Jun 16, 2011 10:04
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French term

Somme totale en coffre

French to English Bus/Financial Finance (general) computing
Hi I am working on a document detailing a software package for the banking industry. This phrase comes as part the description of a transaction via ATM - it is the final log in the withdrawal process. Does anyone know what it means?

Thanks!
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Discussion

joehlindsay Jun 16, 2011:
Allegrotrans makes a good point. These messages seem to be a little different from country to country and even bank to bank. Some say 'account balance', some say 'cash available for withdrawal', "available funds' etc.

It refers to the total available cash balance in the account, not in the ATM.
AllegroTrans Jun 16, 2011:
We need to know which country the ATM is in please - certainly here in UK an ATM would not tell you how much was remaining in the machine, but if we know the country it should not be difficult to find out whether that it was it means

Proposed translations

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total amount in safe

I assume that "coffre" is the safe located within the ATM.

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The term "safe box" is also used when referring to ATMs.
Peer comment(s):

neutral AllegroTrans : you may be correct but does a ATM really tell you how much is in it? invitation to criminals?
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Total amount in deposit box or locker

I know this term, when someone deposit their valuable item or things, that time, we use this term, I work in a bank.
Peer comment(s):

agree piazza d
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Thanx piazza d :)
neutral AllegroTrans : I don't think an ATM gives this information
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cash on hand

This is usually termed "cash on hand" in US financial jargon, as in the following definition from the link below:

"CASH ON HAND
Specifically, all money, cash and cash equivalents in the business cash registers and safes on the business premises; as opposed to cash in the bank. Same as CASH."

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Or in this instance, just "cash balance" since it's an ATM cue. It's just how much money is in the account and available for withdrawal.

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I probably should explain further. This refers to the amount of cash... deposits that have been made and cleared. That is the amount the customer can withdraw, as contrasted with the total amount deposited, minus items that have not cleared, and perhaps banking fees.

This is sometimes also called "balance (or cash) available for withdrawal" on US ATM screens.
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