TERMIUM Plus®
From: Translation Bureau
On social media
Consult the Government of Canada’s terminology data bank.
INCREMENTAL INVESTMENT [9 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2002-08-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Investment
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- incremental investments 1, record 1, English, incremental%20investments
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Drawn from Government On-Line Glossary. 2, record 1, English, - incremental%20investments
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Term usually used in the plural. 2, record 1, English, - incremental%20investments
Record 1, Key term(s)
- incremental investment
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Investissements et placements
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- investissements progressifs
1, record 1, French, investissements%20progressifs
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Tiré du Lexique du Gouvernement en direct. 2, record 1, French, - investissements%20progressifs
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Terme habituellement utilisé au pluriel 2, record 1, French, - investissements%20progressifs
Record 1, Key term(s)
- investissement progressif
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1999-02-09
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Stock Exchange
- Investment
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- downside risk
1, record 2, English, downside%20risk
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Probability that the price of an asset will fall with time. 2, record 2, English, - downside%20risk
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Stock options are recognized by knowledgeable investors as an extremely flexible tool and a valuable addition to the basic investment strategies. Traded in conjunction with previously established positions in the stock market, they can be used to reduce downside risk or to generate incremental returns on portfolio positions. 3, record 2, English, - downside%20risk
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
downside risk: term and definition reproduced from the CAPITAL Business Dictionary with the permission of LID Editorial Empresarial. 4, record 2, English, - downside%20risk
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Bourse
- Investissements et placements
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- risque de perte en cas de baisse
1, record 2, French, risque%20de%20perte%20en%20cas%20de%20baisse
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- risque de perte 2, record 2, French, risque%20de%20perte
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Probabilité d'une baisse de prix d'un actif à l'avenir. 3, record 2, French, - risque%20de%20perte%20en%20cas%20de%20baisse
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les investisseurs avertis voient dans les options un outil extrêmement souple et une nouvelle stratégie de placement qui peut leur être très précieuse. Jumelées à des positions précédemment établies sur le marché des actions, les options peuvent aider à réduire les risques de perte ou à générer un accroissement du rendement des positions détenues dans un portefeuille. 2, record 2, French, - risque%20de%20perte%20en%20cas%20de%20baisse
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Définition extraite du CAPITAL Business Dictionary et reproduite avec l'autorisation de LID Editorial Empresarial. 4, record 2, French, - risque%20de%20perte%20en%20cas%20de%20baisse
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Bolsa de valores
- Inversiones
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- riesgo de bajada
1, record 2, Spanish, riesgo%20de%20bajada
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Probabilidad de que el precio de un activo baje en el tiempo. 1, record 2, Spanish, - riesgo%20de%20bajada
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
riesgo de bajada: término y definición extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial. 2, record 2, Spanish, - riesgo%20de%20bajada
Record 3 - internal organization data 1998-12-11
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Industries - General
- Investment
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- incremental investment
1, record 3, English, incremental%20investment
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
With respect to [Technology Partnerships Canada] investment leverage [...] incremental investment by industry for such things as facilities, production assets and future product enhancement continues after TPC' s funding expires. 1, record 3, English, - incremental%20investment
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Industries - Généralités
- Investissements et placements
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- investissement différentiel
1, record 3, French, investissement%20diff%C3%A9rentiel
masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En ce qui concerne l'effet de levier des investissements de Partenariat technologique Canada [...] l'investissement différentiel fait par l'industrie au titre d'éléments tels que les installations, les équipements de production et l'amélioration des produits futurs se poursuit lorsque prend fin l'aide financière accordée par l'entremise de PTC. 1, record 3, French, - investissement%20diff%C3%A9rentiel
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1998-09-17
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Financial and Budgetary Management
- Economic Planning
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- time-adjusted
1, record 4, English, time%2Dadjusted
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Refers to an accounting convention in which the first year of an investment analysis is used solely for investment and in which incremental benefits appear only from year 2 or later. Used for farm investment analysis to make the analysis congruent with the assumption of discounted cash flow analysis. 2, record 4, English, - time%2Dadjusted
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Gestion budgétaire et financière
- Planification économique
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- actualisé à partir de la deuxième année 1, record 4, French, actualis%C3%A9%20%C3%A0%20partir%20de%20la%20deuxi%C3%A8me%20ann%C3%A9e
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Gestión presupuestaria y financiera
- Planificación económica
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- ajustada en el tiempo
1, record 4, Spanish, ajustada%20en%20el%20tiempo
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
- actualizado a partir del segundo año 2, record 4, Spanish, actualizado%20a%20partir%20del%20segundo%20a%C3%B1o
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Se refiere a una convención contable en la que el primer año del análisis de una inversión se utiliza solamente para inversión y en la que los beneficios incrementales aparecen sólo en el año dos o después. Se utiliza en el análisis de la inversión en fincas para hacer que el análisis sea congruente con el supuesto del análisis de flujo de fondos actualizados. 1, record 4, Spanish, - ajustada%20en%20el%20tiempo
Record 5 - internal organization data 1998-07-07
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Accounting
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- marginal capacity cost 1, record 5, English, marginal%20capacity%20cost
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Present worth of the least-cost investment stream divided by present worth of the stream of incremental output resulting from the investment. 1, record 5, English, - marginal%20capacity%20cost
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Comptabilité
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- coût marginal de capacité
1, record 5, French, co%C3%BBt%20marginal%20de%20capacit%C3%A9
masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Contabilidad
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- costo marginal de mantenimiento de la capacidad
1, record 5, Spanish, costo%20marginal%20de%20mantenimiento%20de%20la%20capacidad
masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1998-04-07
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Investment
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- net benefit investment ratio 1, record 6, English, net%20benefit%20investment%20ratio
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The ratio between the present worth of net benefits and the present worth of an investment; alternatively, the sum of present worths after the incremental net benefit stream has become positive, divided by the sum of present worths in the earlier years of the project. 1, record 6, English, - net%20benefit%20investment%20ratio
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Investissements et placements
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- rapport bénéfices nets/investissements
1, record 6, French, rapport%20b%C3%A9n%C3%A9fices%20nets%2Finvestissements
masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Inversiones
Record 6, Main entry term, Spanish
- relación beneficios netos-inversión
1, record 6, Spanish, relaci%C3%B3n%20beneficios%20netos%2Dinversi%C3%B3n
feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 6, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1995-12-08
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Financial and Budgetary Management
- Economic Planning
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- net benefit-investment ratio
1, record 7, English, net%20benefit%2Dinvestment%20ratio
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
- N/K ratio 1, record 7, English, N%2FK%20ratio
correct
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A discounted measure of project worth. The present worth of the net benefits divided by the present worth of the investment. A form of benefit-cost ratio. Calculated by taking the net benefits as the net present worth of the incremental net benefit(cash flow) stream in those years after the stream has turned positive, and the investment, as the present worth of the incremental net benefit(cash flow) stream in the early years of a project when it is negative. 1, record 7, English, - net%20benefit%2Dinvestment%20ratio
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
When using the net benefit-investment ratio, the selection criterion is to accept all projects with a net benefit-investment ratio of 1 or greater when discounted at a suitable discount rate, most often the opportunity cost of capital, in order of ratio value until all available investment funds are exhausted. May be used to rank independent projects. Generally cannot be used directly to choose among mutually exclusive alternatives. 1, record 7, English, - net%20benefit%2Dinvestment%20ratio
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Gestion budgétaire et financière
- Planification économique
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- rapport avantages nets - investissement
1, record 7, French, rapport%20avantages%20nets%20%2D%20investissement
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Gestión presupuestaria y financiera
- Planificación económica
Record 7, Main entry term, Spanish
- relación inversión-beneficio neto
1, record 7, Spanish, relaci%C3%B3n%20inversi%C3%B3n%2Dbeneficio%20neto
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 7, Synonyms, Spanish
- relación N/K 1, record 7, Spanish, relaci%C3%B3n%20N%2FK
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Esta es una medida actualizada del valor del proyecto. Es el valor actual de los beneficios netos divididos por el valor actual de la inversión. Es una forma de la relación beneficios-costos. Se calcula tomando los beneficios netos con el valor neto actual de la corriente de beneficios incrementales netos (flujo de fondos) en aquellos años después de que la corriente se ha vuelto positiva, y la inversión como el valor actual de la corriente de beneficios incrementales netos en los primeros años de un proyecto cuando es negativa. 1, record 7, Spanish, - relaci%C3%B3n%20inversi%C3%B3n%2Dbeneficio%20neto
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Cuando se utiliza la relación inversión-beneficio neto, el criterio de selección es aceptar todos los proyectos con una relación inversión-beneficio neto de uno o mayor cuando se actualiza a una tasa de actualización adecuada, con mucha frecuencia el costo de oportunidad del capital, en orden de valor de relación hasta que quedan agotados todos los fondos disponibles de inversión. Puede utilizarse para clasificar proyectos independientes. En general, no se puede utilizar en forma directa para elegir entre opciones mutuamente excluyentes. 1, record 7, Spanish, - relaci%C3%B3n%20inversi%C3%B3n%2Dbeneficio%20neto
Record 8 - internal organization data 1989-03-23
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Finance
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- no front end load 1, record 8, English, no%20front%20end%20load
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The PIR [progressive incremental royalty] was to consist of a 40% tax on profits over and above a 25% rate of return on investment in a field. The unitary development concept was implemented and the "no front end load" principle was retained. 1, record 8, English, - no%20front%20end%20load
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Finances
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- aucune charge initiale
1, record 8, French, aucune%20charge%20initiale
proposal
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1981-08-28
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Telecommunications Transmission
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- multipoint circuit distribution 1, record 9, English, multipoint%20circuit%20distribution
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Because of the differing nature of cable systems(point-to-point circuits) and satellite systems(multipoint circuit distribution) it is not sufficient to make comparisons in terms such as :-capital outlay;-space segment investment;-incremental cost of providing a circuit. 1, record 9, English, - multipoint%20circuit%20distribution
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Transmission (Télécommunications)
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- distribution de circuit multipoint 1, record 9, French, distribution%20de%20circuit%20multipoint
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
En raison de la nature différente des systèmes en câbles (circuits entre points fixes) et des systèmes à satellites (distribution de circuits multipoints), il ne suffit pas d'établir des comparaisons portant sur les points suivants: - dépenses en capital; - investissement dans le secteur spatial; - coûts marginaux d'établissement d'un circuit. 1, record 9, French, - distribution%20de%20circuit%20multipoint
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Copyright notice for the TERMIUM Plus® data bank
© Public Services and Procurement Canada, 2026
TERMIUM Plus®, the Government of Canada's terminology and linguistic data bank
A product of the Translation Bureau
Features
GCtranslate (available on the Government of Canada network only)
Use this artificial intelligence prototype to translate Government of Canada content up to and including Protected B. Available to employees of selected departments and agencies only.
Writing tools
The Language Portal’s writing tools have a new look! Easy to consult, they give you access to a wealth of information that will help you write better in English and French.
Glossaries and vocabularies
Access Translation Bureau glossaries and vocabularies.
- Date Modified:


