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cross-subsidy [3 records]

Record 1 2003-06-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pricing (Electricity)
DEF

The practice of charging higher prices to one group of consumers in order to provide lower prices for another group.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tarification (Électricité)
DEF

Dans un système de tarification, pratique en vertu de laquelle le tarif appliqué à certaines catégories de clients ne reflète pas le coût réel du service.

OBS

L'expression «subvention croisée» est à éviter.

Spanish

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Record 2 2000-09-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Financial and Budgetary Management
  • Finance
DEF

... term ... used within a single industry when the profits from one activity are used to keep prices down in another.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion budgétaire et financière
  • Finances

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Gestión presupuestaria y financiera
  • Finanzas
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Record 3 1992-08-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Social Security and Employment Insurance

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité sociale et assurance-emploi
OBS

Lexique de l'assurance-chômage, Emploi et Immigration Canada, 1992.

Spanish

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