LS

English translation: lump sum

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English term or phrase:	LS
Selected answer:	lump sum
Entered by:	Taña Dalglish

00:16 Dec 22, 2009

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Tech/Engineering - Aerospace / Aviation / Space

English term or phrase: LS

Bill of Quantities
One of the two abbreviations in the column "Unit", the other one is "nos.", which is most probably "numbers" (I am not quite sure here either). But the next column is "Quantity" and against "LS" is always 1. Looks like:
Unit
LS
nos.
nos.
nos.

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lump sum

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[XLS] Units of Measure - US Army Corps of Engineers New Orleans District - 16:26 - [ Traducir esta página ]Formato de archivo: Microsoft Excel - Versión en HTML
2, Unit Represents Payment Via a Measured Quantity or Lump Sum Effective Date: 01 October ... LS, specifications or drawings must delineate the quantity ...
www.mvn.usace.army.mil/ENG/UnitsofMeasure.xls -

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Note added at 12 mins (2009-12-22 00:29:43 GMT)
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Yes - No./Nos. = Numbers

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Note added at 4 days (2009-12-26 12:40:27 GMT) Post-grading
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Thank you, Edgar.

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Taña Dalglish
Jamaica
Local time: 09:21

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Local time: 09:21
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