Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Norwegian term or phrase:
påkostninger
English translation:
Improvements of (existing) assets
Added to glossary by
Christian Schoenberg
Apr 27, 2005 18:45
19 yrs ago
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Norwegian term
United States
Nordic Legal Language Solutions
Native in: Danish 
, English
Works in: Danish to English, Swedish to English, Norwegian to English, and 1 more.
påkostninger
Norwegian to English
Bus/Financial
Construction / Civil Engineering
Term appears in a real estate appraisal report, and I almost have the term at the tip of my tongue (it is lodged somewhere in my throat right now)... One example would be...
'"Påkostninger": Redevelopment of site carried out in 2002.'
'"Påkostninger": Redevelopment of site carried out in 2002.'
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | Improvements of (existing) assets |
Vedis Bjørndal
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| 4 | spend (additional) money |
Tore Bjerkek
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| 4 | money spent |
Per Bergvall
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| 4 | additional costs/expenses |
Suzanne Blangsted (X)
|
Proposed translations
2 hrs
Vedis Bjørndal
Norway
Norway
Native in Norwegian
Norway
Business, law, technical, and medical
Native in: Norwegian (Variants: Bokmål, Nynorsk)
Works in: English to Norwegian, Norwegian to English, Swedish to Norwegian (Bokmal)
Related KudoZ points
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68
Norwegian term (edited):
p�kostninger
Selected
Improvements of (existing) assets
This translation is used by SSB.no
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks, everyone - all good suggestions. Vedis's term seems to fit the report to a tooth. Thanks Vedis.
Best,
Christian"
12 mins
Tore Bjerkek
Canada
Canada
Native in Norwegian
Specializes in field
Canada
Accurate-Professional-Diverse Experience
Native in: Norwegian 
Works in: English to Norwegian, Norwegian to English, Danish to English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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122
Norwegian term (edited):
p�kostninger
spend (additional) money
I hope it did not cause you to choke...
it really means to to spend (additional) money... in this case the place may have been fixed up a bit - or a lot.
Now breath in.....
it really means to to spend (additional) money... in this case the place may have been fixed up a bit - or a lot.
Now breath in.....
1 hr
Per Bergvall
Norway
Norway
Native in Norwegian
Norway
Automotive, PC, IT: Fast, high quality
Native in: Norwegian
Works in: English to Norwegian, Norwegian to English, German to Norwegian, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
179
Norwegian term (edited):
p�kostninger
money spent
This is the literal meaning; it is understood to mean money spent above and beyond normal maintenance costs, as in money paid for improvements, upgrades or extensions to a property.
4 hrs
Norwegian term (edited):
p�kostninger
additional costs/expenses
my suggestions based on my own experience.
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