Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
' in a number eg 490'188
English translation:
490,188
Added to glossary by
Richard Hall
Oct 13, 2004 08:08
19 yrs ago
Italian term
RosFlinn (X)
' in a number eg 490'188
Italian to English
Bus/Financial
Business/Commerce (general)
type of vehicle
In a summary balance sheet. Does it have a special meaning? Is it a substitute for the Englisg comma to differentiate it from the continental decimal comma?There is no indication of the quantities these numbers represent (eg millions of euros) which doesn't help
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +4 | 490,188 |
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Proposed translations
+4
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Richard Hall
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490,188
its the Swiss thousands separator
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Note added at 3 mins (2004-10-13 08:11:19 GMT)
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The Swiss do not use the \".\" continental separator
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Note added at 3 mins (2004-10-13 08:11:19 GMT)
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The Swiss do not use the \".\" continental separator
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Comment: "Many thanks Richard and everyone."
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