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Oct 18, 2008 13:56
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Dutch term

Banksluitingsdag

Non-PRO Dutch to English Bus/Financial Finance (general)
translates into EN_UK has a bank holiday, however is there a less specific translation of this term? I am looking for something which works in "global English"!

Would bank closure day be acceptable?

Any thoughts?
Proposed translations (English)
4 non-business day
Change log

Oct 18, 2008 16:40: Evert DELOOF-SYS changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"

Oct 28, 2008 17:14: Deborah do Carmo changed "Level" from "Non-PRO" to "PRO"

Oct 28, 2008 17:15: Deborah do Carmo changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"

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PRO (1): Chris Hopley

Non-PRO (2): writeaway, Dave Calderhead

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Discussion

Textpertise Oct 18, 2008:
Bank Holiday also used in U.S.A. - at least in NJ The following site lists "Bank Holidays" in New Jersey for 2008 and 2009. If your text is referring to any of these, or similar public holidays, then "Bank Holiday" would be correct. If it is a run on the bank or the bank fails (not impossible at the present time), then closure might be more appropriate.

http://www.njbankers.com/source/contacts/20042005BankHoliday...
Dave Calderhead Oct 18, 2008:
remote possibility Could just possibly be poor Dutch for date as at which bank closes its books (annually, monthly or quarterly). Only context would prove whether this might be the case.
Otherwise bank holiday, or public holiday would be the way to go.
jarry (X) Oct 18, 2008:
Bank holiday If it is a public holiday, it would be called a bank holiday also here in SA. If not, you could call it anything, e.g. a day the bank is / will be closed. Without further context, he Dutch term seems to suggest that we are dealing with an official public holiday.
Tina Vonhof (X) Oct 18, 2008:
Why do we need a title? There are Google hits for "bank closing day". I can see the rationale for using this instead of "holiday" when the closure is due to unforeseen circumstances, such as a strike, a flood, etc.
Ken Cox Oct 18, 2008:
With writeaway-- a normal closing day would be translated entirely differently.
writeaway Oct 18, 2008:
Context is very important. Is this just a normal day the bank is closed or is it a 'bank holiday'?
Ken Cox Oct 18, 2008:
common term IMO If you google "bank holiday" with the sites limited to a specific English-speaking country (or a country where English is commonly understood, at least in the business world), it is apparently a common term -- at least in ca, au, uk, nz, za, in, sa, and jp
Ken Cox Oct 18, 2008:
Why don't you like 'bank holiday'?

Proposed translations

2 days 9 hrs
Selected

non-business day

The days on which banks are closed are regular weekends plus public holidays. Collectively, these are "non-business days".

-> "NON BUSINESS DAYS - HOLIDAYS
New York Tax Law permits you to file on the next business day when the actual due date falls on a Saturday, Sunday or the following holidays:

New Year's Day
Martin Luther King's Birthday
Presidents' Day
Memorial Day
Independence Day
Labor Day
Columbus Day
Veteran's Day
Thanksgiving Day
Christmas Day"
http://www.tax.state.ny.us/prompt/ptax_home/bankingholiday.h...

PS: 'bank closure day' only works if it refers to the day on which a bank ceases operations for good, not if it refers to days on which a bank is routinely or occasionally closed for ordinary business.
Reference:

http://www.tax.state.ny.us/prompt/ptax_home/bankingholiday.htm

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