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INITIAL OUTLAYS [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-11-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Government Accounting
- Financial and Budgetary Management
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- initial expenditure
1, record 1, English, initial%20expenditure
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- initial outlay 2, record 1, English, initial%20outlay
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... Meanwhile, the credit for the second transaction may go to one of several places in the accounts of Department A, i.e. as a credit to its appropriation and to the standard object where the initial expenditure was charged. 1, record 1, English, - initial%20expenditure
Record 1, Key term(s)
- initial expenditures
- initial outlays
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Comptabilité publique
- Gestion budgétaire et financière
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- dépense initiale
1, record 1, French, d%C3%A9pense%20initiale
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] Dans l'intervalle, la somme créditée à la suite de la deuxième opération peut aboutir dans l'un des multiples comptes du ministère A, c'est-à-dire : comme une somme versée à son crédit et inscrite à l'article courant auquel la dépense initiale a été consignée. 2, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9pense%20initiale
Record 1, Key term(s)
- dépenses initiales
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2001-07-25
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Energy (Physics)
- Real Estate
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- actual energy savings 1, record 2, English, actual%20energy%20savings
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Accordingly, the Federal Government incurs no initial outlays, and pays the contractor annual amounts over a period of time specified in the contract, that will not exceed the actual energy savings generated, until the contractor's initial outlays are recovered. 2, record 2, English, - actual%20energy%20savings
Record 2, Key term(s)
- actual energy saving
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Énergie (Physique)
- Immobilier
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- économies d'énergie réelles
1, record 2, French, %C3%A9conomies%20d%27%C3%A9nergie%20r%C3%A9elles
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En conséquence, le gouvernement fédéral n'a pas à engager de dépenses initiales, et il verse à l'entrepreneur, pendant une période précisée dans le contrat, des montants annuels ne dépassant pas les économies d'énergie réelles réalisées jusqu'à ce que les sorties de fonds initiales de l'entrepreneur aient été recouvrées. 2, record 2, French, - %C3%A9conomies%20d%27%C3%A9nergie%20r%C3%A9elles
Record 2, Key term(s)
- économie d'énergie réelle
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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