Glossary entry

Dutch term or phrase:

kostenverslindende churn

English translation:

costly churn

Added to glossary by Adela Van Gils
Jan 24, 2007 21:32
17 yrs ago
Dutch term

kostenverslindende churn

Dutch to English Bus/Financial Idioms / Maxims / Sayings Technology
resulterend in duurzame opbrengsten voor de provider zonder dat kostenverslindende “churn” optreedt.


bedankt.
Proposed translations (English)
2 +4 costly churn
Change log

Jul 5, 2007 19:58: vic voskuil changed "Field (specific)" from "Telecom(munications)" to "Idioms / Maxims / Sayings"

Proposed translations

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costly churn

if this is wrong,
blame it on google.
Never seen it used and definitely never seen it in Dutch.

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Note added at 15 mins (2007-01-24 21:47:36 GMT)
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just occurs to me what an odd word kostenverslindend is,
there must be something better than costly or cost-amassing out there

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Note added at 13 hrs (2007-01-25 11:15:37 GMT)
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besides Ken´s lovely "money-buning churn" it may be an option to just say "big churn" since the cost-aspect is already embedded
Peer comment(s):

agree Ken Cox : 'churn' is by definition activities or transations that generate costs without generating any revenue, so 'kostenverslindende churn' is effectively tautological (but excusable given the mix of Dutch and English). Maybe 'money-burning churn'?
1 hr
that sounds worthy of a separate answer! nice one, Ken
agree Chris Hopley : "without resulting in churn, which is costly" - I would choose this phrasing, coz - as Ken also says - churn is always costly"
2 hrs
thanks Chris
agree DutchConnection : Or expensive churn, or commission-devouring churn.
13 hrs
thanks!
agree Alice Saunders (X) : I think someone got it mixed up with geldverslindend, which is costly/expensive
17 hrs
not just one unfortunately :). Thanks Alice!
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