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INITIAL CAPITAL COSTS [3 records]

Record 1 2021-08-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Inventory and Material Management
  • Government Accounting
DEF

The total cost of an asset over its life cycle including initial capital costs, maintenance costs, operating costs and the asset's residual value at the end of its life.

OBS

life cycle cost; LCC; total cost of ownership; TCO: designations standardized by NATO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion des stocks et du matériel
  • Comptabilité publique
DEF

Coût total d'un article au cours de sa durée utile, depuis sa conception jusqu'à sa mise au rebut.

OBS

coût global; LCC; coût du cycle de vie; LCC : désignations normalisées par l'OTAN.

Spanish

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Record 2 2017-03-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Financial and Budgetary Management
OBS

initial capital costs : term extracted from the “Glossaire de l'économie” and reproduced with permission of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

Key term(s)
  • initial capital cost

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion budgétaire et financière
OBS

dépenses d'investissement initiales : terme extrait du «Glossaire de l’économie» et reproduit avec l’autorisation de l’Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques.

Key term(s)
  • dépense d'investissement initiale

Spanish

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Record 3 2007-03-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Investment
  • Real Estate
DEF

... the cost stream elements(initial capital, O&M, taxes, management and additional downstream costs associated with the project) discounted from their date of occurrence back to the planning date minus the revenue stream from the private sector(if any) and the residual property value also discounted back to the planning date.

OBS

present value cost of accommodation is used to measure the cost to the Crown of providing the accommodation over the investment horizon and is comparable between alternatives with the same investment horizon.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Investissements et placements
  • Immobilier
CONT

Tous les coûts engendrés par l'exercice du droit de résiliation anticipée devront nécessairement être incorporés dans les calculs de la valeur actualisée du coût du logement (VACL) du RAI [Rapport d'analyse des investissements] appuyant la solution de rechange.

Spanish

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