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IMMEDIATE FUNDS [9 records]

Record 1 2016-11-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Merchandising Techniques
DEF

A free facility offered by retailers whereby a customer may withdraw a limited amount of cash when making a credit or debit card purchase, the amount of which is added to the bill.

CONT

A debit card … is used to get immediate access to the account's funds … through the cashback scheme. Cashback on debit card transactions refers to the service offered by certain merchants(mostly supermarkets) to their customers to withdraw money when making a purchase.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Techniques marchandes
CONT

Établissez une politique de magasin qui limitera les demandes de retraits d'argent liquide. En vertu d'une politique adéquate, le client devrait signer pour être autorisé à faire un retrait d'argent liquide, le montant de ces retraits devrait être limité et le code d'opération de la caisse enregistreuse devrait être enregistré.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Técnicas mercantiles
DEF

Sistema de pago [de] dinero que se retira en efectivo a través de una tarjeta de crédito o de débito en un comercio como si de un cajero automático se tratase.

OBS

retiro de efectivo en tienda; retirada de efectivo en tienda: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, recomienda sustituir el anglicismo "cashback" por "retiro de efectivo en tienda" o "retirada de efectivo en tienda".

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Record 2 2015-10-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Banking
  • Financial Institutions
DEF

Same day funds in which the settlement is simultaneous with execution of the transaction.

OBS

immediate funds : term and definition standardized by the International Organization for Standardization(ISO) in 1993.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Banque
  • Institutions financières
DEF

Fonds même jour pour lesquels le règlement est simultané à l'exécution de la transaction.

OBS

fonds immédiats : terme et définition normalisés par l'Organisation internationale de normalisation (ISO) en 1993.

Spanish

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Record 3 2014-07-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Banking
  • Foreign Trade
DEF

A funds transfer system in which payment orders are processed one by one as they arise and which provide for the immediate settlement of all payments provided that there are enough funds or overdraft facilities on the issuers’ account with the settlement agent.

Key term(s)
  • RTGS system

French

Domaine(s)
  • Banque
  • Commerce extérieur
DEF

Système de transfert de fonds dans lequel les ordres sont traités un par un, à mesure de leur arrivée, et qui assure l'exécution immédiate de tous les paiements à condition que les fonds soient disponibles ou que le compte du donneur d'ordre chez l'agent de règlement soit assorti d'une possibilité de découvert.

CONT

système de règlement brut en temps réel; RBTR : terme et abréviation publiés au Journal officiel de la République française le 5 juin 2014.

Key term(s)
  • système RBTR

Spanish

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Record 4 2002-06-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Economic Co-operation and Development
  • Emergency Management
CONT

Request the IDB [Inter-American Development Bank] to undertake a feasibility study... on measures to reduce and/or pool risk in a manner that results in reduced premiums on catastrophic insurance, and mechanisms to facilitate contingent reconstruction financing and the immediate release of funds to resolve urgent needs of the affected country...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Coopération et développement économiques
  • Gestion des urgences

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Cooperación y desarrollo económicos
  • Gestión de emergencias
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Record 5 1999-02-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Banking
  • Phraseology
  • Negotiable Instruments (Commercial Law)
DEF

Clause stating that the payment of the value specified in a document (letter of credit, cheque, etc.) is provisional until such time as it has been approved or final collection has taken place.

OBS

Check drawn on an out-of-town bank and deposited, with IMMEDIATE CREDIT of funds, to a customer in good standing, or one who has sufficient balances to cover the deposit. The deposit is made with the understanding that if the check bounces for any reason, the amount deposited will be charged back to the customer's account.

OBS

subject to collection: term and definition reproduced from the CAPITAL Business Dictionary with the permission of LID Editorial Empresarial.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Banque
  • Phraséologie
  • Effets de commerce (Droit)
DEF

Clause pour le règlement d'un document (traite, chèque) qui est provisoire jusqu'à la vérification de conformité ou le paiement réel.

OBS

sauf bonne fin : terme et définition extraits du CAPITAL Business Dictionary et reproduits avec l'autorisation de LID Editorial Empresarial.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Operaciones bancarias
  • Fraseología
  • Instrumentos negociables (Derecho mercantil)
DEF

Cláusula por la que el abono del importe de cualquier documento (letra, cheque), es provisional hasta que se compruebe su conformidad o se realice el cobro efectivo.

OBS

salvo buen fin: término y definición extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial.

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Record 6 1998-12-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Financial Institutions
CONT

[Interac is] one of the most efficient and cost-effective payments systems in the world. "Canadians receive immediate credit for their chequing deposits and often get to use the deposited funds before their financial institutions settle their obligations"...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Institutions financières
CONT

[Interac] est l'un des systèmes de paiements les plus efficaces au monde. «Les Canadiens peuvent bénéficier immédiatement des fonds qu'ils déposent par chèque; ils en ont souvent l'usage avant même que leur institution ait obtenu le règlement du chèque»...

Spanish

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Record 7 1998-11-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Finance
DEF

The sale by a business of its book debts to a factoring company, who will pay the business the face value of the total of the invoices, less a discount which will take into consideration: the fee, interest rates appertaining at the time, risk of non-payment, etc. The seller of the invoices will do so in order to improve his cash flow. The factoring company, will not necessarily offer any other service, such as guarantee of bad debts, sales ledger accounting, etc. [Klein, Gerald. Dictionary of Banking. Pitman Publishing, 1995].

CONT

Invoice discounting is a working capital facility which provides immediate finance(prepayment) of up to 80% of funds tied up in unpaid debtor invoices, the balance is paid(less costs) as the debtor collections are received. In short invoice discounting is an acceleration of cash flow.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Finances

Spanish

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Record 8 1998-09-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Non-Gov. Provincial Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Social Services and Social Work
OBS

The objective of this organization, which is established in Winnipeg, Manitoba, is to raise funds for the immediate, tangible needs of the disabled and disadvantaged children of Manitoba, by mobilizing volunteer initiatives.

Key term(s)
  • Variety Club of Manitoba
  • Variety Club of Manitoba Inc.
  • Variety Club of Manitoba Incorporated
  • Variety Club of Manitoba, Tent 58
  • Variety Club of Manitoba, Tent 58 Incorporated

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités provinciaux non gouv. canadiens
  • Services sociaux et travail social
OBS

Organisme établi à Winnipeg (Manitoba).

Spanish

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Record 9 1998-07-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Foreign Trade
  • Investment
OBS

Where a potential overseas buyer cannot complete the purchase of plant or equipment for lack of funds or because of his own country's licensing regulations, it can sometimes be arranged for him to be supplied through a machinery-leasing company. The latter company purchases the equipment from the supplier(who receives immediate payment in full) and leases it to the overseas customer. Information on leasing companies is normally available from bank managers.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Commerce extérieur
  • Investissements et placements
OBS

Cette forme de financement commercial est habituellement utilisée par les exportateurs qui, de concert avec une société de crédit-bail, veulent se donner un avantage concurrentiel lorsque les régimes fiscaux de certains pays permettent de financer l'acquisition de biens d'équipement par l'importateur à un coût moindre que celui d'autres formes de financement commercial, ou lorsque des restrictions à l'importation empêchent l'acheteur d'acquérir directement du matériel étranger.

Spanish

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