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SELF-SUSTAINING [3 records]

Record 1 1998-03-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Foreign Trade
  • Water Transport
DEF

Said of a vessel which has its own cranes and equipment mounted on board for loading/unloading. Used in ports where shore cranes and equipment are lacking.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Commerce extérieur
  • Transport par eau

Spanish

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Record 2 1997-06-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Government Accounting
  • General Vocabulary
OBS

For instance, self-sustaining transactions.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comptabilité publique
  • Vocabulaire général
OBS

Par exemple, des opérations autosuffisantes.

Spanish

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Record 3 1994-06-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Agricultural Economics

French

Domaine(s)
  • Économie agricole

Spanish

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