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PAY-BY-PHONE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-02-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Banking
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- pay a bill 1, record 1, English, pay%20a%20bill
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Action by which a client clears a debt with an institution. 2, record 1, English, - pay%20a%20bill
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Select the account from which you wish to pay the bill [through the Instant Teller Machine] by pressing ’CHEQUING’... 3, record 1, English, - pay%20a%20bill
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Clients may settle their outstanding bills, such as credit card balances, phone bills, hydro bills, etc., by making a deposit or transferring funds from one account to another using the facilities of the bank. That is to say, through an Instant Teller Machine, a teller, pay-by-phone, etc. 2, record 1, English, - pay%20a%20bill
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Banque
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- payer une facture 1, record 1, French, payer%20une%20facture
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- régler une facture 2, record 1, French, r%C3%A9gler%20une%20facture
- acquitter une facture 3, record 1, French, acquitter%20une%20facture
- s'acquitter d'une facture 4, record 1, French, s%27acquitter%20d%27une%20facture
avoid, see observation
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
S'acquitter d'un effet en utilisant les services qu'offre une banque tels que les dépôts ou les transferts bancaires au guichet automatique. 1, record 1, French, - payer%20une%20facture
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La plupart des factures que vous réglez à votre centre bancaire ou à un guichet Télébanque peuvent maintenant être payées chez vous, dans votre voiture ou au bureau. 2, record 1, French, - payer%20une%20facture
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Profitez d'une visite à votre succursale pour payer vos factures. 5, record 1, French, - payer%20une%20facture
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
s'acquitter d'une facture : cet emploi est fautif. On peut toutefois s'acquitter d'une dette ou d'une charge. 4, record 1, French, - payer%20une%20facture
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Operaciones bancarias
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- pagar una letra 1, record 1, Spanish, pagar%20una%20letra
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1989-01-25
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Banking
- Applications of Automation
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- pay-by-phone
1, record 2, English, pay%2Dby%2Dphone
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
- PBP 2, record 2, English, PBP
correct
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- telephone bill payment 3, record 2, English, telephone%20bill%20payment
correct, see observation
- TBP 4, record 2, English, TBP
correct
- TBP 4, record 2, English, TBP
- bank-by-phone 5, record 2, English, bank%2Dby%2Dphone
correct
- bank by phone 6, record 2, English, bank%20by%20phone
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A system which allows bank customers to pay their bills through fund transfers initiated from the home. Verbal or electronic instructions are sent by customers to their bank using ordinary domestic telephones. 7, record 2, English, - pay%2Dby%2Dphone
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... the Farmers and Mechanics Savings of Minneapolis began offering the first pay-by-phone service. 8, record 2, English, - pay%2Dby%2Dphone
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Telephone bill payment is the more formal name for pay-by-phone. 7, record 2, English, - pay%2Dby%2Dphone
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Banque
- Automatisation et applications
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- banque par téléphone
1, record 2, French, banque%20par%20t%C3%A9l%C3%A9phone
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Banque par téléphone. Le meilleur exemple de ces services aux Etats-Unis est la Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank à Minneapolis dans le Minnesota. Commencé tôt cette année, ce service permet aux clients de la banque de payer leurs factures par téléphone. 2, record 2, French, - banque%20par%20t%C3%A9l%C3%A9phone
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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