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Abgaben (in this context)

English translation: levies

14:14 Nov 21, 2002
German to English translations [PRO]
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German term or phrase: Abgaben (in this context)
from a Swiss rental agreement:

"Nachfolgend aufgefuehrte Mietzinsveraenderungen koennen ungeachtet der festen Vertragsdauer und der vertraglichen Kuendigunsfristen und -termine, unter Einhaltung einer 3monatigen Voranzeigefrist je auf den ersten eines Quartales durch die Vermieterin in Kraft gesetzt werden:

-Investitionen fuer wertvermehrende Verbesserungen oder umfassende werterhaltende Aufwendungen.
-Die Einfuehrung von neuen Gebuehren und Abgaben oder anderer, die Mietzinsberechnung beeinflussender Kostenfaktoren."


I know "Abgaben" has a katrillion meanings and is undoubtedly in every dictionary or glossary ever produced in the history of the world. But I always hate to see this word:

Fees?
Taxes?
Charges?

I guess it's particularly confusing as "taxes" can even be a possibility as mentioned. And they have a perfectly good word "Steuern", you know? I guess it makes the language more colorful to have more than one word for something:)

Better to laugh than cry, I suppose.
Ron Stelter
Local time: 05:56
English translation:levies
Explanation:
This is neutral and you don't have to use "taxes" (especially if the author didn't mean taxes)

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Note added at 2002-11-21 14:20:26 (GMT)
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or duties
Selected response from:

Andy Lemminger
Canada
Local time: 04:56
Grading comment
Thanks, Andy.

I've been using "levies" ever since. I'm glad such a neutral term could be found.

Ron
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5tariff
Soonthon LUPKITARO(Ph.D.)
4taxes
Teresa Reinhardt
3 +1levies
Andy Lemminger


  

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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
taxes


Explanation:
fees sind Gebuehren

Teresa Reinhardt
United States
Local time: 03:56
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Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 202
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
levies


Explanation:
This is neutral and you don't have to use "taxes" (especially if the author didn't mean taxes)

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Note added at 2002-11-21 14:20:26 (GMT)
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or duties

Andy Lemminger
Canada
Local time: 04:56
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 31
Grading comment
Thanks, Andy.

I've been using "levies" ever since. I'm glad such a neutral term could be found.

Ron

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Rod Darby (X): slightly prefer levies
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
tariff


Explanation:
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Soonthon LUPKITARO(Ph.D.)
Thailand
Local time: 17:56
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Native speaker of: Thai
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