ekonomiavdelning

English translation: finance department

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Swedish term or phrase:ekonomiavdelning
English translation:finance department
Entered by: Charlesp

19:25 Feb 28, 2006
Swedish to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Business/Commerce (general)
Swedish term or phrase: ekonomiavdelning
could this term be used for the 'accounting department' of a company; or would it be restricted to the finance department ?
Charlesp
Sweden
Local time: 21:18
finance department
Explanation:
This is how I would have said it
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ojinaga
Local time: 14:18
Grading comment
many possibilities, but majority rules. (in this case)
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +5finance department
ojinaga
5 +2accounts department
George Hopkins


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59 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
accounts department


Explanation:
The answer to your question is yes.

George Hopkins
Local time: 21:18
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 108

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  E2efour (X)
13 hrs
  -> Thank you Barry.

agree  Madelen Neikter
1 day 18 mins
  -> Thank you Madelen.
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +5
finance department


Explanation:
This is how I would have said it

ojinaga
Local time: 14:18
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian
PRO pts in category: 15
Grading comment
many possibilities, but majority rules. (in this case)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  cologne
49 mins
  -> Thank you very mcuh Jane Levans

agree  Tess Whitty
7 hrs
  -> Thank you very much Terese Whitty

agree  Helen Johnson
11 hrs
  -> Thank you very much Helen Johnson

neutral  George Hopkins: Accounts, accounting, finance departments are all correct, but I would save finance for the bigger things.
13 hrs
  -> You are right, but in this case there was no mention of the size of the company- thank you anyway for your comments George Hopkins:

agree  Suzanne Blangsted (X)
21 hrs
  -> Thank you very mcuh BLANGSTED

agree  Madelen Neikter
1 day 8 mins
  -> Thank you very mcuh Madelen Neikter
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