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GOLD CLAUSE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-09-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Currency and Foreign Exchange
- Loans
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- gold clause
1, record 1, English, gold%20clause
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A clause in an agreement which offers the lender repayment in terms of the price of gold equivalent to the currency at the time the loan was made. In times of devaluation, such a clause is a hedge against inflation. [Klein, Gerald. Dictionary of Banking. Pitman Publishing, 1995]. 2, record 1, English, - gold%20clause
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Politique monétaire et marché des changes
- Prêts et emprunts
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- clause-or
1, record 1, French, clause%2Dor
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] stipulation tendant à assurer la stabilité du pouvoir d'achat d'une créance ou d'une obligation déterminée, par référence à un poids d'or. 2, record 1, French, - clause%2Dor
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Política monetaria y mercado de cambios
- Préstamos
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- cláusula oro
1, record 1, Spanish, cl%C3%A1usula%20oro
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- cláusula oro y divisas 2, record 1, Spanish, cl%C3%A1usula%20oro%20y%20divisas
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2016-05-31
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Law of Contracts (common law)
- Special-Language Phraseology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- gold value clause
1, record 2, English, gold%20value%20clause
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In an ordinary domestic English case, or a conflicts case where English law is the proper law of the contract, a clause referring to payment in gold of a specified standard of weight and fineness is presumed to be a gold value clause : it does not impose an obligation to pay gold or gold coins, but is used to ascertain or measure the amount of the debt, so that the debtor is obliged to pay in legal tender of the chosen currency the amount necessary at the date of payment to purchase gold or gold coins to the nominal amount of the debt. 1, record 2, English, - gold%20value%20clause
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Droit des contrats (common law)
- Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- clause de paiement en valeur-or
1, record 2, French, clause%20de%20paiement%20en%20valeur%2Dor
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pour les payements en période de cours forcé, sont interdites les clauses de payements en or ou en valeur-or, en monnaie étrangère ou de garantie de change. 2, record 2, French, - clause%20de%20paiement%20en%20valeur%2Dor
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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