Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Überschuss
English translation:
surplus funds
Added to glossary by
Reinhold Wehrmann
Aug 5, 2010 09:01
13 yrs ago
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German term
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Überschuss
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Context:
Als das Unternehmen XYZ 197X ins Geschäft mit "Beispielwaren" einstieg, wollte man eigentlich nichts Revolutionäres: Es ging einfach darum, den Überschuss des 195X gegründeten Familienbetriebs zu konservieren.
Normally I would understand Überschuss as meaning profit or surplus (cf. http://www.proz.com/kudoz/63153 ), but here I'm not so sure. I'm thinking more along the lines of:
When the company XYZ entered the "Example" business in 197X it didn’t actually have any ambitions to be revolutionary. All they wanted was to preserve what remained of the family business that had been founded in 195X.
Als das Unternehmen XYZ 197X ins Geschäft mit "Beispielwaren" einstieg, wollte man eigentlich nichts Revolutionäres: Es ging einfach darum, den Überschuss des 195X gegründeten Familienbetriebs zu konservieren.
Normally I would understand Überschuss as meaning profit or surplus (cf. http://www.proz.com/kudoz/63153 ), but here I'm not so sure. I'm thinking more along the lines of:
When the company XYZ entered the "Example" business in 197X it didn’t actually have any ambitions to be revolutionary. All they wanted was to preserve what remained of the family business that had been founded in 195X.
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Aug 19, 2010 04:59: Reinhold Wehrmann Created KOG entry
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surplus funds
I would rather go for "surplus funds" - sounds a bit more positive than "what remained". ;-)
Note from asker:
| That sounds rather negative to me, as if implying that the family business that had been founded in the 50s had been dissolved/liquidated and they were picking up the pieces, as it were, in the 70s, rather than continuing a (thriving?) business. Either scenario could apply though - or indeed a completely different scenario - I can only speculate. |
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Discussion
So, would you put it this way?
"When the company entered the ... business in 197X it didn’t actually have any ambitions to be revolutionary. All they wanted (to do) was to preserve the surplus funds of the family business that was/had been founded in 195X"?