoice on account" would work in your case. :-)
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Note added at 54 mins (2004-10-01 19:11:13 GMT)
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BTW: As far as I know this is not specific to Switzerland.
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Note added at 56 mins (2004-10-01 19:13:12 GMT)
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When I read the word \"akonto\", the word \"advance\" also comes to mind (hope I could help). :-)
Maybe "invoice on account" would work in your case. :-)
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Note added at 54 mins (2004-10-01 19:11:13 GMT)
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BTW: As far as I know this is not specific to Switzerland.
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Note added at 56 mins (2004-10-01 19:13:12 GMT)
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When I read the word \"akonto\", the word \"advance\" also comes to mind (hope I could help). :-)
Peer comment(s):
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swisstell
: sorry, Derek, akonto in Swiss German means partial payment/down payment
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| agree |
RobinB
: A payment "on account" means exactly that: a downpayment! And of course it's not specific to Switzerland.
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Andrew D
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Tamara Ferencak
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Kim Metzger
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "In the event I chose advance payment account, a slightly different formulation. "
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downpayment
or partial payment
Peer comment(s):
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Wenjer Leuschel (X)
: Deposit or part payment would be all right, I guess.
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