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CHECK CLEARING HOUSE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2009-02-06
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Banking
- Finance
- Negotiable Instruments (Commercial Law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- out-of-town cheque
1, record 1, English, out%2Dof%2Dtown%20cheque
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- out-of-town check 2, record 1, English, out%2Dof%2Dtown%20check
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A check [drawn] on a bank which is located outside the territory of the clearing house with which the collecting bank is identified. 3, record 1, English, - out%2Dof%2Dtown%20cheque
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
As a result of the initiatives promoted in the field of out-of-town cheques, in 1992 90 per cent of such instruments were exchanged through the clearing system. 4, record 1, English, - out%2Dof%2Dtown%20cheque
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Banks are allowed to hold an out-of-town check for up to five business days after you make the deposit. 5, record 1, English, - out%2Dof%2Dtown%20cheque
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The preferred Canadian spelling form is "cheque," not "check." 6, record 1, English, - out%2Dof%2Dtown%20cheque
Record 1, Key term(s)
- out of town cheque
- out of town check
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Banque
- Finances
- Effets de commerce (Droit)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- chèque hors place
1, record 1, French, ch%C3%A8que%20hors%20place
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- chèque hors ville 2, record 1, French, ch%C3%A8que%20hors%20ville
correct, masculine noun
- chèque tiré hors place 3, record 1, French, ch%C3%A8que%20tir%C3%A9%20hors%20place
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans le jargon bancaire, il existe deux types de chèques : ceux qui sont émis à l'intérieur de la ville où le compte est domicilié, désignés communément par «chèques sur place» et les autres, «chèques hors place», émis à l'extérieur de cette ville. 4, record 1, French, - ch%C3%A8que%20hors%20place
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Le «filtrage» des grandes chaînes de distribution (refus chèque hors ville, hors département, des villes «bannies») dissuade le consommateur de l'utilisation de celui-ci. 2, record 1, French, - ch%C3%A8que%20hors%20place
Record 1, Key term(s)
- chèque provenant d'une autre localité
- chèque payable hors ville
- chèque tiré hors ville
- chèque hors-ville
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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