a copertura del corrispettivo variabile

English translation: to cover the variable payments

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Italian term or phrase:a copertura del corrispettivo variabile
English translation:to cover the variable payments
Entered by: Paul O'Brien

12:05 Mar 19, 2008
Italian to English translations [PRO]
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Italian term or phrase: a copertura del corrispettivo variabile
doing a special offer on energy supply.

"per costo del gas si intende la componente dei corrispettivi di riferimento definiti sempre dall’Autorità, a copertura del corrispettivo variabile relativo alla commercializzazione all’ingrosso del gas al netto di tutte le altre componenti tariffarie".
Paul O'Brien
Argentina
Local time: 12:56
to cover the variable payments
Explanation:
This doesn't look like a hedge to me, although it might be. Of course if you could manage to copy and paste a decent chunk of source text in then there wouldn't be this doubt.
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James (Jim) Davis
Seychelles
Local time: 19:56
Grading comment
wasn't a hedge in this case.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5...to hedge against the variable payment...
Katherine Zei
3 +1to cover the variable payments
James (Jim) Davis


  

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44 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
...to hedge against the variable payment...


Explanation:

better like this: ...to hedge against variable wholesale gas payments/costs net of all other tariff components.



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Note added at 45 mins (2008-03-19 12:50:59 GMT)
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p.s. was Prof Meek your teacher? did you do Modern or Medieval at TCD?

Katherine Zei
Canada
Local time: 10:56
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
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58 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
to cover the variable payments


Explanation:
This doesn't look like a hedge to me, although it might be. Of course if you could manage to copy and paste a decent chunk of source text in then there wouldn't be this doubt.

James (Jim) Davis
Seychelles
Local time: 19:56
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 287
Grading comment
wasn't a hedge in this case.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ivana UK: to cover seems the best option
6 hrs
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