Alimentation du découvert client

10:23 Mar 6, 2020
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French to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Accounting / Client credit
French term or phrase: Alimentation du découvert client
From a training presentation for new accounting software.

"Consultation du découvert client
Alimentation du découvert client
Comptable Client
Comment est alimenté le découvert client ?"

This appears to relate to a client exceeding its agreed credit facility with the supplier (in effect an unauthorised overdraft). But I'm confused about the "alimentation". Does it mean that the credit facility is increased or that partial settlement has been made?
Mark Bossanyi
Bulgaria
Local time: 12:30


Summary of answers provided
4 -1reduce customer balance below credit limit
philgoddard
4 -1repayment of unpaid customer bills to align with the credit facility
Francois Boye


Discussion entries: 9





  

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reduce customer balance below credit limit


Explanation:
Or "customer reduces balance below credit limit".

I originally posted an answer using "overdraft", but I'm not sure we'd use that word in this context.

"Même si vous ne disposez pas de découvert autorisé, le solde de votre compte peut exceptionnellement être négatif.

"Vous devrez dans ce cas alimenter votre compte en effectuant un virement SEPA depuis un autre compte bancaire."
http://support.n26.com/fr-fr/vos-debuts/frais/que-se-passe-t...

philgoddard
United States
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 89

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Daryo: your refs are about banking, not sales of goods/services // unfortunately "reduce customer balance below credit limit" is NOT in seller's power (unless they fudge it by increasing the credit limit - but that would be ENRON style accounting ...)
7 hrs
  -> So why don't you tell us what the correct answer is, since you know everything?
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
repayment of unpaid customer bills to align with the credit facility


Explanation:
my take

Francois Boye
United States
Local time: 06:30
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 150

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Daryo: WHO is supposed to "repay unpaid customer bills"? The seller to pay themselves??? REALITY CHECK 1.0: how on Earth do you think that an accounting software is going to force the buyer to pay an overdue invoice???
6 hrs
  -> Hair splitting! Customer bills are paid by customers!!!
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