Kiwiland Bear Oct 20, 2010:

"в пересчете на год" is way too informal. I can't see it used in any sort of document. It may be ok in things like newspaper article (of the "lite" kind) but even then as borrowed from common, laymen speech. Not at all the same style as original.

'Приведенная к году эквивалентная стоимость" is a bit better but not by much. First, there is no "стоимость" in the orginal of course, I presume it comes from the context. But second, it does sound odd and awkward to me and I would not even vouch it has exactly the same meaning as the original.

Bottom line: I would go with either "годовой эквивалент" for more natural sound or "эквивалент годовой" for more formal, precision-minded expression.

Hope this helps.

Chandra Morar (asker) Oct 20, 2010:

The other alternatives for 'annualised equivalents' were: в пересчете на год
and 'Приведенная к году эквивалентная стоимость'. I would be grateful for some direction/opinions on this matter. Arguements range from the translation being too literal and not having the technical meaning, to 'but this is not the accepted term in Russia'.

Kiwiland Bear Oct 15, 2010:

To asker: Just out of curiosity: what were the other opinions? It looks pretty straightforward to me, what with all the references agreeing on the same translation and usage, matching the first obvious one too...