Glossary entry

Swedish term or phrase:

ekonomiavdelning

English translation:

finance department

Added to glossary by Charlesp
Feb 28, 2006 19:25
18 yrs ago
Swedish term

ekonomiavdelning

Swedish to English Bus/Financial Business/Commerce (general)
could this term be used for the 'accounting department' of a company; or would it be restricted to the finance department ?
Proposed translations (English)
5 +5 finance department
5 +2 accounts department

Discussion

Mårten Sandberg Mar 1, 2006:
It is all context and size dependent:I imagine small firms, regardless of country cannot afford to have separate depts. for these functions. The finance dept. of a very small firm in any country is likely to handle also accounting issues, don't you think?

Proposed translations

+5
1 hr
Selected

finance department

This is how I would have said it
Peer comment(s):

agree cologne
49 mins
Thank you very mcuh Jane Levans
agree Tess Whitty
7 hrs
Thank you very much Terese Whitty
agree Helen Johnson
11 hrs
Thank you very much Helen Johnson
neutral George Hopkins : Accounts, accounting, finance departments are all correct, but I would save finance for the bigger things.
13 hrs
You are right, but in this case there was no mention of the size of the company- thank you anyway for your comments George Hopkins:
agree Suzanne Blangsted (X)
21 hrs
Thank you very mcuh BLANGSTED
agree Madelen Neikter
1 day 8 mins
Thank you very mcuh Madelen Neikter
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "many possibilities, but majority rules. (in this case)"
+2
59 mins

accounts department

The answer to your question is yes.
Peer comment(s):

agree E2efour (X)
13 hrs
Thank you Barry.
agree Madelen Neikter
1 day 18 mins
Thank you Madelen.
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