Norwegian term
Canada
Reliable
Native in: Norwegian 
Works in: Norwegian to English, English to Norwegian, Danish to English
disposisjonsfond
Proposed translations
Sworn translator, finance expert
Native in: Norwegian
Works in: English to Norwegian, German to Norwegian, Swedish to Norwegian, and 8 more.
contingency fund
definition of contingency fund - An amount kept in reserve to guard against possible losses.
www.investorwords.com/1069/contingency_fund.html
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.
liquid reserve fund
Native in: English
Works in: Norwegian to English, Swedish to English, Danish to English
retained earnings
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Adrian MM. (X)
: the preposition to 'retained earnings' doesn't work. Surely, it must be AS retained earnings.
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Charlesp
: it is in fact retained earnings, but that is not the term used in Annual Reports for this.
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Christopher Schröder
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Thanks, my KPMG glossary also always used this!
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United Kingdom
Experienced central bank translator
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: Swedish to English, Norwegian to English, Danish to English
distributable reserves
Sweden
Medical Translator
Native in: Swedish , English
Works in: English to Swedish, Danish to Swedish, German to Swedish, and 13 more.
non-restricted reserves
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Note added at 19 hrs (2010-01-12 13:43:43 GMT)
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FAR confirms!
FAR does not proffer any alternative translations.
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Charlesp
: this is what it is.
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Thank you very much!
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Helen Johnson
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Thank you very much!
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Christopher Schröder
: Too Scandi (why use a Scandi construct when there are at least two perfectly valid English equivalents? The asker clearly hasn't a clue about accounts, so chances are the client is no expert either and could use something they are familiar with)
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What's your point? - "Disposisjonsfond" is a Scandinavian concept. The translation should convey what kind of reserve it is!
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