Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Jun 11, 2009 02:56
14 yrs ago
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Danish term
mio.
Danish to English
Bus/Financial
Economics
As in "Mio. kr"
Looking for a UK English term here (meaning that "billion" could be problematic here. And something small, considering that it is going on a financial statement.
Looking for a UK English term here (meaning that "billion" could be problematic here. And something small, considering that it is going on a financial statement.
Proposed translations
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| 5 +3 | m |
Malberg
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| 5 +2 | mill. |
Nikolaj Widenmann
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Proposed translations
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m
DKK 100m
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Note added at 2 hrs (2009-06-11 05:15:20 GMT)
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and bn for billion (mia. på dansk)
DKK 12.3bn
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Note added at 2 hrs (2009-06-11 05:15:20 GMT)
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and bn for billion (mia. på dansk)
DKK 12.3bn
Note from asker:
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Peer comment(s):
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Eva Harbo Andersen (X)
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Christine Andersen
: Either m or write million in full in text where space permits. Abbreviations are not as common in English as in Danish in my experience, except for tables etc.
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Thanks. I agree on your comment.
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Karen Goulding
: I would echo Christine's comment.
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Nikolaj Widenmann
United States
United States
Native in Danish
&
English
Works in field
United States
Legalese and business speak, translated.
Native in: Danish 
, English
Works in: Danish to English, Norwegian to English, English to Danish, and 4 more.
mill.
Million
Peer comment(s):
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Helen Johnson
: I've always just written million
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Suzanne Blangsted (X)
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