Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
au manque à gagner
English translation:
loss of profit/earnings
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French term
Ireland
20 yrs+ quality translations, Trados
Native in: Spanish 
, English (Variants: US, British, Irish, UK)
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, Italian to English, and 8 more.
au manque à gagner
French to English
Tech/Engineering
Business/Commerce (general)
I know this means losses or what they would have earned but just looking for the exact equivalent that fits in this sentence, suggestions appreciated thanks
le montant équivalent au manque à gagner que ce retard occasionne au Maître d’Ouvrage (calculé sur la base des mesures faites sur les mats de mesure sur site et de la courbe de puissance théorique des Turbines Eoliennes), augmenté des pénalités de retard payées à (company) au titre du PPA ; ou
le montant équivalent au manque à gagner que ce retard occasionne au Maître d’Ouvrage (calculé sur la base des mesures faites sur les mats de mesure sur site et de la courbe de puissance théorique des Turbines Eoliennes), augmenté des pénalités de retard payées à (company) au titre du PPA ; ou
Proposed translations
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| 4 +2 | loss of profit/earnings |
piazza d
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| 2 +2 | shortfall |
reeny
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| 4 | opportunity loss |
Bourth (X)
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| 4 | loss of earnings |
Emmanuella
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| 3 | foregone benefits |
Mark Bossanyi
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Change log
Sep 25, 2011 09:19: writeaway changed "Field (specific)" from "Law: Contract(s)" to "Business/Commerce (general)"
Proposed translations
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loss of profit/earnings
or shortfall in earnings
(Robert & Collins dictionary)
(Robert & Collins dictionary)
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Comment: "thx"
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shortfall
Suggestion..
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http://dictionnaire.reverso.net/anglais-francais/shortfall
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http://dictionnaire.reverso.net/anglais-francais/shortfall
Peer comment(s):
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Jean-Claude Gouin
: a shortfall in earnings ...
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Yes, and thank you!
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Yvonne Gallagher
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Thank you!
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opportunity loss
Because the opportunity to earn money has been lost.
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Some people prefer "opportunity COST".
www.amex.com/servlet/AmexFnDictionary?pageid=display...
OPPORTUNITY LOSS OR COST. The value of a lost chance or a potential profit that was not realized because a course of action was taken that did not permit the ...
OPPORTUNITY COST
OPPORTUNITY COST is widely used in business planning in evaluating capital investment. A company measures the projected return against the anticipated return it would receive on a highest yielding alternative investment that contains a similar risk profile.
http://www.ventureline.com/accounting-glossary/o/opportunity...
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Certain French international bankers regard any woman they see as a potential opportunity loss.
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Note added at 14 mins (2011-09-25 09:07:19 GMT)
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Some people prefer "opportunity COST".
www.amex.com/servlet/AmexFnDictionary?pageid=display...
OPPORTUNITY LOSS OR COST. The value of a lost chance or a potential profit that was not realized because a course of action was taken that did not permit the ...
OPPORTUNITY COST
OPPORTUNITY COST is widely used in business planning in evaluating capital investment. A company measures the projected return against the anticipated return it would receive on a highest yielding alternative investment that contains a similar risk profile.
http://www.ventureline.com/accounting-glossary/o/opportunity...
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Certain French international bankers regard any woman they see as a potential opportunity loss.
1 hr
Emmanuella
Italy
Italy
Native in French
Specializes in field
Italy
le plaisir de trouver le mot juste
Native in: French
Works in: Italian to French, English to French, French to Italian
loss of earnings
As well as the tariff award, we can also compensate for loss of earnings
4 hrs
Mark Bossanyi
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Native in English
Works in field
Bulgaria
The original in all but the language
Native in: English 
Works in: French to English, Bulgarian to English, Esperanto to English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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16
foregone benefits
... the amount equivalent to the foregone benefits equals the opportunity cost.
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