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French term or phrase:
augmenté de deux points
English translation:
increased by two (percentage) points
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Enza Longo
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augmenté de deux points
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procurment government contract
Le taux applicable est le taux d’intérêt légal en vigueur à la date à laquelle les intérêts moratoires ont commencé à courir, augmenté de deux points
Does this mean increased by 2 percent or am I completely off? many thanks.
Does this mean increased by 2 percent or am I completely off? many thanks.
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increased by two (percentage) points
No, you're not off the mark at all...
In fact, in English you might well often just talk about "points" as well, but it really means percentage points.
(The other one to look out for is "points de base" = "basis points", which are 100th of one percent - so 10 bps = 0.1%)
In fact, in English you might well often just talk about "points" as well, but it really means percentage points.
(The other one to look out for is "points de base" = "basis points", which are 100th of one percent - so 10 bps = 0.1%)
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Comment: "Many thanks for your explanation Rob! much appreciated!"
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