Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
in die Vorhand gehen
English translation:
to pay in advance
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Denis Lebedev
Oct 8, 2019 21:06
4 yrs ago
German term
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in die Vorhand gingen
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Bus/Financial
Law: Contract(s)
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Hi everybody,
Could you please suggest what "in die Vorhand gingen" means in this context:
Einige Lieferanten hatten darauf gedrängt, dass sie einem Schuldner gegenüber stehen. Hans and Peter hatten Verständnis hierfür, weswegen sie bei verschiedenen Lieferanten in die Vorhand gingen.
Could you please suggest what "in die Vorhand gingen" means in this context:
Einige Lieferanten hatten darauf gedrängt, dass sie einem Schuldner gegenüber stehen. Hans and Peter hatten Verständnis hierfür, weswegen sie bei verschiedenen Lieferanten in die Vorhand gingen.
Proposed translations
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| 3 +2 | to pay in advance |
Coqueiro
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| 2 | 1. get one up or 'over' on.... 2. engineer a first refusal with |
Adrian MM.
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References
| in die Vorhand kommen |
Michael Martin, MA
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Change log
Oct 9, 2019 07:01: Steffen Walter changed "Field" from "Law/Patents" to "Bus/Financial"
Proposed translations
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German term (edited):
in die Vorhand gehen
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to pay in advance
s. Diskussion
Peer comment(s):
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Ramey Rieger (X)
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Thanks, Ramey! Everything's fine, I'm back from behind the seventh mountain ;-)
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Steffen Walter
: Yes, it's the same as "in Vorleistung gehen".
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Adrian MM.
Austria
Austria
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Austria
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German term (edited):
(bei...) in die Vorhand gehen
1. get one up or 'over' on.... 2. engineer a first refusal with
die Vorhand haben means, legally, to have first option or refusal (Der Grosse Eichborn & Dietl/Lorenz) but surely is not the same as 'in *Vorlage* treten' = pay up front.
Anyhow, it depends how H& P are and what they are up or down to.
Anyhow, it depends how H& P are and what they are up or down to.
Reference comments
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Michael Martin, MA
United States
United States
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English
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Creativity wins in the long run
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Reference:
in die Vorhand kommen
= einen Vorteil erarbeiten/erringen/erwirtschaften ~ in eine günstigere Lage kommen
Discussion
So verstehe ich das.
But the second sentence...
Hans and Peter understood it and tried to take advantage of the suppliers?