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perte d'exploitation (vs. préjudice d'exploitation)

English translation: operating loss vs. loss of business

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French term or phrase:perte d\'exploitation (vs. préjudice d\'exploitation)
English translation:operating loss vs. loss of business
Entered by: Wendy Cummings

11:50 Mar 1, 2017
French to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Finance (general)
French term or phrase: perte d'exploitation (vs. préjudice d'exploitation)
Context: A client cancelled a major contract with a company. As a result, that company has suffered several losses and will continue to do so until the end of its corporate term. In order to calculate these losses, the expert is working out the actual income that the company will generate over that period, and the income that it would have generated, had the contract not been cancelled.

The expert uses the terms "perte d'exploitation" and "prejudice d'exploitation" and I am not sure how to make the distinction in English. I am currently using "operating losses" for the latter.

Les REX réels permettent d'apprécier la perte d'exploitation supportée annuellement par ABC du fait de l'absence d'exploitation du contrat
La différence entre le REX réel et le REX contrefactuel de chaque année représentera, le cas échéant, le préjudice d'exploitation subi par ABC.

Thanks.
Wendy Cummings
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:13
operating loss vs. loss of business
Explanation:
'Perte d'exploitation' is the operating loss reported by the company, for whatever reason (as a result of its operating expenses exceeding its operating income).

'Préjudice d'exploitation' is the loss of income suffered by the company specifically as a result of the client in question cancelling its contract; 'loss of business' seems to capture this well.
Selected response from:

Rob Grayson
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:13
Grading comment
Thanks Rob, this fits perfectly.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +4operating loss vs. loss of business
Rob Grayson
4operating loss vs operating opportunity cost
Francois Boye
3loss of income (prejudice suffered by)
Nikki Scott-Despaigne


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
perte d\'exploitation (vs. préjudice d\'exploitation)
operating loss vs. loss of business


Explanation:
'Perte d'exploitation' is the operating loss reported by the company, for whatever reason (as a result of its operating expenses exceeding its operating income).

'Préjudice d'exploitation' is the loss of income suffered by the company specifically as a result of the client in question cancelling its contract; 'loss of business' seems to capture this well.

Rob Grayson
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:13
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 805
Grading comment
Thanks Rob, this fits perfectly.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Leslie Marcus: I agree with you, Rob, but I would have used "loss of income" (and not loss of business) which you mention in your answer about "préjudice d'exploitation"
7 mins
  -> Thanks Leslie; I would say 'loss of business' and 'loss of income' are, in fact, pretty much interchangeable in this context.
agree  writeaway
2 hrs
agree  Rachel Fell
4 hrs
agree  Manoj Chauhan
13 hrs
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
perte d'exploitation (vs. préjudice d\'exploitation)
loss of income (prejudice suffered by)


Explanation:
I would retain "loss of income". I am not certain, but I understand the "préjudice d'expoitation" to be the consequence of the lost income. However, I think that "loss suffered by the business" would probably be fine in the way "prejucie has been used in the second sentence.

Nikki Scott-Despaigne
Local time: 10:13
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 162
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
perte d\'exploitation (vs. préjudice d\'exploitation)
operating loss vs operating opportunity cost


Explanation:
The concept of opportunity cost is the one used in economics to evaluate a potential benefit that is lost.

operating opportunity cost = the operating, extra revenue if the said exogenous shock (contract cancellation) had not happened.

https://www.bing.com/search?q=opportunity cost and damage&qs...

Francois Boye
United States
Local time: 04:13
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 305
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