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English term or phrase:
to obtain charges
English answer:
to be awarded a (recompensed) duty, task or responsibility (or plural)
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Yvonne Gallagher
Oct 15, 2018 20:33
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to obtain charges
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I'm translating a power of attorney. It says:
,,XXX hereby appoints:
Mr YYY
(hereinafter called ‘the Attorney’) as the true and lawful Attorney of the Company for and in the name of and on behalf of the Company to do or execute all or any of the acts and things hereinafter mentioned, that is to say:
-to enter into any arrangements with any governments or authorities (supreme, municipal, local or otherwise) or any corporations, trust companies, banks, companies or persons, and to obtain from such governments, authorities, corporations, companies or persons, any charges, contracts, decrees, grants, licenses, leases, rights, privileges and concessions which the said Attorney may think desirable in the interest of the Company.''
The meaning of ''charges'' is not clear to me in this particular context. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
,,XXX hereby appoints:
Mr YYY
(hereinafter called ‘the Attorney’) as the true and lawful Attorney of the Company for and in the name of and on behalf of the Company to do or execute all or any of the acts and things hereinafter mentioned, that is to say:
-to enter into any arrangements with any governments or authorities (supreme, municipal, local or otherwise) or any corporations, trust companies, banks, companies or persons, and to obtain from such governments, authorities, corporations, companies or persons, any charges, contracts, decrees, grants, licenses, leases, rights, privileges and concessions which the said Attorney may think desirable in the interest of the Company.''
The meaning of ''charges'' is not clear to me in this particular context. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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a duty, task or responsibility (or plural)
I think singular is better here though you could use plural: duties, tasks, responsibilities.
That's how I understand it here since it it part of a list of things to be obtained
"which the said Attorney may think desirable in the interest of the Company"
In the sense of charge someone to do something for you, i.e. give them a task or responsibility (as distinct from an actual contract which comes next in the list)
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BTW "to obtain" is to get or to be awarded such responsibilities, duties, or tasks from the aforesaid "governments, authorities, corporations, companies or persons"
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https://www.thefreedictionary.com/charges
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Glad to have helped. (And I really don't agree with other suggestions at all in this context)
That's how I understand it here since it it part of a list of things to be obtained
"which the said Attorney may think desirable in the interest of the Company"
In the sense of charge someone to do something for you, i.e. give them a task or responsibility (as distinct from an actual contract which comes next in the list)
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Note added at 1 hr (2018-10-15 21:33:32 GMT)
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BTW "to obtain" is to get or to be awarded such responsibilities, duties, or tasks from the aforesaid "governments, authorities, corporations, companies or persons"
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Note added at 1 hr (2018-10-15 21:34:28 GMT)
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https://www.thefreedictionary.com/charges
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Note added at 2 days 18 hrs (2018-10-18 14:37:45 GMT) Post-grading
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Glad to have helped. (And I really don't agree with other suggestions at all in this context)
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Viktoria Kitsun
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Many thanks:-)
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Tina Vonhof (X)
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Many thanks:-)
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Daryo
: makes no sense - that kind of "charges" -- on its own -- are worthless until confirmed through a contract.
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Wrong. Yet again! Nothing to do with finance.
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Charles Davis
: I think this is the likeliest meaning. "Charges" in this sense is close to "contracts": an opportunity to perform a service for remuneration (which is of course understood).
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Many thanks:-) Yes, I think its place in the list points to this meaning
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to obtain fees, penalties, royalties etc.
Your text does leave this a bit vague. However, bear in mind that the verb "obtain" is used to cover a long list of things that might individually use a different verb and that though "charges" are usually levied and collected, licence should be allowed for the sake of economising on verbs.
So, I think that "charges" should be understood broadly as charges for services, permissions, licences etc. I think it unlikely that it means charges on property, though that isn't totally impossible. You put a charge on a property, rather than obtaining a charge on a property.
So, I think that "charges" should be understood broadly as charges for services, permissions, licences etc. I think it unlikely that it means charges on property, though that isn't totally impossible. You put a charge on a property, rather than obtaining a charge on a property.
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I did find a version with the word ''charter'', too.
https://www.thegazette.co.uk/company/03470108/filing-history... page 5 of the pdf.
Is this an example of a text being modified (perhaps accidentally) as it is reproduced or distributed ''all over the world''?
Still, my text said ''charges'', not ''charters''. Thank you all once again.
"...and to obtain from any Government, Authority, company, firm or person any charters, contracts, decrees, rights, privileges and concessions and to carry out, exercise and comply with any such charters, contracts, decrees, rights, privileges and concessions."
https://www.dublinchamber.ie/getattachment/About-Us/Code-of-...
The asker's version is most likely from a non-ENS document.
These "charges" [obtained on someone else's property] are collateral for what's owed to the company, so their definite and real value is in reducing or eliminating the risks for the company of not getting paid.