cobro efectivo

English translation: actually charged for

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Spanish term or phrase:cobro efectivo
English translation:actually charged for
Entered by: Martin Boyd

18:10 Jul 23, 2011
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Business/Commerce (general)
Spanish term or phrase: cobro efectivo
From a course book on marketing:

"Los gastos financieros atribuibles a Marketing pueden ser difíciles de cuantificar; puede utilizarse como variable de control el número medio de días de **cobro efectivo**".

This evidently refers to the time of actual payment of an invoice, but is there a formal financial term for this concept?

Gracias de antemano.
Martin Boyd
Canada
Local time: 04:46
actually charged for
Explanation:
I think Martin and everyone else (so far...) is mis-interpreting the text. It's talking about the cost of marketing, (expenditure which is incurred, not income which is received/collected).
The ST is commenting that it can be difficult to determine the true financial cost of marketing (which is often true, because it tends to be done spasmodically, time-wise, rather than on a straightforward time-based basis), and that one useful indicator of costs in this area is the average number of days for which charges are made incurred. On that basis:

el número medio de días de cobro efectivo
--> something along the lines of:
average number of days actually charged for
Selected response from:

Jennifer Levey
Chile
Local time: 04:46
Grading comment
Thanks!
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2actually charged for
Jennifer Levey
4 +1actual collection
Michael Powers (PhD)
5effective receipt/collection
FVS (X)


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
actual collection


Explanation:
float time does not count

[PDF] Algunas cuestiones sobre la fiscalización externa de los ingresos ... - [ Translate this page ]www.auditoriapublica.com/hemeroteca/200812_46_9.pdfYou +1'd this publicly. Undo
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by AL Díaz - 2008 - Cited by 1 - Related articles
settlement of rights and actual collection. Finally, in addition to legality, ...... de derechos, y el cobro efectivo emitiendo los juicios oportunos. ...

oes s.p.a. via genova, 13 - 20096 pioltello (mi - Construnario www.construnario.com/ebooks/9234/.../files/.../searchtext.x... - Spain - CachedYou +1'd this publicly. Undo
... of our credit conditionally and only after actual collection has taken place . ..... de nuestro crédito subordinadamente y sólo tras el cobro efectivo. ...

anitaria sanitary listino prezzi 2006/02 price list coes s.p.a. ... www.construnario.com/ebooks/9234/.../files/.../searchtext.x... - Spain - CachedYou +1'd this publicly. Undo
... of our credit conditionally and only after actual collection has taken ...

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only after actual collection has taken place. ...... o adelanto de nuestro crédito subordinadamente y sólo tras el cobro efectivo. ...

Mike

Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
Local time: 04:46
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 773

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  AllegroTrans
1 hr
  -> Thank you, AllegroTrans - Mike
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
effective receipt/collection


Explanation:
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Fundamentals of financial management - Google Books Result
books.google.co.uk/books?isbn=0324664567...
Eugene F. Brigham, Joel F. Houston - 2008 - Business & Economics - 640 pages
Used to speed up effective receipt of cash. A post office box operated by a ... purchasing fixed assets, paying taxes, servicing debt, paying dividends, ...

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Note added at 22 mins (2011-07-23 18:32:58 GMT)
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Debt Collection Recovery Agents - Debt Collection UK
www.uk-debtcollection.com/Debt-Collection.html - Cached
Communication has dried up and you are wondering what services a debt collector can offer to obtain a quick effective collection of your funds for you. ...

Debt Services
www.lewisgroup.co.uk/services_we_offer/debt.../index.html - Cached
All collectors are highly trained in negotiation skills and in adopting the most effective collection approach for each debt type

Praxiline - Page : General Terms of Sale
www.praxiline.com/oscms_page.php?page_id=28&language=en
Invoices shall be deemed paid on effective receipt of corresponding price on due dates. Transmission of trade notes or checks, expressing an an obligation ...

These are the standard terms.

FVS (X)
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 172
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
actually charged for


Explanation:
I think Martin and everyone else (so far...) is mis-interpreting the text. It's talking about the cost of marketing, (expenditure which is incurred, not income which is received/collected).
The ST is commenting that it can be difficult to determine the true financial cost of marketing (which is often true, because it tends to be done spasmodically, time-wise, rather than on a straightforward time-based basis), and that one useful indicator of costs in this area is the average number of days for which charges are made incurred. On that basis:

el número medio de días de cobro efectivo
--> something along the lines of:
average number of days actually charged for

Jennifer Levey
Chile
Local time: 04:46
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 113
Grading comment
Thanks!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  María Eugenia Wachtendorff
1 hr
  -> Gracias Vecina!

agree  James A. Walsh
14 hrs

agree  neilmac: Nº of days actually billed/charged/debited.... ;)
1 day 13 hrs

disagree  FVS (X): I'm sorry but this is completely and utterly wrong.
4 days
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