självkostnadsavgift

English translation: at cost charge

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Swedish term or phrase:	självkostnadsavgift
English translation:	at cost charge
Entered by:	SafeTex

09:09 Mar 11, 2022

Swedish to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Economics

Swedish term or phrase: självkostnadsavgift

Hello

This word is all over the Internet and it's some type of additional charge/fee when you don't use a facility/service that is offered but provide the facility/service yourself. So it turns up in all sorts of places and situations

In my translation, it happens to be applied if you don't use the campsite's bed linen and Arctic sleeping bags.

Does anyone have an idea what it could be in English though?

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at cost charge

Explanation:
"Till självkostnad" is the usual expression when English would say "at cost". In the context of a camp site charging for bedding not required "självkostnad" is a bit of a misnomer, but the general vibe would be that it is a modest fee.

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Agneta Pallinder
United Kingdom
Local time: 04:02

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at cost charge

Agneta Pallinder

subsistence charge

Evgeny Sidorenko

cost-plus charge

Deane Goltermann

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at cost charge

Agneta Pallinder
United Kingdom
Local time: 04:02
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Swedish,

English
PRO pts in category: 17

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7 hrs confidence:

subsistence charge

Explanation:
a token fee to keep the facility running?

Evgeny Sidorenko
Russian Federation
Local time: 06:02
Native speaker of:

Russian

2 hrs confidence:

cost-plus charge

Explanation:
In most contracts I've dealt with självkostnad is used in a 'cost-plus' contexts. These are public contracts, construction contracts, and similar. So I can't tell if this is too formal for your context. Then again, is sounds cool and should impress any private users of your facility/service.

I have not seen 'self-cost' except in situations where it seems like a poor translation.

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You could also call this a 'cost-plus service charge'

Deane Goltermann
Sweden
Local time: 05:02
Native speaker of:

English,

Swedish
PRO pts in category: 14

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