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COST CONTAINMENT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-02-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Finance
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- cost containment
1, record 1, English, cost%20containment
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- cost-containment 2, record 1, English, cost%2Dcontainment
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cost moderation or reduction within a company. 3, record 1, English, - cost%20containment
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
With the move to single operating budgets, cost containment will be a major element of assessing managerial performance. 4, record 1, English, - cost%20containment
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
cost containment: term and definition reproduced from the CAPITAL Business Dictionary with the permission of LID Editorial Empresarial. 5, record 1, English, - cost%20containment
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Finances
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- limitation des coûts
1, record 1, French, limitation%20des%20co%C3%BBts
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- compression des coûts 2, record 1, French, compression%20des%20co%C3%BBts
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Réduction des coûts supportés par une entreprise. 3, record 1, French, - limitation%20des%20co%C3%BBts
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
De plus, l'introduction du seul budget de fonctionnement permet d'affirmer que la limitation des coûts constituera dans l'avenir un des principaux critères d'évaluation des politiques de gestion. 4, record 1, French, - limitation%20des%20co%C3%BBts
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Définition extraite du CAPITAL Business Dictionary et reproduite avec l'autorisation de LID Editorial Empresarial. 5, record 1, French, - limitation%20des%20co%C3%BBts
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Finanzas
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- contención de costes
1, record 1, Spanish, contenci%C3%B3n%20de%20costes
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Moderación o reducción de los costes soportados por una empresa. 1, record 1, Spanish, - contenci%C3%B3n%20de%20costes
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
contención de costes: término y definición extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial. 2, record 1, Spanish, - contenci%C3%B3n%20de%20costes
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