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PRE-PAYMENT [1 record]

Record 1 2010-11-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Financial and Budgetary Management
  • Law of Obligations (civil law)
  • Government Accounting
DEF

The payment in full or in part of a debt before partial or full payment is due.

CONT

Where funds are received from the private sector or the non-federal public sector as pre-payment for future unspecified goods or services to be drawn upon when and as goods or services are requested, the money received could be recorded in a specified purpose account.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion budgétaire et financière
  • Droit des obligations (droit civil)
  • Comptabilité publique
DEF

Action de régler une dette avant son échéance.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Gestión presupuestaria y financiera
  • Derecho de obligaciones (derecho civil)
  • Contabilidad pública
DEF

Erogación adelantada de una deuda antes de que llegue a su período de vencimiento algún crédito o línea de préstamo, estos prepagos se realizan a efecto de obtener un beneficio prematuro.

Key term(s)
  • adelanto
  • prepago
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