ackordsvinst

English translation: gains on debt restructuring

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Swedish term or phrase:ackordsvinst
English translation:gains on debt restructuring
Entered by: Hitcher (X)

09:47 Jan 18, 2011
Swedish to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Economics
Swedish term or phrase: ackordsvinst
Ackordsvinst, d.v.s. sådan vinst som ackordsgäldenär gör genom att hans skulder skrivs ner.
Hitcher (X)
Local time: 14:41
gains on debt restructuring
Explanation:
Gains not profits
Composition is a rather ambiguous term, and practices in this area vary hugely from country to country, debt restructuring is a bit of a cover-all
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Christopher Schröder
United Kingdom
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thanks
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3 +1gains on debt restructuring
Christopher Schröder
2composition profits
Hugh Curtis


  

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composition profits


Explanation:
My shot would be this...

Hugh Curtis
Local time: 14:41
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Charlesp: not really wrong, but not really understandable either. (meaning it might be ok in a table or as a 'legend,' but not standing alone.
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
gains on debt restructuring


Explanation:
Gains not profits
Composition is a rather ambiguous term, and practices in this area vary hugely from country to country, debt restructuring is a bit of a cover-all


Christopher Schröder
United Kingdom
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 10
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thanks

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Charlesp: exactly!
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