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VALEUR VEDETTE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2020-11-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Stock Exchange
- Investment
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- growth stock
1, record 1, English, growth%20stock
correct, see observation
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- growth share 2, record 1, English, growth%20share
correct
- glamour stock 3, record 1, English, glamour%20stock
correct, see observation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Stock of a company which is growing earnings and/or revenus faster than its industry or the overall market. Such companies usually pay little or no dividends, preferring to use the income instead to finance further expansion. 4, record 1, English, - growth%20stock
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The correct French equivalent is "action" in this context because "stock" and "share" are used interchangeably as a singular noun. However, "stock" is usually a collective noun, with "actions" as its French equivalent and "shares" as its synonym. 5, record 1, English, - growth%20stock
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Bourse
- Investissements et placements
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- valeur de croissance
1, record 1, French, valeur%20de%20croissance
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- valeur dynamique 2, record 1, French, valeur%20dynamique
correct, feminine noun
- valeur d'avenir 3, record 1, French, valeur%20d%27avenir
correct, feminine noun
- action de croissance 4, record 1, French, action%20de%20croissance
correct, feminine noun
- valeur vedette 5, record 1, French, valeur%20vedette
correct, feminine noun
- action d'avenir 6, record 1, French, action%20d%27avenir
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Action d'une société en croissance, dont le cours offre des perspectives de hausse. 2, record 1, French, - valeur%20de%20croissance
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Bolsa de valores
- Inversiones
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- acción con crecimiento
1, record 1, Spanish, acci%C3%B3n%20con%20crecimiento
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Acción de una sociedad que se caracteriza por tener un alto potencial de crecimiento, por ejemplo, por estar en un sector tecnológicamente en desarrollo o por tener la mayoría de sus operaciones en países que están avanzando rápidamente. 1, record 1, Spanish, - acci%C3%B3n%20con%20crecimiento
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
acción con crecimiento: término y definición extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial. 2, record 1, Spanish, - acci%C3%B3n%20con%20crecimiento
Record 2 - internal organization data 2004-01-08
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Stock Exchange
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- blue chip
1, record 2, English, blue%20chip
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- blue chip stock 2, record 2, English, blue%20chip%20stock
correct, see observation
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An active, leading, well-seasoned, nationally known common stock with a record of continuous dividends and other strong investment qualities. 3, record 2, English, - blue%20chip
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Originally "blue chip" was a gambling term, chips with the highest value being coloured blue. Over the years, however, the term has been accepted as denoting the ordinary shares of the highest class of company. [Klein, Gerald. Dictionary of Banking. Pitman Publishing, 1995]. 4, record 2, English, - blue%20chip
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The term "stock" is often used in a plural sense, and in such cases, is best translated by a plural in French. 5, record 2, English, - blue%20chip
Record 2, Key term(s)
- blue-chip share
- blue-chip shares
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Bourse
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- actions de premier ordre
1, record 2, French, actions%20de%20premier%20ordre
correct, feminine noun, plural
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- valeur vedette 2, record 2, French, valeur%20vedette
correct, feminine noun
- valeur de premier ordre 3, record 2, French, valeur%20de%20premier%20ordre
correct, feminine noun
- valeur sûre 4, record 2, French, valeur%20s%C3%BBre
correct, feminine noun
- valeur de premier rang 5, record 2, French, valeur%20de%20premier%20rang
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Actions d'une société réputée pour l'importance de son chiffre d'affaires, la qualité de sa gestion, de ses produits ou de ses services et la sûreté de ses débouchés, ce qui lui permet généralement de réaliser des bénéfices et de payer un dividende régulièrement, quelle que soit la conjoncture. 1, record 2, French, - actions%20de%20premier%20ordre
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Habituellement, de telles actions constituent un placement sûr. 1, record 2, French, - actions%20de%20premier%20ordre
Record 2, Key term(s)
- action de premier ordre
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Bolsa de valores
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- valor estrella
1, record 2, Spanish, valor%20estrella
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- valor de primera clase 2, record 2, Spanish, valor%20de%20primera%20clase
masculine noun
- valor de toda confianza 2, record 2, Spanish, valor%20de%20toda%20confianza
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Valor con un amplio respaldo del público e institucional que suele caracterizarse por una gran liquidez y seguridad y una tendencia de los beneficios y de la cotización al alza. 1, record 2, Spanish, - valor%20estrella
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
valor estrella: término y definición extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial. 3, record 2, Spanish, - valor%20estrella
Record 3 - internal organization data 1998-06-29
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Investment
- Stock Exchange
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- leader
1, record 3, English, leader
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- leading stock 2, record 3, English, leading%20stock
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The best chartist in the world can't do well with poor stocks. The greatest indicators won't make a laggard stock into a leader. 1, record 3, English, - leader
Record 3, Key term(s)
- leading equity
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Investissements et placements
- Bourse
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- valeur vedette
1, record 3, French, valeur%20vedette
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- vedette 2, record 3, French, vedette
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Un portefeuille diversifié de valeurs à forte et à petite capitalisation. Le Fonds compte investir non seulement dans des valeurs vedettes, mais aussi dans des sociétés de plus petite taille aptes à réagir plus promptement de manière à saisir tout débouché nouveau. 2, record 3, French, - valeur%20vedette
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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