Retainage

Danish translation: tilbageholdelse, indeholdelse; garantisum, bankgaranti

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English term or phrase:retainage
Danish translation:tilbageholdelse, indeholdelse; garantisum, bankgaranti
Entered by: NetLynx

20:05 Nov 15, 2007
English to Danish translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Accounting
English term or phrase: Retainage
Retainage % must range from 1% to 100%
Randi Kristensen
Denmark
Local time: 13:28
tilbageholdelse; garantisum, bankgaranti
Explanation:
Det første forslag er generelt; det andet er mere specifikt ved entreprenøropgaver, f.eks. byggeri.
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NetLynx
Local time: 13:28
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Det der forvirrer mig er, at retainer betyder forskudshonorar, men jeg tror at garantisum måske kan bruges i denne sammenhæng, da det har forbindelse til entreprenær opgaver. Tak.
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3 +1tilbageholdelse; garantisum, bankgaranti
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retainage
tilbageholdelse; garantisum, bankgaranti


Explanation:
Det første forslag er generelt; det andet er mere specifikt ved entreprenøropgaver, f.eks. byggeri.

NetLynx
Local time: 13:28
Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Det der forvirrer mig er, at retainer betyder forskudshonorar, men jeg tror at garantisum måske kan bruges i denne sammenhæng, da det har forbindelse til entreprenær opgaver. Tak.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mette Melchior: See also examples of translation of "retain" on Eurodicautum / IATE
8 hrs
  -> Tak. Hverken IATE eller Kjærulff Nielsen har ordet 'retainage'. Men 'retain' i IATE tilføjer én yderligere mulighed: 'indeholdelse', placeret som nr. 2 før semikolon.
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