20 giorni fine decade

English translation: 20 days after the end of the/each ten-day period

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Italian term or phrase:20 giorni fine decade
English translation:20 days after the end of the/each ten-day period
Entered by: Fiona McBrearty

19:47 Feb 15, 2012
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Accounting
Italian term or phrase: 20 giorni fine decade
La fattura è pagata a 20 giorni fine decade

Not at all sure how to interpret this!
Fiona McBrearty
Local time: 14:56
20 days after the end of the/each ten-day period
Explanation:
This is weird!
However, here's my try. Hope it will help. :)
These guys are paying invoices basing on ten-day periods, hence the 10th, 20th, and 30th of the month; which means that if you invoice them today they will pay 20 days after the 20th of February.

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Note added at 1 hr (2012-02-15 21:19:51 GMT)
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You're welcome! :)
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EleoE
Local time: 06:56
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20 days after the end of the/each ten-day period


Explanation:
This is weird!
However, here's my try. Hope it will help. :)
These guys are paying invoices basing on ten-day periods, hence the 10th, 20th, and 30th of the month; which means that if you invoice them today they will pay 20 days after the 20th of February.

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Note added at 1 hr (2012-02-15 21:19:51 GMT)
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You're welcome! :)

EleoE
Local time: 06:56
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian, Native in Serbo-CroatSerbo-Croat
PRO pts in category: 15
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Asker: Really strange!! Thanks :)


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  philgoddard: Not strange at all - it's in the dictionary. http://dictionary.reverso.net/italian-english/decade
26 mins
  -> The strange part it's the payment method. :)
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