Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
within one month
English answer:
A month after receipt of the written notice
Added to glossary by
David Russi
Sep 22, 2004 12:30
19 yrs ago
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English term
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within one month
English
Law/Patents
Law: Contract(s)
Sentence from a contract:
Changes to price. Company X will communicate any price changes to Distributor at any time in writing. Any such changes will become effective within one month of such written delivery.
When will the changes become effective?
1. After one month
2. Within one month (maybe tomorrow, maybe in 30/31 days)
Changes to price. Company X will communicate any price changes to Distributor at any time in writing. Any such changes will become effective within one month of such written delivery.
When will the changes become effective?
1. After one month
2. Within one month (maybe tomorrow, maybe in 30/31 days)
Responses
Responses
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David Russi
United States
United States
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English
United States
30+ years, stopped counting...
Native in: English 
, Spanish
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within one month (30/31 days) of the written delivery
A month after receipt of the written notice
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
+1
2 mins
At the expiry of one calendar month
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Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Johanne Bouthillier
9 mins
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Richard Benham
: This is reasonable, but it's not what it says....//Too right!
42 mins
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It is indeed bad legal drafting ....... !!
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+2
4 mins
Kim Metzger
Mexico
Mexico
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English
Specializes in field
Mexico
Committed to Quality and Service
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: German to English
Related KudoZ points
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72
30/31 days after receipt of notification of change
When will the changes become effective? - 30/31 days after the distributor has received the written notification of the price change
Peer comment(s):
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Rabeya Akhter
7 mins
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Richard Benham
: This is reasonable, but it's not what it actually says....
41 mins
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| agree |
Alejandra Hozikian
46 mins
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+3
59 mins
I think your second alternative is right...
I would understand "within one month" to mean "not later than one month" after notification - it may not be what the writer means, but it's what it says!
e.g. if a company promises delivery of a product "within 7 days", you would not expect to have to wait any lnger than 7 days...similarly, "payment must be made within 30 days..." means not later, or there'll be a penalty.
e.g. if a company promises delivery of a product "within 7 days", you would not expect to have to wait any lnger than 7 days...similarly, "payment must be made within 30 days..." means not later, or there'll be a penalty.
Peer comment(s):
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Richard Benham
: It rather looks to me as though the English itself might be a bad translation.
8 mins
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Yes, the writer could well mean "after a month"...
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cmwilliams (X)
12 mins
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Thanks!
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mrrobkoc
3 hrs
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1 hr
Option two, no later than 1 month, but can be sooner
Within a month means no longer than 1 month, but the price can changed sooner. If it implied there would be atleast one months notice, it would say 'no sooner than one month before the price change takes effect'.
2 days 11 hrs
Paul Dixon
Brazil
Brazil
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English
Works in field
Brazil
PT/EN Translator - ABRATES Certified
Native in: English (Variants: UK, British) , Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese
second option
Yes, any time from now to one calendar month later (which can be anything from 28 to 31 days depending on the month).
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