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ESTIMATED USEFUL LIFE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-01-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Accounting
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- useful life
1, record 1, English, useful%20life
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- estimated useful life 2, record 1, English, estimated%20useful%20life
correct
- service life 2, record 1, English, service%20life
correct
- useful life cycle 3, record 1, English, useful%20life%20cycle
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The period of time over which an individual or organization intends to use a capital asset or the number of production or other units expected to be obtained from the use of the asset. 4, record 1, English, - useful%20life
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Compare with "economic life" and "physical life". 5, record 1, English, - useful%20life
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Comptabilité
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- durée de vie utile estimative
1, record 1, French, dur%C3%A9e%20de%20vie%20utile%20estimative
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- vie utile estimative 1, record 1, French, vie%20utile%20estimative
correct, feminine noun
- durée de vie utile 1, record 1, French, dur%C3%A9e%20de%20vie%20utile
correct, feminine noun
- durée d'utilisation prévue 1, record 1, French, dur%C3%A9e%20d%27utilisation%20pr%C3%A9vue
correct, feminine noun
- vie utile 1, record 1, French, vie%20utile
correct, feminine noun
- durée d'utilisation 1, record 1, French, dur%C3%A9e%20d%27utilisation
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Période estimative au cours de laquelle un bien est censé servir à l'entité ou nombre estimatif d'unités d'œuvre que l'entité pourra tirer d'une immobilisation. 1, record 1, French, - dur%C3%A9e%20de%20vie%20utile%20estimative
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Contabilidad
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- duración del servicio
1, record 1, Spanish, duraci%C3%B3n%20del%20servicio
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- duración de la prestación del servicio 1, record 1, Spanish, duraci%C3%B3n%20de%20la%20prestaci%C3%B3n%20del%20servicio
feminine noun
- duración media del activo 1, record 1, Spanish, duraci%C3%B3n%20media%20del%20activo
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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