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NUMBER DAYS PURCHASES AVERAGE PAYABLES [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-04-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Financial and Budgetary Management
- Phraseology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- number of days' purchases in average payables
1, record 1, English, number%20of%20days%27%20purchases%20in%20average%20payables
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- creditor days ratio 1, record 1, English, creditor%20days%20ratio
correct, Great Britain
- days purchases in accounts payable 1, record 1, English, days%20purchases%20in%20accounts%20payable
correct
- days cost of sales in payables 2, record 1, English, days%20cost%20of%20sales%20in%20payables
- average payment period 3, record 1, English, average%20payment%20period
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Average number of days during which suppliers finance a company, calculated by dividing the balance of supplier's accounts by net sales and multiplying by 365 days. 3, record 1, English, - number%20of%20days%27%20purchases%20in%20average%20payables
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
average payment period: term and definition reproduced from the CAPITAL Business Dictionary with the permission of LID Editorial Empresarial. 4, record 1, English, - number%20of%20days%27%20purchases%20in%20average%20payables
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Gestion budgétaire et financière
- Phraséologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- délai moyen de règlement des comptes fournisseurs
1, record 1, French, d%C3%A9lai%20moyen%20de%20r%C3%A8glement%20des%20comptes%20fournisseurs
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- délai moyen de règlement des fournisseurs 1, record 1, French, d%C3%A9lai%20moyen%20de%20r%C3%A8glement%20des%20fournisseurs
correct, masculine noun
- jours de crédit fournisseurs 1, record 1, French, jours%20de%20cr%C3%A9dit%20fournisseurs
correct, masculine noun
- période moyenne de paiement 2, record 1, French, p%C3%A9riode%20moyenne%20de%20paiement
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Période moyenne qui s'écoule avant que l'entreprise ou l'organisme ne règle ses comptes fournisseurs. 1, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9lai%20moyen%20de%20r%C3%A8glement%20des%20comptes%20fournisseurs
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Cette période correspond au nombre de jours que l'on obtient en multipliant le solde moyen des comptes fournisseurs par 365, puis en divisant le produit obtenu par le chiffre des achats de l'exercice. 1, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9lai%20moyen%20de%20r%C3%A8glement%20des%20comptes%20fournisseurs
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
période moyenne de paiement : terme extrait du CAPITAL Business Dictionary et reproduit avec l'autorisation de LID Editorial Empresarial. 3, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9lai%20moyen%20de%20r%C3%A8glement%20des%20comptes%20fournisseurs
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Gestión presupuestaria y financiera
- Fraseología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- periódo medio de pago
1, record 1, Spanish, peri%C3%B3do%20medio%20de%20pago
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
- PMP 1, record 1, Spanish, PMP
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Número de días que por término medio financian los proveedores a una empresa. Se calcula dividiendo el saldo de la cuenta de proveedores entre la cifra de ventas neta, y multiplicando por 365 días. Si el valor añadido es muy alto, a veces se usa la cifra de ventas a precio de coste, aunque no es lo habitual ya que se prefiere comparar con el período medio de cobro y de maduración. 1, record 1, Spanish, - peri%C3%B3do%20medio%20de%20pago
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
periódo medio de pago; PMP: términos y definición extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial. 2, record 1, Spanish, - peri%C3%B3do%20medio%20de%20pago
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