Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Deutsch term or phrase:
Zuzahlung
Englisch translation:
contribution, token payment
Added to glossary by
David Moore (X)
Jun 18, 2003 16:49
20 yrs ago
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Deutsch term
IanW (X)
Zuzahlung
Deutsch > Englisch
Marketing
Finanzen (allgemein)
This is a financial contribution you sometimes have to make when you get a more expensive "free" gift from Shell, Esso or other fuel companies with gift programmes. The best I can come up with for "Zuzahlung" is "customer contribution". Does anyone have any better ideas?
Proposed translations
(Englisch)
| 4 | contribution |
David Moore (X)
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| 4 +5 | supplementary/additional |
Julie Neill, BA (Hons), MCIL, MITI
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| 4 | co-payment |
gangels (X)
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| 4 | premium |
Maureen Holm, J.D., LL.M.
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| 4 | extra charge |
Martin Hesse
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| 3 | surcharge? |
Kim Metzger
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| 3 | payout |
Bernard Myers
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Change log
Jan 8, 2006 15:35: Steffen Walter changed "Field (specific)" from "(none)" to "Wirtschaft/Handel (allgemein)"
Proposed translations
1 Stunde
Selected
contribution
or perhaps token payment?
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "I like "token payment" - thanks!"
2 Min.
Kim Metzger
Mexiko
Mexiko
Native in Englisch
Mexiko
Committed to Quality and Service
Native in: Englisch (Variant: US) 
Works in: Deutsch > Englisch
Related KudoZ points
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442
surcharge?
Maybe this would apply.
+5
15 Min.
Julie Neill, BA (Hons), MCIL, MITI
Spanien
Spanien
Native in Englisch
Spanien
Julie Neill, BA (Hons), MCIL, MITI
Qualified & Experienced
Native in: Englisch 
Works in: Deutsch > Englisch
supplementary/additional
supplementary/additional payment by the customer
supplementary/additional contribution from the customer
Just a couple of ideas
supplementary/additional contribution from the customer
Just a couple of ideas
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Johanna Timm, PhD
: "For an additional charge" steht auf meiner Conflakes Schachtel
1 Stunde
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| agree |
Steffen Walter
: also with Johanna
1 Stunde
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| agree |
Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
4 Stunden
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| agree |
Martin Hesse
: supplementary charge/fee
15 Stunden
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| agree |
Ellen Zittinger
20 Stunden
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31 Min.
co-payment
or if it's for a corporation-sponsored 'worthy cause' (campaign to fight hunger, AIDS, pollution, your mother-in-law's constant meddling) a 'donation' (which can be compulsory, indeed). If you call it donation, it isn't taxable
1 Stunde
Maureen Holm, J.D., LL.M.
Vereinigte Staaten
Vereinigte Staaten
Native in Englisch
Vereinigte Staaten
aided expression: multilingual, multiart
Native in: Englisch
Works in: Deutsch > Englisch, Französisch > Englisch, Spanisch > Englisch, and 3 more.
premium
x
Among the others, I think Klaus Beyer's idea of 'co-pay' is conceptually strong, though with some slight reservation about the association with co-pays on meds.
Among the others, I think Klaus Beyer's idea of 'co-pay' is conceptually strong, though with some slight reservation about the association with co-pays on meds.
3 Stunden
payout
...or perhaps "buyout"?
These terms are normally used to mean other things, of course -- but in the absence of a standard equivalent expression, annexing linguistic borderlands is fair game, no?
These terms are normally used to mean other things, of course -- but in the absence of a standard equivalent expression, annexing linguistic borderlands is fair game, no?
15 Stunden
Martin Hesse
Native in Deutsch
Works in field
Services for the global community
Native in: Deutsch
Works in: Englisch > Deutsch, Deutsch
Related KudoZ points
:
13
extra charge
Del Vecchio Designs -- Free Keepsake Gift -
FREE KEEPSAKE GIFT ... wrappers or wrapped bars, you will also receive a special keepsake:
at no extra charge, we will wrap an additional copy of your ...
www.delvecchiodesigns.com/freegift.htm
FREE KEEPSAKE GIFT ... wrappers or wrapped bars, you will also receive a special keepsake:
at no extra charge, we will wrap an additional copy of your ...
www.delvecchiodesigns.com/freegift.htm
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