Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
ablaufende Preise
English translation:
outdated prices
Added to glossary by
PoveyTrans (X)
Jul 13, 2007 10:51
16 yrs ago
German term
PoveyTrans (X)
ablaufende Preise
German to English
Bus/Financial
Business/Commerce (general)
This is from an IT manual on processing orders for a manufacturing company.
Automatisches Melden ablaufender Preise per @mail
Does this meaning expiring prices?
Automatisches Melden ablaufender Preise per @mail
Does this meaning expiring prices?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 | outdated prices |
Susan Zimmer
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| 4 | elapsing prices |
Catherina Groeneveld
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Change log
Jul 17, 2007 08:31: Steffen Walter changed "Field (write-in)" from "General" to "(none)"
Proposed translations
1 hr
Susan Zimmer
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
Business management & linguistic quality
Native in: English 
Works in: German to English, English to German, English
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outdated prices
My suggestion would be: automatically notify by email once the prices become outdated....
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Comment: "Ta"
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Catherina Groeneveld
Canada
Canada
Native in English
Works in field
Canada
German, French and Dutch to English
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, French to English, Dutch to English
elapsing prices
Expiring refers more to foodstuffs. The word "elapse" is more suitable for something abstract, such as prices or time.
Example sentence:
By the time Sarah got round to booking her vacation, the discount price had elapsed.
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