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Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-08-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Banking
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- not sufficient funds cheque
1, record 1, English, not%20sufficient%20funds%20cheque
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- NSF cheque 2, record 1, English, NSF%20cheque
correct
- NSF check 3, record 1, English, NSF%20check
correct, United States
- not-sufficient-funds cheque 4, record 1, English, not%2Dsufficient%2Dfunds%20cheque
correct
- not-sufficient-funds check 5, record 1, English, not%2Dsufficient%2Dfunds%20check
correct, United States
- rubber cheque 5, record 1, English, rubber%20cheque
correct, familiar
- rubber check 5, record 1, English, rubber%20check
correct, United States, familiar
- bad cheque 6, record 1, English, bad%20cheque
correct, familiar
- bad check 7, record 1, English, bad%20check
correct, United States, familiar
- dud check 8, record 1, English, dud%20check
correct, United States, familiar
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A cheque that a bank refuses to honour and returns to the payee because there are not sufficient funds in the account to pay the cheque. 9, record 1, English, - not%20sufficient%20funds%20cheque
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Banque
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- chèque sans provision
1, record 1, French, ch%C3%A8que%20sans%20provision
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- chèque en bois 1, record 1, French, ch%C3%A8que%20en%20bois
correct, masculine noun, familiar
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Chèque émis alors que le compte bancaire du signataire ne contenait pas les fonds suffisants pour en assurer le paiement par la banque. 2, record 1, French, - ch%C3%A8que%20sans%20provision
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Operaciones bancarias
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- cheque sin fondos
1, record 1, Spanish, cheque%20sin%20fondos
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- cheque sin provisión de fondos 2, record 1, Spanish, cheque%20sin%20provisi%C3%B3n%20de%20fondos
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Talón contra una cuenta corriente que no tiene fondos suficientes. 2, record 1, Spanish, - cheque%20sin%20fondos
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