ammortamento

English translation: amortization

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Italian term or phrase:ammortamento
English translation:amortization
Entered by: manducci

21:03 Feb 28, 2004
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Government / Politics / demographic policy
Italian term or phrase: ammortamento
Having looked at the glossaries I'm not so sure that any of the terms suggested are suitable in my context.Could anyone suggest an equivalent term in English? The term appears in the following sentence and refers to capital investment by local authorities. " Tali investimenti. inoltre, oltre a prevedere tempi lunghi di ammortamento, sono volti alla costruzione di strutture che necessitano di manutenzione.

Thanks in advance,
Amanda.
manducci
Local time: 11:30
amortization
Explanation:
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Ammortamento (amortization). Espressione generica che indica la ripartizione nel tempo di un costo; ovvero, il rimborso di un prestito in un preciso arco temporale, attraverso pagamenti o versamenti in un fondo specifico.
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David Russi
United States
Local time: 04:30
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Thanks very much. Apologies for delay in grading: having computer problems and can't access internet from my own computer.
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4 +7amortization
David Russi
4 +1depreciation
Sergio Scotti


  

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depreciation


Explanation:
depreciation

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Note added at 4 mins (2004-02-28 21:07:31 GMT)
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Depreciation
The concept of depreciation is really pretty simple. For example, let’s say you purchase a truck for your business. The truck loses value the minute you drive it out of the dealership. The truck is considered an operational asset in running your business. Each year that you own the truck, it loses some value, until the truck finally stops running and has no value to the business. Measuring the loss in value of an asset is known as depreciation.
Depreciation is considered an expense and is listed in an income statement under expenses. In addition to vehicles that may be used in your business, you can depreciate office furniture, office equipment, any buildings you own, and machinery you use to manufacture products.



Sergio Scotti
United States
Local time: 05:30
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian

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agree  Riccardo Schiaffino
1 hr
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amortization


Explanation:
From link below:

Ammortamento (amortization). Espressione generica che indica la ripartizione nel tempo di un costo; ovvero, il rimborso di un prestito in un preciso arco temporale, attraverso pagamenti o versamenti in un fondo specifico.


    Reference: http://www.cfsrating.it/Glossario/glossario.htm
David Russi
United States
Local time: 04:30
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Thanks very much. Apologies for delay in grading: having computer problems and can't access internet from my own computer.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Roberta Francetich: il significato è sicuramente questo
17 mins

agree  Grey Drane (X): Yes, although context is limited, it would appear that it's referring to the payback of the investment, not the depreciation of the assets purchased.
1 hr

agree  Ilaria Bottelli
3 hrs

agree  Peter Cox
7 hrs

agree  Science451
17 hrs

agree  Grace Anderson
1 day 1 hr

agree  Birch: amortisation is used for intangible assets e.g. goodwill or theoretical benefits, as here.
1 day 23 hrs
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