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PRIMARY RESERVES [3 records]

Record 1 2024-03-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Banking
DEF

Deposits placed with the Bank of Canada, and Canadian currency notes and coin held by the bank.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Banque
DEF

Sommes qu'un établissement bancaire possède en dépôt auprès de la Banque du Canada, auxquelles s'ajoute le numéraire (billets de banque et pièces de monnaie) qu'il détient.

Spanish

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Record 2 2010-02-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Banking
DEF

The percentage of its deposits that a bank is required by law to maintain as cash reserves, i.e. not to lend or use for any other purpose.

OBS

primary reserve: term often used in the plural.

Key term(s)
  • primary reserves

French

Domaine(s)
  • Banque
OBS

réserve primaire : terme souvent utilisé au pluriel.

Key term(s)
  • réserves primaires

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Operaciones bancarias
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Record 3 2001-12-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Economic Geology
  • Petroleum Deposits
OBS

primary reserves: term rarely used in the singular (primary reserve).

Key term(s)
  • primary reserve

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géologie économique
  • Gisements pétrolifères
DEF

Réserves récupérables commercialement par les méthodes de production naturelle.

CONT

On distingue [...] les réserves primaires et les réserves secondaires qui correspondent à des phases successives d'exploitation.

OBS

réserves primaires : terme rarement utilisé au singulier (réserve primaire).

Key term(s)
  • réserve primaire

Spanish

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