Spanish term
Spain
Native in: Spanish 
absorber el alza
¿Sería correcto utilizar absorb the 20% rise... en este contexto?
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| 4 +4 | withstand the (20%) hike |
neilmac
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| 4 +2 | absorb the 20% increase/difference |
Muriel Vasconcellos
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| 4 | to bite the bullet of a 20% hike |
Francois Boye
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| 3 | to offset the hike |
Ana Vozone
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Sep 25, 2019 17:25: philgoddard changed "Field" from "Marketing" to "Other" , "Field (write-in)" from "Accounting report" to "(none)"
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Proposed translations
withstand the (20%) hike
... the UK's economy was now strong enough to withstand the hike.
On the whole, the buffer of these productivity gains should help the economy withstand the rise in input costs...
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Laura Bojneagu
7 mins
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| agree |
philgoddard
: Absorb. I don't think withstand is quite right.
1 hr
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| agree |
AllegroTrans
5 hrs
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| agree |
Luis M. Sosa
2 days 22 hrs
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Will do!
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: European/Portugal) 
Works in: English to Portuguese, French to Portuguese, German to Portuguese, and 1 more.
to offset the hike
While announcing the increase the Central Government suggested that the State Governments bring down VAT to help offset the hike.
he had urged the farm ministry to raise the price at which government buys grains from local farmers to offset the hike in diesel prices.
United States
Each translation a gem!
Native in: English (Variant: US)
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English
absorb the 20% increase/difference
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Note added at 4 hrs (2019-09-25 20:11:09 GMT)
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Examples:
https://news.bloomberglaw.com › daily-labor-report › small-business-tax-c...
Jul 10, 2019 - Terri Sewell is floating a proposal that would introduce a tax credit for small businesses to help them **absorb the increase** to the minimum wage.
https://www.swivl.com › 2019/08/27 › swivl-is-hit-with-new-tariffs
Aug 27, 2019 - **We decided to absorb the increase for the month of September**. But we have to raise the prices on our hardware products effective October 1, ...
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Note added at 4 hrs (2019-09-25 20:13:55 GMT)
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This phrase is used widely in connection with businesses dealing with increases in the minimum wage:
https://www.epionline.org › Studies › Minimum Wage
**They do not think they could absorb the increase or pass it along to their customers**. Many business owners and managers anticipate that increases will also hurt ...
https://www.peri.umass.edu › publication › item › 602-a-15-u-s-minimum-...
Jan 13, 2015 - We conclude that the fast-food industry **could absorb the increase in its overall wage bill without resorting to cuts in their employment** levels at ...
United States
An economic geek with social skills
Native in: French
Works in: English to French, French to English, Spanish to English, and 1 more.
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