مصروفات عامة

English translation: overhead expense

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Arabic term or phrase:مصروفات عامة
English translation:overhead expense
Entered by: Tamer Mekhimar

19:26 Mar 24, 2010
Arabic to English translations [PRO]
Management / management
Arabic term or phrase: مصروفات عامة
مصروفات عامة للميزانية
would be rendered as general expenses or there is a better rendering?
einass kandil
Egypt
Local time: 06:18
overhead expense
Explanation:
overhead expense

In business, overhead, overhead cost or overhead expense refers to an ongoing expense of operating a business (also known as Operating Expenses - rent, gas/electricity, wages etc). The term overhead is usually used to group expenses that are necessary to the continued functioning of the business, but cannot be immediately associated with the products/services being offered[1] (e.g. do not directly generate profits).

Overhead expenses are all costs on the income statement except for direct labor and direct materials. Overhead expenses include accounting fees, advertising, depreciation, insurance, interest, legal fees, rent, repairs, supplies, taxes, telephone bills, travel and utilities costs.[2]

Overhead can be classified under four headings:[citation needed]

1. Functional classification
2. Classification on the nature of expenditure
3. Element-wise classification
4. Classification on behavior of expenditure
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Tamer Mekhimar
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Local time: 06:18
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5 +4General expenses
Murad AWAD
5overhead expense
Tamer Mekhimar
3public expenditure
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overhead expense


Explanation:
overhead expense

In business, overhead, overhead cost or overhead expense refers to an ongoing expense of operating a business (also known as Operating Expenses - rent, gas/electricity, wages etc). The term overhead is usually used to group expenses that are necessary to the continued functioning of the business, but cannot be immediately associated with the products/services being offered[1] (e.g. do not directly generate profits).

Overhead expenses are all costs on the income statement except for direct labor and direct materials. Overhead expenses include accounting fees, advertising, depreciation, insurance, interest, legal fees, rent, repairs, supplies, taxes, telephone bills, travel and utilities costs.[2]

Overhead can be classified under four headings:[citation needed]

1. Functional classification
2. Classification on the nature of expenditure
3. Element-wise classification
4. Classification on behavior of expenditure



    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overhead_%28business%29
Tamer Mekhimar
Egypt
Local time: 06:18
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
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General expenses


Explanation:
I will use general expenses

Murad AWAD
Germany
Local time: 06:18
Native speaker of: Native in TurkishTurkish, Native in ArabicArabic

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public expenditure


Explanation:
Government spending or spending by government-owned bodies.

n_saad (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 07:18
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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