Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
M / MM
Spanish translation:
miles / milliones
Added to glossary by
Nedra Rivera Huntington
Apr 24, 2006 04:18
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MM
English to Spanish
Bus/Financial
Accounting
Políticas de contabilidad
Quisiera saber la diferencia entre las abreviaturas "M" y "MM" para finanzas . Sé que ambas se refieren a "Million" pero no sé cuál es la diferencia exacta-
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Proposed translations
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| 3 | miles / milliones |
Nedra Rivera Huntington
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| 3 +4 | M / MM = millones |
Xenia Wong
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Proposed translations
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miles / milliones
According to answers.com "In traditional accounting practice, M designates thousand or thousands (from the Latin mille), and MM is used for million."
http://www.answers.com/topic/m-1 (under Finance)
Wikipedia says the same, but wording is identical, so the source is probably the same.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M
http://www.answers.com/topic/m-1 (under Finance)
Wikipedia says the same, but wording is identical, so the source is probably the same.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M
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M / MM = millones
Pienso que ambas se usan para denotar millón / millones.
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uxia90
: Sí, como SM (Su Majestad) SSMM (Sus Majestades) :=)
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uxia, muy amable y tienes mucha razón....saludos...xen :)))
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Manuel Martín-Iguacel
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Manual, muchas gracias...xen :))
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Ana Maria Bustos K.
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Ana, agradecida...xen :))
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Karina Garcia Pedroche
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Karina, muchas gracias...xen :))
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