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WRITE-OFF LOSS [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1999-12-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Insurance
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- partial loss
1, record 1, English, partial%20loss
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The damage or loss, short of a total write-off of an insured item, e. g. a ship or its cargo, which has been insured. [Klein, Gerald. Dictionary of Banking. Pitman Publishing, 1995]. 2, record 1, English, - partial%20loss
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Assurances
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- dommage partiel
1, record 1, French, dommage%20partiel
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- sinistre partiel 2, record 1, French, sinistre%20partiel
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Seguros
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- siniestro parcial
1, record 1, Spanish, siniestro%20parcial
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- pérdida parcial 2, record 1, Spanish, p%C3%A9rdida%20parcial
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Aquel cuyas consecuencias sólo afectan a parte del objeto asegurado, sin destruirlo completamente. 1, record 1, Spanish, - siniestro%20parcial
Record 2 - internal organization data 1998-06-06
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Investment
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- deadwood equities
1, record 2, English, deadwood%20equities
plural
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Investments that either have a loss reserve, a write-off, paid less than half of the portfolio's average dividend rate the past two years, are presently valued at less than 1. 2 times cost, or whose prospects for future price appreciation are estimated to be poor. 1, record 2, English, - deadwood%20equities
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Investissements et placements
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- capital improductif
1, record 2, French, capital%20improductif
proposal, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Inversiones
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- capital improductivo
1, record 2, Spanish, capital%20improductivo
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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