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BUYING ACT [10 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-04-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Human Behaviour
- Sales (Marketing)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- retail therapy
1, record 1, English, retail%20therapy
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- shopping therapy 2, record 1, English, shopping%20therapy
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The act of buying special things in order to feel better when you are unhappy. 2, record 1, English, - retail%20therapy
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Comportement humain
- Vente
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- thérapie par le magasinage
1, record 1, French, th%C3%A9rapie%20par%20le%20magasinage
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- magasinage thérapeutique 2, record 1, French, magasinage%20th%C3%A9rapeutique
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2015-05-11
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Property Law (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- pledge out
1, record 2, English, pledge%20out
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- redeem 1, record 2, English, redeem
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Literally "to buy back". The act of buying back lands after a mortgage foreclosure, tax foreclosure or sale. 2, record 2, English, - pledge%20out
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- racheter
1, record 2, French, racheter
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Le rachat d'un bien-fonds après qu'une ordonnance de forclusion ait été prononcée pour défaut de paiement d'une hypothèque ou de taxes, ou après une vente. 2, record 2, French, - racheter
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2014-01-08
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Advertising
- Motivation and Advertising Psychology
- Marketing
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- buying act 1, record 3, English, buying%20act
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The method consists of four steps... designed to measure in terms of normal day-to-day consumer buying act : purchases by perceivers of advertising messages. 1, record 3, English, - buying%20act
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Publicité
- Motivation et psychologie de la publicité
- Commercialisation
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- acte d'achat
1, record 3, French, acte%20d%27achat
masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'apparition d'une attitude favorable à l'acte d'achat n'est possible que si le message a été assimilé. 1, record 3, French, - acte%20d%27achat
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2013-04-26
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
- Law of Contracts (common law)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- pre-emption
1, record 4, English, pre%2Demption
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The act of buying anything before or ahead of others.(Ballentine's, 3rd ed., 1969, p. 976) 1, record 4, English, - pre%2Demption
Record 4, Key term(s)
- preemption
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
- Droit des contrats (common law)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- préemption
1, record 4, French, pr%C3%A9emption
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
préemption : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 2, record 4, French, - pr%C3%A9emption
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2010-09-30
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Amalgamation and Partnerships (Finance)
- Commercial Law
- Investment
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- greenmail
1, record 5, English, greenmail
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- greenmailing 2, record 5, English, greenmailing
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The act or practice of buying enough stock in a company to threaten a hostile takeover and then selling the stock back to the corporation at an inflated price. 3, record 5, English, - greenmail
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Fusion, absorption et coparticipation (Finances)
- Droit commercial
- Investissements et placements
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- chantage financier
1, record 5, French, chantage%20financier
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- chantage à l'OPA 2, record 5, French, chantage%20%C3%A0%20l%27OPA
correct, masculine noun
- chantage à l'offre publique d'achat 3, record 5, French, chantage%20%C3%A0%20l%27offre%20publique%20d%27achat
correct, masculine noun
- chantage au dollar 4, record 5, French, chantage%20au%20dollar
correct
- chantage au billet vert 5, record 5, French, chantage%20au%20billet%20vert
masculine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Menace de prise de contrôle hostile visant à amener la société visée à racheter au prix fort le bloc d'actions que détient l'auteur du chantage. 6, record 5, French, - chantage%20financier
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le chantage financier («Greenmail») constitue une tactique par laquelle un investisseur, auteur du chantage (le «Greenmailer»), commence par accumuler subtilement des actions de la cible au prix du marché sans payer de prime de contrôle, mettant ainsi un pied dans la société («Toe Hold»). Puis, une fois devenu un actionnaire important de la cible, l'auteur du chantage menace d'en prendre le contrôle. Pour éliminer cette menace, le conseil d'administration de la cible rachète à prime la participation de cet investisseur. 7, record 5, French, - chantage%20financier
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Consolidación y asociaciones (Finanzas)
- Derecho mercantil
- Inversiones
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- órdago
1, record 5, Spanish, %C3%B3rdago
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
- chantaje económico 2, record 5, Spanish, chantaje%20econ%C3%B3mico
masculine noun
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Compra de un paquete de acciones minoritario amenazando con presentar una oferta de adquisición de la mayoría del capital, pero pensando en vender ese paquete con beneficio. 1, record 5, Spanish, - %C3%B3rdago
