Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

O.S.

English translation:

(Obra Social) Social/community programs / programming

Added to glossary by Sherry Godfrey
Jul 14, 2010 11:21
13 yrs ago
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Spanish term

O.S.

Spanish to English Bus/Financial Accounting
This is an item on a tax return under "Aplicación de Resultados".

A dotación O.S. (Cajas de Ahorro)

Not sure what "O.S." stands for.

TIA!!

Discussion

moken Jul 5, 2011:
For the record La Caixa has gone for "Welfare Projects" as the English name for their Obra Social. Much prefer "Social Programmes" personally, but if you ever come specifically across La Caixa's Obra Social, then Welfare Projects it should be. :O)
Sherry Godfrey (asker) Jul 18, 2010:
It's from Spain.
Henry Hinds Jul 15, 2010:
ORIGIN Yes, I've already mentioned this before with no results. Just WHERE is this tax return from? Important CONTEXT, you know.

Proposed translations

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Social programs /social programming

Even though these services are wonderful, there is a big different between a Spanish saving bank's "social programs" (required by law for all "cajas" and practiced as PR by private banks) and the tenents of Corporate Responsability. Examples: 4 May 2010 ... Savings banks, which have no shareholders and traditionally distribute a portion of profit to social programs, ... Spanish banks fell in Madrid trading. ... At present at least 16 savings banks are engaged in talks or have already sealed ... As part of its social spending, CajaSur promotes cultural ...
www.businessweek.com/.../cajasur-seizure-marks-change-for-s... - En caché; Specifically, Castilla y Leon savings banks dedicated more resources to cultural ... the rest of the Spanish saving banks invested more in social programs. ...
econpapers.repec.org/.../v_3a01_3ay_3a2010_3ap_3a71-94.htm - En caché; #
More Mergers Savings banks, which have no shareholders and traditionally distribute a portion of profit to social programs, ...
industry-news.org/.../spanish-savings-banks-plan-four-way-merger-combining-167-billion-assets-2/ - En caché;
Elena Salgado dice que ya no tiene pesadillas y confía en sacar ...
5 entradas - 4 autores - Última entrada: 1 Jun
Now, concern that more Spanish savings banks will need bailouts and ... which in 2008 spent more than 2 billion euros on social programs. ...
www.burbuja.info/.../162074-elena-salgado-dice-que-ya-no-ti... - En caché;
Microfinance Niche for Spanish Savings Banks, an Andean Region ...
de A Comment - Artículos relacionados
Strategies of Spanish Banks Related to Microfinance in Latin America ...... social programs, there are social plans programs in Spain as well as in Latin ...
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/Delivery.../SSRN_ID1208983_code1083769.pdf?...
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Obra Social = Corporate Responsibility = CR/CSR

I would guess this is what it is for. And Obra Social is, as you probably know, peculiar to Spanish Cajas de Ahorros and difficult to explain in English terms. But it is roughly Corporate (Social) Responsibility.
Note from asker:
Thanks Noni for explaining the abbreviation! I usually go with Jenni's suggestion to translate this idea (social/community programmes).
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