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indemnités compensatrice de taux

English translation: compensatory indemnities

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French term or phrase:indemnités compensatrice de taux
English translation:compensatory indemnities
Entered by: Jana Cole

23:32 Jul 9, 2014
French to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Finance (general) / Statement
French term or phrase: indemnités compensatrice de taux
This is the last column in a statement of payments on a purchase. The other columns:

Date échéance - Payment Date
Capital appelé - Called Capital
Intérêt - Interest
Autres retenues - Withholding
Total échéance - Total Payment
Capital après échéance - Capital After Payment
Indemnités compensatrice de taux - ?
Jana Cole
United States
Local time: 20:51
compensation in lieu of (... interest)
Explanation:
The parsing doesn't fit the most illustrative answer very well.

"indemnités compensatrice" is the main part here, and that's "compensation in lieu of" or "compensatory indemnities". the "taux" doesn't really matter that much because the interest rate is less relevant now that there are "indemnités compensatrice".

Should the adjective "indemnités compensatrices" be plural?

I suggest "compensatory indemnities in lieu of interest" as an alternative.

Basically, this amount is presumably some lump sum to be paid, perhaps to put an end to finicky considerations of nickels and dimes paid if the amount is received a week earlier or later, I would think.
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nweatherdon
Canada
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Summary of answers provided
4compensation in lieu of (... interest)
nweatherdon
3interest rate compensatory indemnities
Nicholas Quaine


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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
compensation in lieu of (... interest)


Explanation:
The parsing doesn't fit the most illustrative answer very well.

"indemnités compensatrice" is the main part here, and that's "compensation in lieu of" or "compensatory indemnities". the "taux" doesn't really matter that much because the interest rate is less relevant now that there are "indemnités compensatrice".

Should the adjective "indemnités compensatrices" be plural?

I suggest "compensatory indemnities in lieu of interest" as an alternative.

Basically, this amount is presumably some lump sum to be paid, perhaps to put an end to finicky considerations of nickels and dimes paid if the amount is received a week earlier or later, I would think.

nweatherdon
Canada
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 126
Notes to answerer
Asker: Yes, it's plural in the source. Now, this column is completely blank in the document, which covers 3 years of payments. Would "Compensatory Allowance suffice?"


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Nikki Scott-Despaigne: Probably not quite accurate to say this is "in lieu of" with "compensation". How about "interest rate allowance"?
9 hrs
  -> I had understood is as an agreed amount to pay instead of calculating precise amounts according to some previously agreed interest amount(s). But now I think it might be an allowance to cover expected costs of interest at (which rate?). I think u'r right
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12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
interest rate compensatory indemnities


Explanation:
indemnités compensatoires = compensatory indemnities (see reference) - IMHO applicable even if the ST uses "compensatrice" rather than "compensatoires"


    Reference: http://fra.proz.com/kudoz/french_to_english/finance_general/...
Nicholas Quaine
France
Local time: 05:51
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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