Jan 8, 2003 20:21
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German term

(Lieferungen an) AZ

German to English Bus/Financial Business/Commerce (general)
This appears in a breakdown of sales of a German company that manufactures gas and power equipment.

UMSATZ - in MIO DM -
Gastechnik XXX,X
Energietechnik XXX,X
Summe Neuanlagen XXX,X
***Lieferungen an AZ*** XX,X
Sonstiges (überwiegend Provisionen) XX,X
Gesamt

I'm wondering what "AZ" stands for here.

Danke!

Discussion

Tom Funke Jan 9, 2003:
...or perhaps (a) Web search(es) in conjunction with specific terms from the same document / customer / industry
Trudy Peters Jan 8, 2003:
If all fails, ask the client!
Non-ProZ.com Jan 8, 2003:
Clarification My primary concern here is the abbreviation "AZ."
Non-ProZ.com Jan 8, 2003:
Clarification My primary concern here is the abbreviation "AZ."

Proposed translations

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Selected

autorisierte Zwischenhändler,

ausländische Zwischenhändler, ..., anatolische Zuchtbullen, anorektische Zwerge, ambivalente Zweifler, alkoholkranke Zwergkaninchen, anderthalbeiige Zwillinge, arbeitslose Zweitwagenbesitzer ...

Look to see if any of the above are mentioned elsewhere in your text.

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Note added at 2003-01-08 21:03:55 (GMT)
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Oops - confidence level \"zero\" of course.
Peer comment(s):

agree Norbert Hermann : ich zieh mit bei den Zwergen ... das is es bestimmt!
2 mins
neutral Trudy Peters : :-))
5 mins
agree Nicole Tata : I like the twins best!!!
41 mins
agree gangels (X)
2 hrs
agree schnuppe : ich nehm den Kaninchen........*schmunzel*
10 hrs
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3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
1 min

Supplies to ...

would be correct

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Note added at 2003-01-08 20:42:47 (GMT)
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now you have me puzzled - AZ - Firmenkuerzel / Auslandszoll / Arbeiterzwinger ;-) / gosh - I\'m lost - sorry :-(
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12 mins

Assoziierte

Utter guesswork, just clutching at straws here - 'cos I don't think the answer is Azerbaidschan
Peer comment(s):

neutral Johannes Gleim : but could be possible, as it exportes oil and gas
1 hr
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18 mins

universal wildcard?

could it just be an abbreviation for any company name from A to Z?

Does it occur anywhere else?
Peer comment(s):

agree Nicole Tata : sounds most plausible - lots of google hits for AZ meaning A bis Z
5 mins
agree Norbert Hermann : agree with Nicole
8 mins
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1 hr

deliveries to

the product is to be delivered to AZ
Peer comment(s):

neutral Nicole Tata : the question is: what is AZ
11 mins
it said Lieferung an AZ, I really don't know the AZ part and throught it was immaterial
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2 hrs

Azerbaidschan

Contrary to the assumption of Amoral Young I think AZ could distinguish the nationalty sticker for Azerbaidschan, and I think they have oil, too.
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19 hrs

Arizona

just a wild guess, but this is the correct abbreviation, AZ USA
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20 hrs

Aktenzeichen

is abbr. AZ. Perhaps it's the one and only AZ that comes in the picture, sort of a code for the real destination. Farfetched, just to throw it in the mix
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