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MEMORANDUM ENTRY [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-11-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Accounting
- Business and Administrative Documents
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- book of original entry
1, record 1, English, book%20of%20original%20entry
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- journal 1, record 1, English, journal
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A record book, recognized by law or custom, in which transactions are successively recorded, and which is the source of postings to ledgers. 2, record 1, English, - book%20of%20original%20entry
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Books of original entry include general and special journals, such as cashbooks and registers of sales and purchases. Memorandum books, check stubs, files of duplicate sales invoices, and the like, wherein first or prior notations may already have been made, although commonly regarded as a part of the books of account, are also referred to as "business papers or supporting records" and are not referred to as books of original entry unless they are used as posting sources. 2, record 1, English, - book%20of%20original%20entry
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Comptabilité
- Écrits commerciaux et administratifs
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- livre-journal
1, record 1, French, livre%2Djournal
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- journal 1, record 1, French, journal
correct, masculine noun
- journal des écritures 1, record 1, French, journal%20des%20%C3%A9critures
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Livre ou fichier dans lequel on enregistre les opérations individuellement et chronologiquement avant d'en faire un sommaire, s'il y a lieu, et de les reporter aux grands livres. 1, record 1, French, - livre%2Djournal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les livres-journaux comprennent le journal général et les journaux auxiliaires. 1, record 1, French, - livre%2Djournal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
En Belgique, on a également recours à un livre central qui reproduit mensuellement au moins le sommaire des journaux auxiliaires. Le livre est soumis à certaines formalités administratives destinées à garantir l'irréversibilité des écritures. 1, record 1, French, - livre%2Djournal
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Contabilidad
- Documentos comerciales y administrativos
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- diario
1, record 1, Spanish, diario
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- libro diario 2, record 1, Spanish, libro%20diario
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Libro] en que se registran cronológicamente todas las operaciones relativas al ejercicio de la empresa. 1, record 1, Spanish, - diario
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Este libro es forzoso en México y debe estar autorizado por la Secretaría de Hacienda y Crédito Público, aunque puede estar formado por hojas sueltas cuando se tiene un sistema mecánico de contabilidad. 3, record 1, Spanish, - diario
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
diario; libro diario: términos y definición extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial. 4, record 1, Spanish, - diario
Record 2 - internal organization data 2003-06-12
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Financial Accounting
- Stock Exchange
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- blotter
1, record 2, English, blotter
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- daybook 2, record 2, English, daybook
correct
- day book 3, record 2, English, day%20book
correct
- waste book 4, record 2, English, waste%20book
correct, obsolete
- business diary 5, record 2, English, business%20diary
correct, obsolete
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A memorandum in which notations are made of business transactions as they take place, often without regard to orderly classification or forms, and from which entries or entry summaries are subsequently made in formal books of original entry. 2, record 2, English, - blotter
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Comptabilité générale
- Bourse
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- brouillard
1, record 2, French, brouillard
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- main courante 1, record 2, French, main%20courante
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Livre ou simple cahier qui sert à enregistrer les opérations comptables au fur et à mesure qu'elles se produisent, en vue de les reporter et de les reclasser dans une comptabilité régulière. 1, record 2, French, - brouillard
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Un tel livre est rarement utilisé aujourd'hui. On se sert plutôt du journal, sous ses diverses formes. L'original des factures, des rubans de caisse enregistreuse et d'autres documents ont remplacé les descriptions détaillées qu'on inscrivait dans ce livre. 1, record 2, French, - brouillard
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Le terme «main courante» s'emploie particulièrement dans le domaine de l'hôtellerie. 1, record 2, French, - brouillard
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Contabilidad general
- Bolsa de valores
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- libro de entradas y salidas
1, record 2, Spanish, libro%20de%20entradas%20y%20salidas
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- diario de entradas y salidas 1, record 2, Spanish, diario%20de%20entradas%20y%20salidas
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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