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Feb 10, 2012 15:31
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Spanish term

Desp.

Spanish to English Tech/Engineering Automotive / Cars & Trucks Shop Invoice
Appears in the heading of an invoice from an auto body shop. I haven't found a term I really accept as accurate in this situation. Any suggestions?

Cant. | No. de Parte/Servicio | Tipo | Desp | Description | P Unitario | Importe

Discussion

Terri L. Myers (asker) Feb 10, 2012:
Of course not. Tipo, Desp, and P Unitario are all empty.
Lisa McCarthy Feb 10, 2012:
Hi Terri Is there anything listed under this heading?

Proposed translations

55 mins

Dispatch

Perhaps it means "despacho". Just a possibility.
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57 mins

despachado shipped/dispatched

It's a possibility.
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58 mins

Sent

Could it be 'despacho' or 'despachado' meaning when the part was sent?
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1 hr

Shipment

As it's I'd say it's a noun, and could be a verb if it came under the heading, which it doesn't

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Note added at 6 hrs (2012-02-10 21:34:48 GMT)
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I meant to say As it's A HEADING I'd say it's a noun, and could be a verb if it came under the heading, which it doesn't
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2 hrs

wastage

"Desp." stands for "desperdicio", I believe.

Many similar invoices/costings with a column for "Desp." can be found on the Internet. A number of them indicate that the figures in this column are percentages, with the column headad "Desp. %". For example:

"UND - CANT. - DESP.% - PRECIO UNIT - VALOR TOTAL"
http://www.contratos.gov.co/archivospuc1/2011/DA/276834011/1...

Here's another example, where the figures are eg. 5.00%, 3.00% 2.00%:
http://www.contratos.gov.co/archivospuc1/2011/DA/217001022/1...

This column is often blank, anyway (as in your document); figures appear there only for certain items. Only certain items involve wastage.

Here is a list laid out differently, which identifies "desp." as "desperdicio". The columns are "Concepto, Cálculo, U.M, Cant. Muestra, Cant. + desp.M2":
"Lamina USG Sheetrock de 1/2" - Área pared x 2 + 5% desperdicio - m2 - 26.57 - 2.10"
Postes metálicos Panelrock - (11x2.44)+(2x0.44) + 5% desp. - ml - 27.72 - 2.19"

So the desperdicio is expressed as a percentage and this is added onto the basic quantity to give a gross requirement, allowing for wastage.

Here's another example which similarly uses both "+ 3% desp." and "+ 3% desperdicio":
http://books.google.es/books?id=f8G8UFFjd9sC&pg=PA129&lpg=PA...

Here's a similar document in English, which refers to "% wastage":

"1. Bricks Traditional Bricks(9"x4.5"x3") Nominal size i/c 5% wastage nos. 1.40"
http://www.ensoftsystems.com/slideshow/RateAnly-SalientFeatu...

(It's impossible to set out these tabular examples clearly here, so it's best to look at the original documents to get an idea.)

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Note added at 2 hrs (2012-02-10 18:26:12 GMT)
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Here's a good example to illustrate how it works. Item 1 here is "PINTURA DE ESMALTE TIPO A". Und. (unidad) is "gln", Cant. is 0.25000, Desp. is 5.00, Precio is 170.00 and Total is 44.63. So this is one quarter gallon of paint at 170 per gallon, which comes to 42.50, plus 5% for wastage, which brings it up to a total of 44.63.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/59647747/Analisis-Cloacas

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Note added at 7 hrs (2012-02-10 23:11:21 GMT)
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I have just realised one of my references is missing its URL. The third document quoted, which identifies "+ 5% desp." as "+ 5% desperdicio", comes from:
http://www.construdata.com/BancoConocimiento/A/analisis_livi...
Peer comment(s):

agree James A. Walsh : Seems logical. And your research is very convincing.
17 hrs
Thanks very much, James ;)
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