Engagements

English translation: investment or holdings

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German term or phrase:Engagement
English translation:investment or holdings
Entered by: Mark Barden

17:14 Aug 30, 2007
German to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Investment / Securities
German term or phrase: Engagements
Der Begriff kommt zweimal nacheinander vor:

Gleichwohl ist aber auch im Bereich dieses „sonstigen Wertpapierhandels“ die Dauer der Engagements durch das Bemühen gekennzeichnet, Kursgewinne kurzfristig zu realisieren.

Engagements in Unternehmensbeteiligungen, mithin in nicht börsennotierte Unternehmen, werden daher in aller Regel als sog. Pre- IPO-Beteiligungen eingegangen, um auch in diesem Bereich eine kurzfristige Liquidation des eingegangenen Engagements realisieren zu können.

Irgendwie denke ich, dass 'engagement(s)' hier falsch ist. Aber 'exposure' passt auch nicht, meinetwegen.

Any help much appreciated!
Mark Barden
Local time: 11:05
investment or holdings
Explanation:
In the field of securities 'Engagement' can also mean investment in, holdings in or even exposure to
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Christine Andrews (X)
Local time: 10:05
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Thanks a lot!
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4 +7investment or holdings
Christine Andrews (X)
4Verabredung(en)
Keila Carvalho
3Commitment
PoveyTrans (X)


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Engagement(s)
Verabredung(en)


Explanation:
engagement in a non marriage sense would be appointment, "Verabredung" and would make sense to me.

Keila Carvalho
United States
Local time: 06:05
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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20 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Engagement(s)
Commitment


Explanation:
From Oxford Duden

PoveyTrans (X)
Local time: 10:05
Native speaker of: English
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39 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +7
Engagement(s)
investment or holdings


Explanation:
In the field of securities 'Engagement' can also mean investment in, holdings in or even exposure to

Christine Andrews (X)
Local time: 10:05
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks a lot!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Paul Cohen: with investment(s) / holdings
6 mins

agree  Andrea Hauer
8 mins

agree  Gert Sass (M.A.)
23 mins

agree  Ted Wozniak: certainly works in this context
1 hr

agree  Textklick
4 hrs

agree  Paul Skidmore
15 hrs

agree  Steffen Walter
5 days
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