Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
ADDEB
English translation:
Debit (record)
Jul 17, 2008 05:57
15 yrs ago
Italian term
ADDEB
Italian to English
Bus/Financial
Accounting
I am translating what it looks a ledger too keep track of the monetary transactions. I am not sure what this stands for - but I suspect that it stands for ADDEBITAMENTO. If this is the case what would be the best translation? Dictionaries translate it simply as "debit", but in accounting it may actually be a charge that is credited, hence a credit. Does any body know?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 | Debit (record) |
Giovanni Pizzati (X)
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| 3 | debit |
Peter Cox
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| 1 +1 | Charge |
James (Jim) Davis
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Proposed translations
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Debit (record)
A bean counter is speaking:
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Dare/Addetito/Addebitamento in a PRIMANOTA is the same thing.
Actually, in Double Entry Bookkeeping, you double entry Dare/Debit and Avere/Credit, that is , you debit an amount to an account and at the same time, credit to another one.
http://www.b-informatica.com/img/contabilita_big.jpg
Dare/Addetito/Addebitamento in a PRIMANOTA is the same thing.
Actually, in Double Entry Bookkeeping, you double entry Dare/Debit and Avere/Credit, that is , you debit an amount to an account and at the same time, credit to another one.
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"addebitamento"
Peer comment(s):
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Pompeo Lattanzi
: It should be short for "Addebitamento" hence probably "debit" or maybe better "charge an account", but as Jim says only some context would help.
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debit
Most likely - agree with Jim that more context would help
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Note added at 4 hrs (2008-07-17 09:57:39 GMT)
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In view of the fact that this is a column heading I would use debits
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Note added at 4 hrs (2008-07-17 09:57:39 GMT)
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In view of the fact that this is a column heading I would use debits
Discussion
Unfortunately there is no other context. I was also given a reference file with addebbitamento translated as credit and that is why I was wondering... but I think that the reference may just be wrong as I see other mistakes. I suspect that "debit" is the best translation.
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