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ALLOWANCE CONTINGENCIES [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2008-08-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Accounting
- Financial and Budgetary Management
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- contingency reserve
1, record 1, English, contingency%20reserve
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- reserve for contingencies 2, record 1, English, reserve%20for%20contingencies
correct
- allowance for contingencies 3, record 1, English, allowance%20for%20contingencies
- contingency allowance 3, record 1, English, contingency%20allowance
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An amount appropriated from retained earnings to cover forseable future losses. 4, record 1, English, - contingency%20reserve
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Comptabilité
- Gestion budgétaire et financière
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- réserve pour éventualités
1, record 1, French, r%C3%A9serve%20pour%20%C3%A9ventualit%C3%A9s
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- affectation pour éventualités 2, record 1, French, affectation%20pour%20%C3%A9ventualit%C3%A9s
correct, feminine noun
- réserve pour pertes prévisibles 2, record 1, French, r%C3%A9serve%20pour%20pertes%20pr%C3%A9visibles
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Partie des bénéfices non repartis qu'une société affecte à un compte de réserve dont le solde est généralement égal au total des pertes éventuelles prévisibles. 2, record 1, French, - r%C3%A9serve%20pour%20%C3%A9ventualit%C3%A9s
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Contabilidad
- Gestión presupuestaria y financiera
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- reserva para imprevistos
1, record 1, Spanish, reserva%20para%20imprevistos
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- reserva para contingencias 2, record 1, Spanish, reserva%20para%20contingencias
feminine noun
- reserva para casos imprevistos 3, record 1, Spanish, reserva%20para%20casos%20imprevistos
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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