Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
greater of one-half
Spanish translation:
la cantidad que resulte mayor entre la mitad de...
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greater of one-half
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Accounting
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If a nonexempt employee is requested to report to work on a day he or she is scheduled to work, but is sent home early without working one-half of his or her usual or regularly scheduled hours for that day, the employee will be paid the greater of one-half his or her regularly scheduled hours (up to four hours) or two hours at the employee’s regular rate of pay (“Reporting Pay”).
Proposed translations
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| 3 +4 | la cantidad que resulte mayor entre la mitad de... |
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| 3 +1 | [fórmula] |
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la cantidad que resulte mayor entre la mitad de...
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Mónica Algazi
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Uruguay
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Native in: Spanish (Variant: Latin American) 
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[fórmula]
Cada vez que se plantea una situación de este tipo, opto por la siguiente solución: tal cosa o tal otra (de ambas, la de mayor monto).
A veces aparece "the earlier of" y aplico la siguiente variante: tal cosa o tal otra (de ambas, la que se produzca en primer lugar).
A veces aparece "the earlier of" y aplico la siguiente variante: tal cosa o tal otra (de ambas, la que se produzca en primer lugar).
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