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MONETARY ADVANTAGE [4 records]
Record 1 - external organization data 2021-11-02
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Compartment - Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- suggestion
1, record 1, English, suggestion
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
For the awards program, a written proposal, plan, or practical proposal for improvement, made in respect of the operation of any department in the federal government that results in : 1. monetary saving; 2. increased efficiency or productivity; 3. conservation of property, energy, materiel or other resources; 4. improved working conditions; or 5. any advantage to the operation of the RCMP(Royal Canadian Mounted Police) or Public Service as a whole. 1, record 1, English, - suggestion
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tiroir - Gendarmerie royale du Canada (GRC)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- suggestion
1, record 1, French, suggestion
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pour le Programme des primes à l'initiative, toute proposition ou tout plan écrit, ou toute proposition pratique qui vise à perfectionner le fonctionnement de tout ministère du gouvernement fédéral et qui permet : 1. de réaliser des économies; 2. d'augmenter l'efficacité ou la productivité 3. de conserver les propriétés, l'énergie, le matériel ou toute autre ressource; 4. d'améliorer les conditions de travail; 5. de favoriser le fonctionnement de la GRC (Gendarmerie royale du Canada) ou de l'administration publique fédérale dans l'ensemble. 1, record 1, French, - suggestion
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2010-10-26
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Financial Accounting
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- gain
1, record 2, English, gain
correct, noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- earnings 2, record 2, English, earnings
correct, plural
- profit 3, record 2, English, profit
correct, noun
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A monetary benefit, profit or advantage resulting from a transaction or group of transactions. 4, record 2, English, - gain
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Comptabilité générale
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- profit
1, record 2, French, profit
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- gain 2, record 2, French, gain
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Excédent des produits sur les coûts se rapportant à une opération donnée. 3, record 2, French, - profit
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
En comptabilité, les termes «gain» et «profit» sont surtout utilisés dans les cas d'opérations périphériques ou accessoires, par exemple les cessions d'immobilisations ou de titres négociables dans le cas d'une entreprise commerciale ou industrielle. 3, record 2, French, - profit
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 PHR
dégager des profits records. 4, record 2, French, - profit
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Contabilidad general
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- ganancia
1, record 2, Spanish, ganancia
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- utilidad 2, record 2, Spanish, utilidad
correct, feminine noun
- beneficio 3, record 2, Spanish, beneficio
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
ganancia: término extraído del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial. 4, record 2, Spanish, - ganancia
Record 3 - internal organization data 1998-11-19
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Currency and Foreign Exchange
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- monetary signal 1, record 3, English, monetary%20signal
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
After wars, governments have always returned to gold to take advantage of its utility as a monetary signal. In doing so, they must face the problem of returning at the optimum price which is not easy because it is a subjective decision. 1, record 3, English, - monetary%20signal
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Politique monétaire et marché des changes
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- signal monétaire
1, record 3, French, signal%20mon%C3%A9taire
masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
À l'issue des conflits, ils sont toujours revenus à l'or en raison de son utilité en tant que signal monétaire. Tout le problème consiste alors à retrouver son prix optimal ce qui, étant donné le caractère subjectif d'une telle décision n'est pas chose aisée. 1, record 3, French, - signal%20mon%C3%A9taire
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1996-06-07
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Property Law (common law)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- beneficial
1, record 4, English, beneficial
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Receiving or entitling one to have or receive in one's own right and for one's own benefit an advantage, use, or benefit that need not be monetary.(Webster's, 1976). 1, record 4, English, - beneficial
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 DEF
Tending to the benefit of a person; yielding a profit, advantage, or benefit; enjoying or entitled to a benefit or profit. This term is applied both to estates (as a "beneficial interest") and to persons (as "the beneficial owner"). (Black’s, 5th ed. 1990, p. 156). 1, record 4, English, - beneficial
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- bénéficiaire
1, record 4, French, b%C3%A9n%C3%A9ficiaire
correct, adjective, standardized
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Équivalent français normalisé par le Comité de normalisation du PAJLO. 2, record 4, French, - b%C3%A9n%C3%A9ficiaire
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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