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PAYING CUSTOMER [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1998-11-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Loans
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- appropriation of payments
1, record 1, English, appropriation%20of%20payments
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The act of a consumer who, when paying in a credit to his or her account, specifies the debit against which it is to be set. If the customer does not so appropriate, the banker is free to do so, and may appropriate the credit in discharge or partial discharge of the customer's indebtedness to the bank. [Klein, Gerald. Dictionary of Banking. Pitman Publishing, 1995]. 2, record 1, English, - appropriation%20of%20payments
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Prêts et emprunts
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- imputation des paiements
1, record 1, French, imputation%20des%20paiements
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1989-01-26
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Loans
- Trade
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- book credit
1, record 2, English, book%20credit
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A term for the credit established on the account books of a company by allowing a customer to make a purchase without paying cash and without submitting a specific credit instrument, such as a note. 1, record 2, English, - book%20credit
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Prêts et emprunts
- Commerce
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- crédit-client
1, record 2, French, cr%C3%A9dit%2Dclient
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
(...) délai de paiement accordé par l'entreprise sur ses ventes à ses clients. 1, record 2, French, - cr%C3%A9dit%2Dclient
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1980-07-02
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Marketing
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- single nonnegotiable price
1, record 3, English, single%20nonnegotiable%20price
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Meanwhile the customer had the option of either paying the single nonnegotiable price outright for everything(...) 1, record 3, English, - single%20nonnegotiable%20price
Record 3, Key term(s)
- single price
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Commercialisation
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- prix unique non négociable 1, record 3, French, prix%20unique%20non%20n%C3%A9gociable
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Toutefois, il avait le choix entre le versement direct du prix unique non négociable couvrant la totalité (...) 1, record 3, French, - prix%20unique%20non%20n%C3%A9gociable
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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