Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Dachkonto
English translation:
umbrella account
Added to glossary by
Hazel Underwood
Apr 21, 2009 07:06
15 yrs ago
German term
Dachkonto
German to English
Bus/Financial
Finance (general)
Credit cards
I suspect it should be Sachkonto, but am unsure
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +4 | umbrella account |
Hazel Underwood
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| 4 | nominal account (inventory or impersonal account) in case it should |
Ellen Kraus
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Change log
Apr 26, 2009 11:45: Hazel Underwood Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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Hazel Underwood
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umbrella account
What about umbrella account? It is used quite a lot in the banking world. Have you got a bit more context?
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suew
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Susan Zimmer
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swisstell
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Inge Meinzer
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Ellen Kraus
Austria
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Native in: German 
Works in: Greek to German, English to German, Greek to English, and 5 more.
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nominal account (inventory or impersonal account) in case it should
read Sachkonto. Dachkonto would be an account comprising several administrated accounts.
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Note added at 20 Min. (2009-04-21 07:27:09 GMT)
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an additional synonym would be GENERAL LEDGER ACCOUNT, since Sachkontonummer is translated as <general ledger account number >
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Note added at 20 Min. (2009-04-21 07:27:44 GMT)
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general ledger account number
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Note added at 20 Min. (2009-04-21 07:27:09 GMT)
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an additional synonym would be GENERAL LEDGER ACCOUNT, since Sachkontonummer is translated as <general ledger account number >
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Note added at 20 Min. (2009-04-21 07:27:44 GMT)
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general ledger account number
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