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d/b/a

English translation: Doing Business As

01:49 Jan 13, 2018
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Finance (general)
English term or phrase: d/b/a
Context: Help, please!

I authorize Inland Networks (the d/b/a of Inland Telephone Company, Inland Long Distance Company, R. & R Cable Company, Inland Internet and Inland Security) to charge any credit/debit card, and/or I authorize my bank to deduct any checking/savings payment(s) from my checking/savings account, on the payment...


This is not my real context for the purposes of confidentiality.
Nam Vo
Vietnam
Local time: 13:16
Selected answer:Doing Business As
Explanation:
You can always Google it!

http://www.dictionary.com/browse/d--b--a

https://www.google.com/search?ei=zGpZWpOxLsfGjwPE_ryAAQ&q=de...

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Note added at 24 mins (2018-01-13 02:14:37 GMT)
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Trade name, as you can see here.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trade_name

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Note added at 11 days (2018-01-24 15:43:33 GMT) Post-grading
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You're very welcome! :-)
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JohnMcDove
United States
Local time: 23:16
Grading comment
Thank you very much!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
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17 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
the d/b/a of
the trading name of


Explanation:
Inland Networks (the trading name of Inland Telephone Company, Inland Long Distance Company, R. & R Cable Company, Inland Internet and Inland Security)


"Doing Business As" is used in a different way:

[the registered/official name of the business] d/b/a [the trading name]

Daryo
United Kingdom
Local time: 07:16
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SerbianSerbian, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 7
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23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Doing Business As


Explanation:
You can always Google it!

http://www.dictionary.com/browse/d--b--a

https://www.google.com/search?ei=zGpZWpOxLsfGjwPE_ryAAQ&q=de...

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Note added at 24 mins (2018-01-13 02:14:37 GMT)
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Trade name, as you can see here.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trade_name

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Note added at 11 days (2018-01-24 15:43:33 GMT) Post-grading
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You're very welcome! :-)

JohnMcDove
United States
Local time: 23:16
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thank you very much!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Oliver Simões
9 hrs
  -> Thank you very much, Oliveira. :-)
agree  Tina Vonhof (X)
13 hrs
  -> Thank you very much, Tina. :-)
neutral  Daryo: that's the meaning, but you can't use it that way in a sentence, you would need to change the order: "Inland Telephone Company, Inland Long Distance Company ... d/b/a Inland Networks"
17 hrs
  -> Thank you very much, Daryo. :-) Good point. (I'd take the asker would be able work out the best wording)
agree  Yvonne Gallagher: XXX (name) doing business as (small letters!) OR trading as XXX
1 day 9 hrs
  -> Thank you very much, Gallagy. :-)
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