a pari parmetro

English translation: on a like-for-like basis

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Italian term or phrase:	a pari parmetro
English translation:	on a like-for-like basis
Entered by:	Nicholas Hunt

09:00 Sep 16, 2011

Italian to English translations [PRO]
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Italian term or phrase: a pari parmetro

Its just a phrase that keeps cropping up in a financial statement. I've come up with "if similarly benchmarked" but it just sounds so much like hard work. Any suggestions very welcome because it's getting to me.

Thanks,

Nick

Nicholas Hunt KudoZ activity Questions: 37 (5 open) (1 without valid answers) Answers: 118 Italy
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on a like-for-like basis

Explanation:
I imagine this is "perimetro" and not "parmetro". It means calculated as if the consolidation of the Group was the same in the previous year with which the results are compared. For example if the Group had sold a company, that company would not be included in the previous accounts. The term "pro forma" is also sometimes used

Financial Times:
http://lexicon.ft.com/Term?term=like_for_like
like-for-like

Like-for-like figures have been changed where necessary so that a correct comparison can be made with a previous period.

If something is replaced on a like-for-like basis, it is replaced with something that is the same.

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Note added at 2 days23 hrs (2011-09-19 09:00:10 GMT) Post-grading
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So it was "perimetro" and not "parametro" ?

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James (Jim) Davis
Seychelles
Local time: 02:29

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Thanks very much. It was driving me mad. I was having to resort to long winded sentences and knew there had to be something out there. Bye for now, Nicholas
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on a like-for-like basis

James (Jim) Davis

using the same parameter

Tom in London

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2 mins confidence:

using the same parameter

Explanation:
try this? "parmetro" appears to be a typo

Tom in London
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Local time: 23:29
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peer agreement (net): +2

a pari perimetro

on a like-for-like basis

James (Jim) Davis
Seychelles
Local time: 02:29
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English
PRO pts in category: 4512

Grading comment

Thanks very much. It was driving me mad. I was having to resort to long winded sentences and knew there had to be something out there. Bye for now, Nicholas

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