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INITIAL CAPITAL [3 records]

Record 1 2016-03-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Corporate Economics
OBS

[Independent stores] are often started by people who have only a few thousand dollars of initial capital - less than half the amount necessary of an adequate grocery store to do the $150-a-day business necessary if the owner is to earn even minimum wages ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Économie de l'entreprise

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Economía empresarial
DEF

Activo con que una empresa comienza el desarrollo de sus actividades.

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Record 2 2005-11-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Typography
  • Layout (Graphic Arts)
DEF

A large capital and/or ornate letter at the beginning of a chapter or paragraph; used especially for deluxe works.

OBS

The term "drop cap" is used in desktop publishing.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Typographie (Caractères)
  • Maquette et mise en page
DEF

Grande lettre capitale ou ornementale au début d'un chapitre ou d'un paragraphe employée surtout dans les ouvrages de luxe.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tipografía (Caracteres)
  • Maqueta y compaginación
DEF

Mayúscula que aparece como letra inicial de una palabra o frase.

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Record 3 2004-10-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insurance

French

Domaine(s)
  • Assurances

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Seguros
DEF

[...] suma asegurada al formalizarse una póliza flotante, sujeta a las variaciones que se experimenten sucesivamente en su importe a consecuencia de ulteriores modificaciones en la composición de los objetos asegurados.

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