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a consumo

English translation: pay per use -pay-per-view

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Italian term or phrase:a consumo
English translation:pay per use -pay-per-view
Entered by: Michael Deliso

13:09 Sep 6, 2004
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Business/Commerce (general) / sentence
Italian term or phrase: a consumo
in a contract of services there are various types of subscriptions. One of these is called "abbonamento a consumo o prepagato". what can I use for **a consumo"? or is it OK to call it "consumer's subscription"?
Michael Deliso
Local time: 14:33
pay per use
Explanation:
I think this is what we call "pay per use" subscriptions in the UK, i.e. you only pay for what you use as opposed to paying a yearly subscription.

There are also various Italian websites which included the term in brackets.

HTH
Selected response from:

Claire Titchmarsh (X)
Local time: 14:33
Grading comment
Thanks Claire and also to Maurizio and metaphonic..since it is a fee for a contract of credit's information then it refers to a pay-per-use rather than pay-per-view..
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4 +4pay per use
Claire Titchmarsh (X)
4pay-per-view
Mariacarmela Attisani


  

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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
pay per use


Explanation:
I think this is what we call "pay per use" subscriptions in the UK, i.e. you only pay for what you use as opposed to paying a yearly subscription.

There are also various Italian websites which included the term in brackets.

HTH


    Reference: http://www3.plugit.net/dialup/aconsumorivenditori.html
Claire Titchmarsh (X)
Local time: 14:33
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 94
Grading comment
Thanks Claire and also to Maurizio and metaphonic..since it is a fee for a contract of credit's information then it refers to a pay-per-use rather than pay-per-view..

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Maurizio Valente
39 mins
agree  metaphonic
1 hr
agree  Peter Cox
1 hr
agree  LUCIT
6 hrs
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
pay-per-view


Explanation:
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Pay-per-view subscription

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Mariacarmela Attisani
Italy
Local time: 14:33
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
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