Dec 8, 2009 21:54
14 yrs ago
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French term
United States
Literature & Scholarship
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: French to English, English, German to English
calcul en cascade
French to English
Law/Patents
Marketing
From a description of abbreviations (bane of a translator's existence) applied in a contract - this section in particular is about discounts applied by a store to the supplier.
O.A.:
Ordre d'Application des remises pour le calcul en cascade
O.A.:
Ordre d'Application des remises pour le calcul en cascade
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +3 | cascading calculation |
Jeff Whittaker
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| 3 | sliding scale calculation |
Verginia Ophof
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| 3 | cumulative calculation |
Emma Paulay
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| 1 | graduated discount schedule |
joehlindsay
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Proposed translations
+3
24 mins
Jeff Whittaker
United States
United States
Native in English
Works in field
United States
I Love Large Projects! / 22+ Years Exp.
Native in: English (Variants: US South, New Zealand, Australian, UK, British, US, Canadian)
Works in: Spanish to English, German to English, French to English, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
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4
Selected
cascading calculation
cascading calculation
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
30 mins
Verginia Ophof
Belize
Belize
Native in English
Specializes in field
Belize
Near Native Proficiency in Source langua
Native in: English
Works in: Portuguese to English, Dutch to English, French to English
Related KudoZ points
:
8
sliding scale calculation
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discounts_and_allowances
multi range discount calculation
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/wchelp/v5r5/index.j...
multi range discount calculation
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/wchelp/v5r5/index.j...
6 hrs
graduated discount schedule
This is about all I can think of - just guessing. It just means the more you buy the larger the discount gets: the price goes down 'en cascade'.
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Travelin Ann
: believe this would be "volume discount"
9 hrs
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I think the difference is that volume discount implies one discount rate for a certain large volume whereas 'graduated' means that the discount rate increases progressively with each indicated increase of volume purchased, ie: cascading.
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1 day 11 hrs
cumulative calculation
The order in which discounts are applied when calculating cumulative discounts.
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