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| Author: | OldSchool [ Fri Feb 11, 2011 11:27 am ] |
| Post subject: | English problem - you brits and americans help me out |
How do you say in English when you pay those costs when you live in a flat? You know, you pay a sum to the building administration for garbage, elevator etc... those expenses. Dictionaries can't seem to help. I need to translate something urgently, so quick help is much appreciated. I've been considering boarding, but its for a company headquarters, not a person... |
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| Author: | Goat [ Fri Feb 11, 2011 1:01 pm ] |
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Service charges? Maintenance charges? Don't think there's a more specific term, it's referred to as service charges in all the leases I've seen, which then break it down into insurance, etc. |
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| Author: | Thy Serpent [ Fri Feb 11, 2011 2:12 pm ] |
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English isn't my first language, but I think Goat got it right. Service/maintenance charges seems to be the most possible term. |
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| Author: | OldSchool [ Fri Feb 11, 2011 2:46 pm ] |
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Thank you. Yeah, it seems English doesn't have a specific word for this, in my language there is one, hence the confusion. |
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| Author: | DevotedWalnut [ Sat Feb 12, 2011 2:36 am ] |
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Rent? |
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| Author: | Adveser [ Sat Feb 12, 2011 4:06 am ] |
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DevotedWalnut wrote: Rent?
According to Australian pop hucksters Midnight Oil, "rent" is used in Aus, so we can assume they learned it in the UK. Normally paying the management a fee for services is called a "(insert type of housing) association fee." |
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| Author: | Rhys [ Sat Feb 12, 2011 3:27 pm ] |
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Adveser wrote: DevotedWalnut wrote: Rent? According to Australian pop hucksters Midnight Oil, "rent" is used in Aus, so we can assume they learned it in the UK. Normally paying the management a fee for services is called a "(insert type of housing) association fee." wtf? 
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| Author: | SolarSoul25 [ Tue Feb 15, 2011 2:16 pm ] |
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A little late, but in my experience those are "utilities fees", like gas, electric, garbage, maintenance, etc... |
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| Author: | OldSchool [ Tue Feb 15, 2011 4:36 pm ] |
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Good idea, thanks. |
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