Contributions à fonds perdu
English translation: unrecoverable/non-returnable contributions
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| 4 +1 | unrecoverable/non-returnable contributions |
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| 4 | irrecoverable grants |
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| 3 | Sunk capital contributions |
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15 mins confidence: 
Sunk capital contributions Explanation: Capital is sunk when it is irreversibly committed to a project. Sunk Costs Money that has already been spent. Sunk costs are important because a company may use, for example, an old piece of equipment to make a new product. In this case, sunk costs are positive because no further investment is required. On the other hand, a sunk cost may be negative; for example, that old piece of equipment may break down after its warranty has expired. This means that the owner will not recover the costs no matter what happens. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 18 mins (2013-09-13 06:46:50 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Les risques auxquels les parties sont confrontées et les investissements à fonds perdus qui doivent être consentis pour mettre l'accord en œuvre peuvent donc avoir [...] The risk facing the parties and the sunk investment that must be committed to implement the agreement can thus lead to ... eur-lex.europa.eu - http://is.gd/VtYwyV -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 20 mins (2013-09-13 06:48:07 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- or here: TUNINVEST - Investimenti in Tunisia - http://is.gd/Yar7Vf |
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40 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1unrecoverable/non-returnable contributions Explanation: Usually "à fonds perdu" means that literally whatever it is (grant, subsidy etc.) has been granted with the intention to be "lost" i.e. these funds cannot be recovered and don't need to be returned. See: http://www.proz.com/kudoz/french_to_english/accounting/34261... The EU uses "non-returnable". See: English version: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:... French version: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:... The choice will lie in whether you want to place the emphasis on the fact that the funds cannot be recovered or that they don't need to be returned. |
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5 hrs confidence:
irrecoverable grants Explanation: This definition can be found in the European Investment Bank Technical Glossary. |
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