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CHECK CLEARING HOUSE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2009-02-06
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Banking
- Finance
- Negotiable Instruments (Commercial Law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- out-of-town cheque
1, record 1, English, out%2Dof%2Dtown%20cheque
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- out-of-town check 2, record 1, English, out%2Dof%2Dtown%20check
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A check [drawn] on a bank which is located outside the territory of the clearing house with which the collecting bank is identified. 3, record 1, English, - out%2Dof%2Dtown%20cheque
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
As a result of the initiatives promoted in the field of out-of-town cheques, in 1992 90 per cent of such instruments were exchanged through the clearing system. 4, record 1, English, - out%2Dof%2Dtown%20cheque
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Banks are allowed to hold an out-of-town check for up to five business days after you make the deposit. 5, record 1, English, - out%2Dof%2Dtown%20cheque
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The preferred Canadian spelling form is "cheque," not "check." 6, record 1, English, - out%2Dof%2Dtown%20cheque
Record 1, Key term(s)
- out of town cheque
- out of town check
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Banque
- Finances
- Effets de commerce (Droit)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- chèque hors place
1, record 1, French, ch%C3%A8que%20hors%20place
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- chèque hors ville 2, record 1, French, ch%C3%A8que%20hors%20ville
correct, masculine noun
- chèque tiré hors place 3, record 1, French, ch%C3%A8que%20tir%C3%A9%20hors%20place
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans le jargon bancaire, il existe deux types de chèques : ceux qui sont émis à l'intérieur de la ville où le compte est domicilié, désignés communément par «chèques sur place» et les autres, «chèques hors place», émis à l'extérieur de cette ville. 4, record 1, French, - ch%C3%A8que%20hors%20place
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Le «filtrage» des grandes chaînes de distribution (refus chèque hors ville, hors département, des villes «bannies») dissuade le consommateur de l'utilisation de celui-ci. 2, record 1, French, - ch%C3%A8que%20hors%20place
Record 1, Key term(s)
- chèque provenant d'une autre localité
- chèque payable hors ville
- chèque tiré hors ville
- chèque hors-ville
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2008-05-27
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Banking
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- cheque clearing house
1, record 2, English, cheque%20clearing%20house
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
When the cheque is presented for payment, a validator, such as [a] bank or cheque clearing house, employs a verification system having a copy of the encryption key to read the monetary value from the cheque and re-encrypt it according to said scheme to generate a second control code. 2, record 2, English, - cheque%20clearing%20house
Record 2, Key term(s)
- cheque clearinghouse
- check clearing house
- check clearinghouse
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Banque
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- chambre de compensation de chèques
1, record 2, French, chambre%20de%20compensation%20de%20ch%C3%A8ques
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- chambre de compensation des chèques 2, record 2, French, chambre%20de%20compensation%20des%20ch%C3%A8ques
correct, feminine noun, France
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le CR-55 compact est spécialement conçu pour fonctionner de concert avec le scanner de chèques CR-180 durable de Canon - le système de balayage à volume élevé et à haute vitesse populaire de la compagnie destiné aux services administratifs et utilisé par les banques, les coopératives d'épargne et de crédit, les chambres de compensation de chèques et les opérations importantes au détail. 3, record 2, French, - chambre%20de%20compensation%20de%20ch%C3%A8ques
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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