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FREE INTEREST RATE [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-03-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Banking
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- free interest rate 1, record 1, English, free%20interest%20rate
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
free interest rate : term extracted from the “Glossaire de l'économie” and reproduced with permission of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. 2, record 1, English, - free%20interest%20rate
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Banque
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- taux d'intérêt non réglementé
1, record 1, French, taux%20d%27int%C3%A9r%C3%AAt%20non%20r%C3%A9glement%C3%A9
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
taux d'intérêt non réglementé : terme extrait du «Glossaire de l’économie» et reproduit avec l’autorisation de l’Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques. 2, record 1, French, - taux%20d%27int%C3%A9r%C3%AAt%20non%20r%C3%A9glement%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2014-10-24
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Remuneration (Personnel Management)
- Economics
- Taxation
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- incentive
1, record 2, English, incentive
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A reward system to encourage someone to do something. 2, record 2, English, - incentive
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
For example, if the government wants the public to save more, it can make interest on savings income-tax free;... if it wants industry to speed up investment plans, it can introduce an investment tax credit; if it wants industry to increase research and development, it can let industry write off the costs at a faster rate.... Direct grants can also be used as incentives. Likewise, companies can provide an incentive for employees through pay increases based on merit, rewards for sales, and profit sharing. 2, record 2, English, - incentive
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Rémunération (Gestion du personnel)
- Économique
- Fiscalité
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- stimulant
1, record 2, French, stimulant
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- mesure incitative 2, record 2, French, mesure%20incitative
correct, feminine noun
- prime d'encouragement 3, record 2, French, prime%20d%27encouragement
correct, feminine noun
- incitation 1, record 2, French, incitation
correct, feminine noun
- incitatif 4, record 2, French, incitatif
correct, masculine noun
- encouragement 1, record 2, French, encouragement
correct, masculine noun
- mesure d'incitation 5, record 2, French, mesure%20d%27incitation
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Moyen utilisé pour encourager une personne à agir dans un sens déterminé, par exemple les subventions publiques, les divers encouragements fiscaux et les primes de rendement versées au personnel en vue d'augmenter le dynamisme et la productivité de celui-ci. 3, record 2, French, - stimulant
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Remuneración (Gestión del personal)
- Economía
- Sistema tributario
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- incentivo
1, record 2, Spanish, incentivo
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Fórmula de retribución que de modo complementario se asigna a una persona, caracterizada fundamentalmente porque su importe depende directamente de que la actuación de aquélla resulte más o menos eficaz. 1, record 2, Spanish, - incentivo
Record 3 - internal organization data 1986-03-05
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Banking
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- checking deposit
1, record 3, English, checking%20deposit
correct, United States
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- chequing deposit 2, record 3, English, chequing%20deposit
correct, Canada
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Under competition, free banking would result in banks then bidding up the interest rate paid on demand deposits to a positive level.(That is what used to happen in the 1920's : Our grandfathers often were paid 5 per cent on their checking deposits.) 1, record 3, English, - checking%20deposit
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Banque
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- dépôt chécable
1, record 3, French, d%C3%A9p%C3%B4t%20ch%C3%A9cable
masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En régime de concurrence [...] le libre exercice de la profession bancaire aurait pour conséquence que, les banques enchérissant les unes sur les autres, le niveau des taux d'intérêt servis aux dépôts à vue s'élèverait plus ou moins au-dessus de zéro. (Tel était le cas au cours de la décennie 1920 : les dépôts «chécables» constitués par les clients des banques américaines étaient fréquemment rémunérés à raison de 5%). 1, record 3, French, - d%C3%A9p%C3%B4t%20ch%C3%A9cable
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1981-12-03
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Urban Sites
- Finance
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- annual site value 1, record 4, English, annual%20site%20value
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
According to Marshall :"(...) the aggregate 'site value’ of any piece of building land is that which it would have if cleared of buildings and sold in a free market. The ’annual site value’-to use a convenient though not strictly correct form of speaking-is the income which that price would yield at the current rate of interest. " 1, record 4, English, - annual%20site%20value
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Sites (Urbanisme)
- Finances
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- valeur annuelle d'un terrain 1, record 4, French, valeur%20annuelle%20d%27un%20terrain
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Selon Marshall: "(...) la valeur résiduaire d'un terrain construit est le prix qui peut être obtenu sur le marché libre, abstraction faite de la construction qui s'y trouve; la "valeur annuelle d'un terrain" (pour utiliser une expression commode, même si elle n'est pas strictement correcte) est le revenu que ce montant rapporterait à un taux courant d'intérêt." 1, record 4, French, - valeur%20annuelle%20d%27un%20terrain
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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