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OVERCHARGE [6 records]

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Record 1 2001-09-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Customer Relations
  • Transport of Goods
  • Maritime Law
OBS

A demand made upon a transportation line for payment :(1) on account of loss or damage sustained through its negligence;(2) on account of overcharge.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Relations avec la clientèle
  • Transport de marchandises
  • Droit maritime
OBS

Demande de paiement adressée à une entreprise de transport : (1) pour pertes ou avaries subies par suite de négligence de ladite entreprise; (2) à cause d'un prix surfait.

Spanish

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Record 2 2000-10-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Freight Service (Rail Transport)
DEF

A demand upon a carrier for the payment of overcharge, loss or damage which is sustained by a shipper or consignee.

OBS

freight claim: Term used in the centralized management of CN freight traffic called TRACS (Traffic Reporting and Controlling System).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Trafic marchandises (Transport par rail)
DEF

Demande de remboursement présenté par un expéditeur ou un destinataire à la suite d'un trop-perçu, d'une perte ou d'un dommage quelconque.

OBS

Termes uniformisés par CP Rail.

OBS

réclamation marchandises : Terme utilisé dans le système de gestion centralisée du trafic marchandises du CN appelé système TRACS.

Spanish

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Record 3 1999-09-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Hardware
OBS

A computerized prosthesis implanted behind the ear of an epileptic patient in order to monitor and reduce the neural overcharge of epilepsy attacks(described on the Discovery Channel, Sunday, August 29, 1999).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel informatique

Spanish

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Record 4 1994-05-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Phraseology
OBS

To soak : to overcharge, make someone pay exorbitantly(R. Chapman, American Slang, 1986, p. 412). Also, to soak : to hit.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Phraséologie

Spanish

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Record 5 1990-10-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Shipping and Delivery
  • Pricing (Rail Transport)
DEF

A demand upon a carrier for the payment of overcharge or loss and damage sustained by shipper or consignee.

OBS

Standardized by CGSB.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Expédition et livraison
  • Tarification (Transport par rail)
DEF

Demande de remboursement adressée au transporteur pour prix surfait, perte ou dommage subi par l'expéditeur ou le destinataire.

OBS

Normalisé par l'ONGC.

Spanish

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Record 6 1987-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pricing Methods (Hotels)
CONT

Listed hotel overcharges. In the event of an overcharge at a listed hotel, it is the responsibility of the employee's department to claim a refund of the overcharge from the hotel concerned.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tarification (Hôtellerie)

Spanish

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