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Record 1 2009-06-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Financial Accounting
  • Financial and Budgetary Management
DEF

To reduce by applying opposites against each other, e.g., to offset an account payable against an account receivable from the same person.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comptabilité générale
  • Gestion budgétaire et financière
DEF

Réduire le solde d'un compte en lui opposant une somme qui s'y rapporte.

OBS

Ainsi, le solde d'un compte fournisseur pourrait être soustrait du solde d'un compte client lorsque ces deux comptes sont ouverts au nom d'une même personne, du moins pour déterminer le solde net à payer ou à recouvrer.

Spanish

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