entidades no lucrativas

English translation: non-profit institutions

14:58 Nov 11, 2005

Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Science - Accounting / audit

Spanish term or phrase: entidades no lucrativas

KateG

English translation:non-profit institutions

Explanation:
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Note added at 6 mins (2005-11-11 15:05:06 GMT)
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Like Marcelo and Laura said, "non-profit" is the right adjective to use here. For "entidades", you have the choice to use "entities, organizations or institutions".

Selected response from:

Giovanni Rengifo
Colombia
Local time: 13:00

Grading comment

I think that non-profit entity of company is ok
thak you
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Summary of answers provided

5 +8

non-profit / not-for-profit entities

Marcelo González

4 +6

non-profit organizations

Laura & Alex

non-profit institutions

Giovanni Rengifo

Answers

1 min confidence:

peer agreement (net): +6

non-profit organizations

Explanation:
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Laura & Alex
Native speaker of:

Spanish

4 mins confidence:

non-profit institutions

Giovanni Rengifo
Colombia
Local time: 13:00
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 86

Grading comment

I think that non-profit entity of company is ok
thak you

1 min confidence:

peer agreement (net): +8

non-profit / not-for-profit entities

Explanation:
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Note added at 3 mins (2005-11-11 15:01:54 GMT)
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Another option (which is much more common) is "organization," but there may be a reason "entity" is used in the original.

Good luck, KateG!

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Note added at 7 mins (2005-11-11 15:05:56 GMT)
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organismos sin fines de lucro/no lucrativos = non-profit organizations

entidades no lucrativas = non-profit/not-for-profit entities

Non-profit entities are organized under state law. For Non-profit corporations, some states have adopted the Revised Model Non-Profit Corporation Act (1986) ...
www.law.cornell.edu/topics/nonprofits.html

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Marcelo González
United States
Local time: 08:00
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 4

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