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ENGAGEMENT FINANCIER [3 records]

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Record 1 2026-01-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Financial and Budgetary Management
  • Public Sector Budgeting
  • Foreign Trade
DEF

... a financial undertaking that is expected to result in a charge against a current-year appropriation or an appropriation anticipated for a future year.

OBS

financial commitment: term usually used in the plural.

Key term(s)
  • financial commitments

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion budgétaire et financière
  • Budget des collectivités publiques
  • Commerce extérieur
DEF

engagements financiers : Obligations à l'égard d'entreprises, d'organismes externes ou de particuliers qui deviendront des passifs au moment où certaines conditions contractuelles ou légales seront remplies, par exemple les engagements découlant de contrats de location, de conventions d'achat de biens ou de contrats de prestation de services.

OBS

engagement financier: terme habituellement utilisé au pluriel.

Key term(s)
  • engagements financiers

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Gestión presupuestaria y financiera
  • Presupuestación del sector público
  • Comercio exterior
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Record 2 2015-02-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Finance
CONT

Financial covenants are often included in loan documents in order to allow a lender to monitor the performance of a company, guarantor or collateral. They provide tools to a lender in determining whether the lender is at risk with respect to repayment, whether directly from the borrower or through its collateral.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Finances

Spanish

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Record 3 1991-10-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Investment

French

Domaine(s)
  • Investissements et placements
Key term(s)
  • engagement financier

Spanish

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