Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
facturation à blanc
English translation:
sample billing with no amount due
Added to glossary by
P Blanchett-Lee
Jun 12, 2009 18:17
14 yrs ago
French term
facturation à blanc
French to English
Bus/Financial
Environment & Ecology
Context: curbside waste collection services
Sentence: Les 18 000 habitants du territoire seront désormais assujettis à la redevance générale incitative avec une facturation à blanc sur 2010 et effective en 2011.
Any suggestions much appreciated!
Sentence: Les 18 000 habitants du territoire seront désormais assujettis à la redevance générale incitative avec une facturation à blanc sur 2010 et effective en 2011.
Any suggestions much appreciated!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +1 | invoice with no amount |
MatthewLaSon
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| 2 +2 | dry-run billing |
liz askew
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| 1 | fictional billing |
Tony M
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Proposed translations
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41 mins
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invoice with no amount
Hello,
That's my understanding.
I've seen "en blanc" as well.
I hope this helps.
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Note added at 41 mins (2009-06-12 18:59:27 GMT)
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"Invoice with no amount payable"
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Note added at 7 hrs (2009-06-13 02:13:39 GMT)
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I mean they will be subjected to "non-payable billing"
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Note added at 8 hrs (2009-06-13 02:18:40 GMT)
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That's not right "non-payble billing." I mean "billing with no charge"
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Note added at 22 hrs (2009-06-13 16:36:26 GMT)
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OR "sample billing"
That's my understanding.
I've seen "en blanc" as well.
I hope this helps.
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Note added at 41 mins (2009-06-12 18:59:27 GMT)
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"Invoice with no amount payable"
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Note added at 7 hrs (2009-06-13 02:13:39 GMT)
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I mean they will be subjected to "non-payable billing"
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Note added at 8 hrs (2009-06-13 02:18:40 GMT)
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That's not right "non-payble billing." I mean "billing with no charge"
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Note added at 22 hrs (2009-06-13 16:36:26 GMT)
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OR "sample billing"
Peer comment(s):
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Lionel_M (X)
: Agree Matthew: (or) "with no charge"//Pleasure for me Matthew. Have a nice WE
2 hrs
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Thank you, Lionel! I appreciate it.
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polyglot45
: there WILL be an amount to give people a foretaste of what is to come. Only the bill will not have to be paid. You got there in the end but the original response is simply wrong
12 hrs
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Thank you for the comment, but I don't what is exactly featured on the bill. I never got one. LOL. It probably is just "billing with no amount due"
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Tony M
: Polyglot is right: your headword answer sounds wrong, though your later explanation does get there in the end...
1 day 22 hrs
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3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks to everyone!"
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28 mins
dry-run billing
A bondé de increased by A chaud on-the-spot/ hot A perimetre ...
... waiting appel à facture request for invoice Appelant originating Appeler ..... facturation a blanc dry-run billing facturation sur facture invoicing by ...
www.translatorpub.com/user_docs/4107G_1132008_2149.txt - Cached - Similar
... waiting appel à facture request for invoice Appelant originating Appeler ..... facturation a blanc dry-run billing facturation sur facture invoicing by ...
www.translatorpub.com/user_docs/4107G_1132008_2149.txt - Cached - Similar
Peer comment(s):
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Rahdne Zola (X)
: while this is 'fictional' and 'with no amount', I think "dry-run billing" is the best way to state this
16 mins
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Well, FWIW, the term is used fairly widely in English. Thank you!
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| agree |
Tony M
: Yup, that's the term it needs!
56 mins
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Thank you! Exactly :-)
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4 mins
fictional billing
If I understand the context correctly, 'pretend' bills are going to be issued in 2010, so that people can learn to appreciate what they would have to pay, before actual billing is introduced in 2011.
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Note added at 1 jour23 heures (2009-06-14 17:25:41 GMT) Post-grading
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Of course, the other expression I was looking for was 'dummy billing'
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Note added at 1 jour23 heures (2009-06-14 17:25:41 GMT) Post-grading
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Of course, the other expression I was looking for was 'dummy billing'
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