Kostenübernahme

English translation: Charge to: / Invoice to:

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German term or phrase:Kostenübernahme
English translation:Charge to: / Invoice to:
Entered by: Craig Meulen

14:49 Nov 25, 2005
German to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Tourism & Travel / from a hotel booking form
German term or phrase: Kostenübernahme
from a hotel booking form, the front office clerk has to note who will be paying the bill.

What's the English term we would find on an English hotel booking form?

I found "confirmation of cost coverage" in Kudoz for "kostenübernahmebestätigung", but somehow can't imagine seeing the field "cost coverage" on a hotel booking form.
Craig Meulen
United Kingdom
Local time: 14:59
Charge to:
Explanation:
How I would phrase this on a form.

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Note added at 30 mins (2005-11-25 15:20:26 GMT)
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In the USA, this would usually be a credit card number.
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jccantrell
United States
Local time: 07:59
Grading comment
Thanks to everyone. Of course, "costs borne by:" is a more direct translation, but "Invoice to:" sounds more appropriate here.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +6costs borne by:
IanW (X)
3 +4Charge to:
jccantrell
4Bill to:
sporty
2bill payer
Francis Lee (X)
3 -2Payment type
rangepost


Discussion entries: 4





  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
costs borne by:


Explanation:
How about "costs borne by:" or "costs to be paid by:"?

IanW (X)
Local time: 15:59
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 43

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Stephen Sadie: nice one , ian!
1 min

agree  Alison Jenner
3 mins

agree  Frosty
5 mins

agree  Gruffalo: Probably just "paid by", like on paying in forms at banks where there is a field, "paid in by".
5 mins

agree  Ian M-H (X): or maybe even just "invoice address" or "invoice to", depending what else is on the form
12 mins

agree  Monika Leit: with Gruffalo
20 mins
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
bill payer


Explanation:
not sure if this is exactly/at all would appear on the form, though

Francis Lee (X)
Local time: 15:59
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 122
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29 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
Charge to:


Explanation:
How I would phrase this on a form.

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Note added at 30 mins (2005-11-25 15:20:26 GMT)
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In the USA, this would usually be a credit card number.

jccantrell
United States
Local time: 07:59
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 32
Grading comment
Thanks to everyone. Of course, "costs borne by:" is a more direct translation, but "Invoice to:" sounds more appropriate here.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ian M-H (X): Yes, although "invoice to" would probably be more likely in Asker's UK context - but I don't think they're asking for credit card details here, rather for the name of the person/firm to be invoiced/billed
3 mins
  -> You can also enter a company name or such, assuming the hotel has a previous relationship with the company or person.

agree  rangepost: Yes!-or Direct Bill (invoice)
5 mins

agree  michael10705 (X)
52 mins

agree  Tanja K: yes, I believe the 'invoice to' is quite common
2 hrs
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -2
Payment type


Explanation:
Could it be asking how the deposit will be paid? credit or cash

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Note added at 29 mins (2005-11-25 15:19:30 GMT)
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I can see Ian H's point, IF the bill is to be paid by s/o other than the guest.

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Note added at 34 mins (2005-11-25 15:24:36 GMT)
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The only invoices I ever saw as a night auditor, was when we had a guest that was part of a corp acct.

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Note added at 4 hrs 54 mins (2005-11-25 19:44:10 GMT)
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Craig, I would say then-"Payment Type (payment options here)"and leave room for the guest and res agent to enter the payment details. This way the property can bill the company if the guest is a noshow. I think charge to could work as well.

Sorry for not being clearer.

rangepost
Local time: 07:59
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  IanW (X): That's not the issue here: "front office clerk has to note who will be paying the bill"
3 mins

disagree  Ian M-H (X): "who will be paying", not how it will be paid
12 mins
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20 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Bill to:


Explanation:
This term states who should be billed for the room. I have seen it on many forms.

sporty
Canada
Local time: 08:59
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
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