Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
a.o. (in "EBIT vor a.o.")
English translation:
Ausserordentlich
Added to glossary by
Jeremy Amos
Jun 16, 2004 08:01
19 yrs ago
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German term
United Kingdom
a.o. (in "EBIT vor a.o.")
German to English
Bus/Financial
Finance (general)
What does the a.o. stand for in this context?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +3 | Ausserordentlich |
Alison Schwitzgebel
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Proposed translations
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2 mins
Alison Schwitzgebel
France
France
Native in German
&
English
Specializes in field
France
Words that work
Native in: English 
, German
Works in: German to English, Germanic(Other) to English, French to English
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German term (edited):
a.o. (in
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Ausserordentlich
Your full text will be something like EBIT vor a.o. Faktoren, which is EBIT before one-off (or even extraordinary) factors.
HTH
Alison
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Note added at 22 mins (2004-06-16 08:23:54 GMT)
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The \"Faktoren\" or even \"Positionen\" is implied in your original, although it is not actually written. \"One-off\" is more common usage than \"extraordinary\" here.
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Note added at 44 mins (2004-06-16 08:46:28 GMT)
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Here\'s an example...
\"Note 7 The cost of debt in 2002/03 includes a one-off refinancing charge of £18.1m.\"
http://www.westernpower.co.uk/servercode/showdocument.asp?ID...
HTH
Alison
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Note added at 22 mins (2004-06-16 08:23:54 GMT)
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The \"Faktoren\" or even \"Positionen\" is implied in your original, although it is not actually written. \"One-off\" is more common usage than \"extraordinary\" here.
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Note added at 44 mins (2004-06-16 08:46:28 GMT)
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Here\'s an example...
\"Note 7 The cost of debt in 2002/03 includes a one-off refinancing charge of £18.1m.\"
http://www.westernpower.co.uk/servercode/showdocument.asp?ID...
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Esther Wiemeyer
1 min
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| agree |
Edward Guyver
: Except that the factors are more likely to be "exceptional" and not "extraordinary".
10 mins
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Except "exceptional" is not used in that way in an accounting context. We either speak of "extraordinary factors" or "one-off factors"
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| agree |
Steffen Walter
24 mins
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks Alison!"
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