cap inventory or capped inventory

Norwegian translation: begrense lager eller begrenset lager

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English term or phrase:cap inventory or capped inventory
Norwegian translation:begrense lager eller begrenset lager
Entered by: Camilla Aasheim

16:48 Dec 12, 2006
English to Norwegian translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Retail
English term or phrase: cap inventory or capped inventory
Hva er det? Fra dataprogram for bestilling direkte fra leverandør.
Camilla Aasheim
Norway
Local time: 18:36
begrense lager eller begrenset lager
Explanation:
Vanskelig uten mer kontekst, men jeg tror dette er den mest sannsynlige oversettelsen. "Cap" (som substantiv) oversettes med "maksimalgrense" i Aagenæs økonomisk engelsk-norsk ordbok.

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(v) cap (restrict the number or amount of) "We had to cap the number of people we can accept into our club" (http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=cap)
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3 +1begrense lager eller begrenset lager
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begrense lager eller begrenset lager


Explanation:
Vanskelig uten mer kontekst, men jeg tror dette er den mest sannsynlige oversettelsen. "Cap" (som substantiv) oversettes med "maksimalgrense" i Aagenæs økonomisk engelsk-norsk ordbok.

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Note added at 41 mins (2006-12-12 17:30:06 GMT)
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(v) cap (restrict the number or amount of) "We had to cap the number of people we can accept into our club" (http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=cap)

Example sentence(s):
  • JC Penney capped inventory to avoid clearance discounts and was able to bring in new spring fashions early to attract shoppers

    Reference: http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000103&sid=axbc1XU....
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agree  Jande: totally agree, unless the inventory are hats
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