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OUTSTANDING OBLIGATION [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-09-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Accounting
- Financial and Budgetary Management
- Loans
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- outstanding obligation
1, record 1, English, outstanding%20obligation
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- unpaid obligation 2, record 1, English, unpaid%20obligation
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
An unpaid obligation is a fiscal encumbrance which the subgrantee is legally obligated to pay because it has ordered something, or has entered into a subcontract for some service, but which has not yet been paid for at the end of the quarter. 2, record 1, English, - outstanding%20obligation
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Comptabilité
- Gestion budgétaire et financière
- Prêts et emprunts
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- obligation non payée
1, record 1, French, obligation%20non%20pay%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- obligation impayée 2, record 1, French, obligation%20impay%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
- obligation non réglée 3, record 1, French, obligation%20non%20r%C3%A9gl%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Au moment du défaut, seulement 50 $ avaient été avancés à la personne (le montant de l'obligation impayée était dont de 50 $). 2, record 1, French, - obligation%20non%20pay%C3%A9e
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Contabilidad
- Gestión presupuestaria y financiera
- Préstamos
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- obligación pendiente
1, record 1, Spanish, obligaci%C3%B3n%20pendiente
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- obligación pendiente no liquidada 1, record 1, Spanish, obligaci%C3%B3n%20pendiente%20no%20liquidada
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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