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English translation: its objective is to get a high return

15:04 Oct 9, 2006
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Management / Investment fund
English term or phrase: seeks
Investment Objectives
The Fund seeks high total return from an actively managed portfolio of
Transferable Equities of companies that are domiciled in, or derive the
predominant part of their revenues or profits from, Central and Eastern Europe.
alen botica (X)
Local time: 02:16
Selected answer:its objective is to get a high return
Explanation:
This is the way financial people talk about this. In this case, their objective is to get/achieve high total return.
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Can Altinbay
Local time: 20:16
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SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
5 +12its objective is to get a high return
Can Altinbay
4 +1makes every attempt to obtain
Margaret Schroeder
4pursues, looks after
ErichEko ⟹⭐


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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +12
its objective is to get a high return


Explanation:
This is the way financial people talk about this. In this case, their objective is to get/achieve high total return.

Can Altinbay
Local time: 20:16
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in JapaneseJapanese
PRO pts in category: 8

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agree  Jack Doughty
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agree  conejo
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agree  Joe L
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agree  Robert Fox: 'demands' is much too strong a word in this context
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
makes every attempt to obtain


Explanation:
In this case, it means that the Fund does everything within its power (takes all reasonable measures) to carry out the transactions that it believes will give the best chance of obtaining a high total return.

Margaret Schroeder
Mexico
Local time: 18:16
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Can Altinbay: Yes, you could put it that way. Nice call.
42 mins
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10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
pursues, looks after


Explanation:
If you want the synonim, there they are.

Cambridge:
pursue = SEEK to accomplish :)
look after = direct attention to


ErichEko ⟹⭐
Indonesia
Local time: 07:16
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in IndonesianIndonesian
PRO pts in category: 15
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