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[...] consiste en ir comprando acciones de empresas con un valor superior al de cotización. La dirección defiende la independencia y la supervivencia como conjunto de la empresa, aconsejando a los pequeños accionistas que no vendan, o comprando al tiburón su paquete a un precio superior. 1, record 5, Spanish, - %C3%B3rdago
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
órdago: término y definición extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial. 3, record 5, Spanish, - %C3%B3rdago
Record 6 - internal organization data 2003-02-03
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Telecommunications
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- resale carrier
1, record 6, English, resale%20carrier
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Resale carriers rely on leased lines and equipment from other common carriers. There are two broad types of resellers-namely, brokers and value-added carriers. Brokers act as wholesales by buying cheap bulk services from common carriers’ services with their own equipment to "add value" to the service.(TELPO, 1982, p. 287) 1, record 6, English, - resale%20carrier
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Télécommunications
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- porteur de revente
1, record 6, French, porteur%20de%20revente
proposal, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- porteuse de revente 1, record 6, French, porteuse%20de%20revente
proposal, feminine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2002-08-23
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Commercial Fishing
- Commercial Establishments
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- buying station
1, record 7, English, buying%20station
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... a barge permanently affixed to the shore in the Province that is licensed to be used as a fish buying station of fish processing plant under the Fisheries Act of British Columbia... 1, record 7, English, - buying%20station
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Pêche commerciale
- Établissements commerciaux
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- poste d'achat
1, record 7, French, poste%20d%27achat
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] un permis d'exploitation de poste, de poisson ou d'établissement d'achat de transformation du poisson a été délivrée en vertu de la loi de la Colombie-britannique [...]. 2, record 7, French, - poste%20d%27achat
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 2000-08-10
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Commercial Fishing
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- fish landing station
1, record 8, English, fish%20landing%20station
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A building within the Province or a barge permanently affixed to the shore in the Province that is licensed to be used as a fish buying station or fish processing plant under the Fisheries Act of British Columbia, as amended from time to time. 1, record 8, English, - fish%20landing%20station
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pacific Fishery Regulations. 1, record 8, English, - fish%20landing%20station
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Pêche commerciale
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- poste de débarquement du poisson
1, record 8, French, poste%20de%20d%C3%A9barquement%20du%20poisson
correct, masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Bâtiment situé dans la province ou barge amarrée en permanence à une rive de la province, à l'égard duquel un permis d'exploitation de poste d'achat du poisson ou d'établissement de transformation du poisson a été délivré en vertu de la loi de la Colombie-Britannique intitulée «Fisheries Act», compte tenu de ses modifications successives. 1, record 8, French, - poste%20de%20d%C3%A9barquement%20du%20poisson
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Règlement de pêche du Pacifique. 1, record 8, French, - poste%20de%20d%C3%A9barquement%20du%20poisson
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1995-05-02
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Occupation Names (General)
- Stock Exchange
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- buying securities broker
1, record 9, English, buying%20securities%20broker
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
- buy broker 2, record 9, English, buy%20broker
- buy stockbroker 2, record 9, English, buy%20stockbroker
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... the selling securities broker, including a correspondent broker, acting for a selling customer fulfils the securities broker's duty to deliver by delivering the security or a like security to the buying securities broker or to a person designated by the buying securities broker or by effecting clearance of the sale in accordance with the rules of the exchange on which the transaction took place. [Bank Act]. 3, record 9, English, - buying%20securities%20broker
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
- Bourse
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- courtier acheteur
1, record 9, French, courtier%20acheteur
correct, masculine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] le courtier vendeur, y compris son correspondant, agissant pour le compte du vendeur, satisfait à son obligation de livrer soit en livrant cette valeur ou une valeur semblable au courtier acheteur ou à la personne que celui-ci désigne, soit en effectuant la compensation de la vente en conformité avec les règles du marché boursier en question. [Loi sur les banques]. 2, record 9, French, - courtier%20acheteur
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 1991-10-28
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Stock Exchange
- Investment
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- cover
1, record 10, English, cover
correct, verb
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The act of buying a security previously sold short, that is one not owned by the seller at the time of the sale. 1, record 10, English, - cover
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Bourse
- Investissements et placements
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- se couvrir
1, record 10, French, se%20couvrir
correct
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Action d'acheter une valeur que l'on a auparavant vendue à découvert, c'est-à dire que l'on a vendue alors qu'on ne la détenait pas. 1, record 10, French, - se%20couvrir
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
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