Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

taux de marge retenu

English translation:

mark-up adopted

Added to glossary by Louise Etheridge
May 29, 2014 11:23
9 yrs ago
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French term

taux de marge retenu

French to English Bus/Financial Accounting Pricing policies
This term appears in a sentence as follows:

La pertinence de l’application de cette méthode ainsi que du taux de marge retenu est également régulièrement confronté à la comparaison avec d’autres méthodes, cette comparaison devant permettre d’examiner si des ajustements sont à effectuer dans les refacturations faites entre les sociétés de la division.

This section of the report deals with pricing policies, in particular the 'cost-plus method'.

Many thanks
Proposed translations (English)
3 +1 mark-up adopted
4 margin rate chosen

Proposed translations

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mark-up adopted

I would possibly call it 'mark-up percentage' if in a specific context where we knew for sure it was being expressed as a percentage, but here they seem to be talking in general terms.
Note from asker:
Many thanks Tony
Peer comment(s):

agree Nikki Scott-Despaigne : If anything, "applied" rather than "adopted". That said, I'd be tempted to say "mark-up" or "margin" alone would suffice. French often adds a word where English does not.//Hmm, and me yours
1 hr
Thanks, Nikki! I thought 'adopted' as this seems to be a general discussion about policy, but I take your point ;-)
neutral rkillings : Substitution of term that works in translation only if no numerical value is attached to it./ex. 50% mark-up on cost = 33.3% margin in selling price. Same *amount*, different *percentage*.
13 hrs
I don't understand your comment, R — I think this may be a US / GB thing: we often say "a 10% mark-up", but I think 'margin' is more common in the US?
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks again Tony!"
13 hrs

margin rate chosen

The *mark-up* is always expressed as a percentage of the cost being marked up.

The *margin rate* is always expressed as a percentage of the selling price.
Note from asker:
Thanks again!
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