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BILLETE [3 records]

Record 1 2014-03-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Coins and Bank Notes
DEF

A promissory note issued by a bank payable to bearer on demand without interest and acceptable as money.

OBS

bank note: term reproduced from the CAPITAL Business Dictionary with the permission of LID Editorial Empresarial.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pièces de monnaie et billets de banque
DEF

Instrument de paiement en papier créé et émis par une Banque centrale.

CONT

Les billets de banque constituent la «monnaie fiduciaire», c'est-à-dire la monnaie acceptée par les agents économiques pour la confiance qu'ils ont envers l'émetteur.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Monedas y billetes
DEF

Instrumento oficial de pago emitido por el banco emisor y dotado de curso legal en forma de papel difícil de falsificar. En el sistema monetario de papel moneda fiduciaria, los billetes sólo pueden ser convertidos en otros billetes o monedas y no tienen contrapartida directa en metales preciosos.

OBS

billete: término y definición extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial.

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Record 2 2011-09-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mass Transit
  • Passenger Service (Rail Transport)
OBS

ticket: term recommended by the Terminology Committee and standardized by the Validation Committee of the Sustainable Mobility Glossary.

PHR

Bus, subway, train ticket.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transports en commun
  • Trafic voyageurs (Transport par rail)
OBS

billet : terme recommandé par le Comité de terminologie et normalisé par le Comité de validation du Lexique de la mobilité durable.

PHR

Billet d'autobus, de métro, de train.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Transporte público
  • Servicio de pasajeros (Transporte ferroviario)
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Record 3 1998-07-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Heraldry
DEF

When the field of a shield or any charge is studded or powdered with billets.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Héraldique
DEF

Se dit d'un écu ou d'une partie de l'écu semée de billettes.

Spanish

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