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HARD COST [11 records]

Record 1 2017-02-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Financial Accounting
  • Real Estate
  • Taxation
CONT

Before a decision is made to implement a forced move, PWGSC [Public Works and Government Services Canada] should have a strong business case that would include all hard costs such as cabling, fit-up, and security.

OBS

Term usually used in the plural.

OBS

Compare with "soft cost".

Key term(s)
  • hard costs

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comptabilité générale
  • Immobilier
  • Fiscalité
DEF

Coûts des éléments fondamentaux (terrain, excavation, matériaux de construction, main-d'œuvre, dans le cas d'un immeuble) entrant dans la composition d'une immobilisation.

OBS

Ce genre de coût est normalement capitalisé.

OBS

Termes habituellement utilisés au pluriel.

OBS

Comparer avec «coût accessoire», «coût périphérique» ou «frais accessoires».

Key term(s)
  • coûts essentiels, coûts de base

Spanish

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Record 2 2010-11-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Advertising Techniques
CONT

Another common and insidious form of scam involves the multitude of technical and new media advisors and vendors who have cropped up to hard sell you with phenomenal "deals" for low cost, static(and no return) websites...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Techniques publicitaires
CONT

Il est indispensable de se faire connaître dans les publications spécialisées et d'acquérir de la visibilité, que ce soit par des visites périodiques ou des projets. Il faut être disposé à pratiquer une publicité agressive et comparative.

Spanish

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Record 3 2007-07-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Financial Accounting
  • Real Estate
  • Taxation
DEF

Items which are deductible in computing income as they are incurred or paid, irrespective of whether or not they are on account of capital. Such items include interest expense; costs of borrowing money; landscaping costs.

OBS

Term usually used in the plural.

OBS

Compare with "hard cost".

Key term(s)
  • soft costs

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comptabilité générale
  • Immobilier
  • Fiscalité
DEF

Éléments du coût d'une immobilisation, qui s'ajoutent aux coûts de base engagés et qui comprennent les frais nécessaires à la mise en état d'utilisation du bien (frais de transport et d'installation dans le cas d'un bien meuble, et honoraires des architectes et des ingénieurs, frais d'arpentage, d'assainissement et d'aménagement du terrain dans le cas d'un immeuble).

OBS

En Belgique, la réglementation prévoit que le prix d'acquisition d'un bien comprend, outre le prix d'achat, les frais accessoires tels que des impôts non récupérables et les frais de transport.

OBS

Termes habituellement utilisés au pluriel.

OBS

Comparer avec « coût essentiel », «coût de base» ou «frais essentiels».

Key term(s)
  • coûts accessoires, coûts périphériques

Spanish

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Record 4 2006-01-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computers and Calculators
  • Internet and Telematics
DEF

A pared-down desktop terminal that has much less memory and sells for about one-third the cost of a standard computer. It has no moving parts :hard drives, disk drives or CD-ROM players, and it runs on Java.

CONT

Network computers - stripped down computers connected to a network that holds most of their software and data - would shortly overtake the ubiquitous personal computer.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ordinateurs et calculateurs
  • Internet et télématique

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Computadoras y calculadoras
  • Internet y telemática
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Record 5 2005-05-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Equipment and Facilities (Recreation)
  • Ice Hockey
  • Field Hockey
CONT

A composite shaft [of a hockey stick] should be purchased for the shaft consistency, shot speed and accuracy and its lighter weight. These are the most expensive and have less durability than aluminum. The average cost of a high-end composite shaft is $90 with blade. Lower priced composites shafts are generally targeted at the recreational market, less advanced players or young amateurs. These shafts cannot withstand hard play. Consumers should be careful when choosing the proper shaft. Just because a composite stick is more expensive does not mean that it will last longer!

French

Domaine(s)
  • Installations et équipement (Loisirs)
  • Hockey sur glace
  • Hockey sur gazon
CONT

Manche composite hybride - conception ultra-légère qui combine sensation et légèreté. Revêtement de fibre de verre filé - enveloppe stratifiée pour augmenter la prise et fournir une rigidité bi-axiale exceptionnelle [au manche du hockey].

Spanish

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Record 6 2001-12-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geology
CONT

In continuous aquifers... the unit cost of production well is usually higher than in the case of wells drilled in hard basement rocks...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géologie
DEF

Socle rigide.

Spanish

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Record 7 2001-03-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Advertising Techniques
CONT

Get a Hard Disk, 40 Megabyte minimum. It shouldn’t cost much more than $300. Right now, there is a mail-order bargain on the Seagate 65 Meg RLL Drive.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Techniques publicitaires

Spanish

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Record 8 2000-07-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance
CONT

Extremely fine nanoceramics which are uniform composites much smoother than the clay that potters bake may be the answer to long-standing problems in engine construction and design. They may also be used in false teeth, industrial drills, laser printers, and aircraft bodies. In short, anything that requires a super hard material that is resistant to heat and can be produced at low cost, would be a target for ceramics applications.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aérotechnique et maintenance
CONT

La société ASCO Industries (secteur aéronautique) a acquis une renommée mondiale dans la technologie des systèmes incorporant des matériaux durs.

Spanish

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Record 9 1998-11-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Artificial Intelligence
DEF

The situation where the system always moves downward in the energy function.

CONT

One standard optimization technique is to use gradient descent : The values of the variables in the problem are modified in whatever direction reduces the cost function(energy). For hard problems, gradient descent gets stuck at local minima that are not globally optimal.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Intelligence artificielle
CONT

La surface de la fonction d'erreur présente des caractéristiques peu satisfaisantes pour effectuer une descente de gradient : minima locaux, qui empêchent la convergence de l'algorithme, plateaux où les pentes sont très faibles, etc.

Spanish

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Record 10 1998-07-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Merchandising Techniques
CONT

1. Sales promotion directly concerned with increasing the consumption of a product or service, for example through reduced price offers or increased packet size. Hard sales promotion is usually higher cost but more effective than soft sales promotion such as competitions and personality promotions. 2. Aggressive selling and marketing methods.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Techniques marchandes

Spanish

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Record 11 1992-06-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Landscape Architecture
CONT

Hard landscape materials include paving, walls, fences, screens, site furniture, water features, signage and site lighting. To contribute to a successful site development, these materials must be planned in conjunction with soft landscape elements like lawns and plants. The detailed selection and use of hard landscape materials is influenced by surfaces, heights, widths, lengths, durability, maintenance needs and long-term cost effectiveness.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Architecture paysagère
OBS

S'emploie généralement au pluriel.

Spanish

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