Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
"vente de marchandise" and "production vendue: biens, services, total "
English translation:
commodities/merchandise ..... & ..... goods and services
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pablo1
Mar 22, 2004 09:56
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French term
"vente de marchandise" and "production vendue: biens, services, total "
French to English
Bus/Financial
Business/Commerce (general)
company figures
In a table the company has to submit their pre-tax figures for the fiscal year. Four figures are to be given: vente de marchandises (first box), production vendue: 1- biens, 2- services (second box) and total. What is the difference between biens and marchandise? I'm assuming biens cannot be assets or it would not appear under "production". Is it simply a distinction between goods bought and sold (marchandise) and goods produced and sold (production: biens)?
Many thanks for your help so far.
Many thanks for your help so far.
Proposed translations
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| 4 +2 | commodities/merchandise ..... & ..... goods and services |
Leveleki
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| 4 | Sales of goods - wholesale + sales of goods/service - retail |
HelenG
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| 2 | Hope this will help a bit |
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Proposed translations
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French term (edited):
marchandise ... et .... biens et services
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commodities/merchandise ..... & ..... goods and services
I would take the same meaning out of it as you have done. "Marchandise" is merchandise, or commodities in the sense of bought-and-sold, whereas "biens & services" mean "goods (manufactured) and services". I would givethe translation as "Commodity/merchandise sales" and "Sales of Products: 1. goods, 2. Services"
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Comment: "Thanks Akos"
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Hope this will help a bit
I found this from a Canadian government document about taxes:
"Le montant déclaré pour les marchandises Z0000, « Total des ventes des biens et services » (à la page 6) doitêtre la somme de toutes les ventes de marchandises déclarées"
In this sentence, it looks as if the company declares the total sales, then the breakdown (goods and services)and these separate entries must add up to the same total declared before.
In some documents I found, merchandise and produit was the same (except when companies sold products they have bought (not produced themselves) to use in production. In that case, those would be called "marchandise" as opposed to goods or services produced by the company, that would come under "production"
I don't think this is a good answer, but I may help you to found other data in the document you are translating or give a clue to someone else
"Le montant déclaré pour les marchandises Z0000, « Total des ventes des biens et services » (à la page 6) doitêtre la somme de toutes les ventes de marchandises déclarées"
In this sentence, it looks as if the company declares the total sales, then the breakdown (goods and services)and these separate entries must add up to the same total declared before.
In some documents I found, merchandise and produit was the same (except when companies sold products they have bought (not produced themselves) to use in production. In that case, those would be called "marchandise" as opposed to goods or services produced by the company, that would come under "production"
I don't think this is a good answer, but I may help you to found other data in the document you are translating or give a clue to someone else
1028 days
Sales of goods - wholesale + sales of goods/service - retail
Just posting this to this question as I have just come across it in the IFRS guidelines. Distinction is whether company sells to wholesales for eg or operates its own retail outlets.
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Note added at 1028 days (2007-01-14 13:51:03 GMT) Post-grading
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sales of goods/serviceS that is!
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Note added at 1028 days (2007-01-14 13:51:03 GMT) Post-grading
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sales of goods/serviceS that is!
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