Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
abgeschrieben
English translation:
depreciated
Added to glossary by
Timothy Wood
Mar 8, 2007 21:55
17 yrs ago
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German term
abgeschrieben
German to English
Bus/Financial
Accounting
Year-end financial statement
Neu zugegangene bewegliche Anlagegüter wurden grundsätzlich linear abgeschrieben.
I am trying to determine if this is in the sense of "writing down" or "write-off" or something entirely different,
e.g. from Abschreibung --- 1. Depreciation of tangible assets or 2. amortization of intangible assets.
I am trying to determine if this is in the sense of "writing down" or "write-off" or something entirely different,
e.g. from Abschreibung --- 1. Depreciation of tangible assets or 2. amortization of intangible assets.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +4 | depreciated |
Lyn Dunk
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| 5 +1 | depreciated |
Ted Wozniak
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| 3 +1 | are subject to the straight-line method of... |
Kathi Stock
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| 3 | offset (against) |
Stephen Sadie
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Change log
Mar 9, 2007 09:13: Steffen Walter changed "Field (specific)" from "Finance (general)" to "Accounting"
Proposed translations
+4
23 mins
Selected
depreciated
Would be my shot
3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you for the confidence. The property has depreciated, as opposed to being something that is written-off."
9 mins
Stephen Sadie
Germany
Germany
Native in English
Germany
Practical business experience, reliable
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, English to German
Related KudoZ points
:
56
offset (against)
my shot
+1
23 mins
Kathi Stock
United States
United States
Native in German
Works in field
United States
With German Quality & Accuracy
Native in: German 
Works in: English to German, German to English
Related KudoZ points
:
11
are subject to the straight-line method of...
...depreciation or straight-line tax depreciation
Note from asker:
| This gets to the meaning of the sentence. |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Ulrike Kraemer
: exactly
6 hrs
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| neutral |
RobinB
: Well, we don't say "subject to the straight-line method" in English. And of course this ain't tax depreciation, but financial accounting.
11 hrs
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+1
1 hr
Ted Wozniak
United States
United States
Native in English
Specializes in field
United States
Bridging the Language GAAP-
Native in: English (Variant: US)
Works in: German to English
Related KudoZ points
:
764
depreciated
Additions to chattel assets (or movables if you prefer) are generally depreciated using the straight-line method.
A complete write-off would be "voll abgeschrieben" or "ausgebucht".
A complete write-off would be "voll abgeschrieben" or "ausgebucht".
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
milinad
4 hrs
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| neutral |
Ulrike Kraemer
: ok, but two answers more or less identical to yours were posted more than half an hour earlier
5 hrs
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Just providing a bit more info - I could really care less about kudoz points.
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| neutral |
RobinB
: Of course you're right, Ted. Lyn was there before you, though.
10 hrs
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