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Centro di imputazione

English translation: cost centre

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Italian term or phrase:centro di imputazione
English translation:cost centre
Entered by: Isabelle Johnson

15:37 Jun 3, 2023
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Finance (general)
Italian term or phrase: Centro di imputazione
Di regola, infatti, i gruppi bancari si pongono «in termini di sostanziale specularità» rispetto al tradizionale modello di banca universale: in questo senso, essi rappresentano dunque una particolare «tecnica di svolgimento dell’impresa», organizzata dalla capogruppo in «più centri di imputazione formalmente autonomi» ma - nei fatti - «avvinti dall’unitarietà del disegno imprenditoriale di vertice»

I know this has been entered before but none of the answers I can see seem to really fit this context. Any ideas gratefully received!
Isabelle Johnson
Italy
Local time: 15:47
reporting centre
Explanation:
These are the departments/entities within the bank that have autonomous control over their finances. I prefer this to cost centre, departments like informtion technology and accounting which are essential to a bank's operation but do not generate profit, compared to profit centres which do generate profit for a bank, so I think reporting centre corresponde best to your context.
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Alison Kennedy
Italy
Local time: 15:47
Grading comment
Thanks very much!
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1reporting centre
Alison Kennedy
3payments allocation hub
Adrian MM.


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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
reporting centre


Explanation:
These are the departments/entities within the bank that have autonomous control over their finances. I prefer this to cost centre, departments like informtion technology and accounting which are essential to a bank's operation but do not generate profit, compared to profit centres which do generate profit for a bank, so I think reporting centre corresponde best to your context.

Alison Kennedy
Italy
Local time: 15:47
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 334
Grading comment
Thanks very much!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Wolfgang Hager: reporting is American corporate speak - ok if this is the market. Otherwise, "centres of operation" might be more suitable.
2 hrs
agree  philgoddard: Cost centre is OK too.
13 hrs
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22 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
centro di imputazione
payments allocation hub


Explanation:
I see what the asmker means about previous, literal translations e.g. as 'BrE) centre of imputations' and '(AmE) center of imputation of legal relationships' (contractual nexus or privity)'.

Nor am I sure that the UK accountants' stock, simplistic = facile translation - pruning away the 'apportionments' (Chomsky deep-structuiral) meaning as 'cost centre' is on all fours with the Italian ST.

-> imputazione : charging (fin. & crim. law), *allocation*, attribution, *apportionment* (Garzanti).


Example sentence(s):
  • Sample Content for *Allocation Hub SAP* — Terms of Payment Key: in SAP key for defining payment terms composed of cash discount percentages and payment periods. •
  • ProZ FRE/ENG -> centre d’imputation comptable : accounting cost centre Explanation: Literally, "accounting allocation centre", but given that it "seems" to be talking only about costs, I would say it's a cost centre.

    Reference: http://eng.proz.com/kudoz/italian-to-english/law-general/644...
    Reference: http://eng.proz.com/personal-glossaries/entry/25218662-centr...
Adrian MM.
Austria
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 77
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