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INITIAL TRANSACTION [8 records]

Record 1 2023-05-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Market Prices
CONT

Junk fees are hidden and unexpected charges that are often not included in the initial or listed price of a transaction but are added on at the time of the payment.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Prix (Commercialisation)
CONT

Le critère applicable pour conclure à la présence de frais cachés est un critère objectif. Il suffit donc de comparer le prix annoncé par un commerçant au montant de la facture finale pour déterminer si des frais cachés sont imposés au consommateur. Il n'est pas nécessaire de démontrer que le consommateur a été induit en erreur ou qu'il a réellement été pris par surprise par les frais cachés.

Spanish

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Record 2 2013-04-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Property Law (common law)
CONT

In the standard commercial lease transaction, the initial document is generally the offer to lease... In a lease transaction, the offer to lease serves a function similar to that of the agreement of purchase and sale in a purchase transaction. The offer is made by the lessee(or tenant)-the person who wishes to rent the premises from the owner. The offer is accepted by the lessor(or landlord)-the owner of the premises. It sets out the information necessary to complete the lease form as well as the basic terms of the deal....(L. S. O. C., "Real Estate and Landlord and Tenant, 1983-1984"), p. 333).

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
OBS

Le terme désigne aussi le document.

OBS

offre de bail : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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Record 3 2010-07-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Investment
DEF

Investment in the shares of a company that puts the holder in a position of control and gives management responsibility.

CONT

Direct investment involves both the initial transaction between the two entities and all subsequent capital transactions between them and among affiliated enterprises, both incorporated and unincorporated... Ownership of 10 percent of the ordinary shares or voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment...

OBS

direct investment: term and definition reproduced from the CAPITAL Business Dictionary with the permission of LID Editorial Empresarial.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Investissements et placements
DEF

Investissement en actions d'une entreprise qui confère à son porteur une position de contrôle et de responsabilité dans la gestion.

CONT

Lorsque [le seuil d'au moins 10% des droits de vote ou de capital social] est atteint, l'ensemble des opérations financières entre les deux entreprises est alors enregistré en investissements directs.

OBS

investissement direct : terme et définition extraits du CAPITAL Business Dictionary et reproduits avec l'autorisation de LID Editorial Empresarial.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Inversiones
DEF

Inversión en acciones de una empresa que da a su tenedor una posición de control y de responsabilidad en la gestión. Se distinguen de las inversiones de cartera, que se hacen únicamente por criterios de rentabilidad, vía dividendos y plusvalías.

OBS

inversión directa: término y definición extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial.

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Record 4 2005-11-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Government Accounting
  • Financial and Budgetary Management
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.

Key term(s)
  • initial expenditures
  • initial outlays

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comptabilité publique
  • Gestion budgétaire et financière
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.

Key term(s)
  • dépenses initiales

Spanish

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Record 5 2004-09-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Stock Exchange
  • Investment
DEF

The initial price at which a transaction in a security takes place on a given day.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Bourse
  • Investissements et placements
Key term(s)
  • cours de début

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Bolsa de valores
  • Inversiones
DEF

Precio inicial que, en una jornada de cotización en la Bolsa, tiene un determinado valor.

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Record 6 2004-03-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Investment
  • Stock Exchange
DEF

A financial transaction in which securities, commodities or foreign exchange are bought or sold at a stipulated price for delivery on a specified future date.

CONT

Being OTC securities, forwards are non-standardized and can easily be customized through negotiation by the parties involved. There is no initial cash outlay for engaging in the contract and the customer is obligated to settle with the original counterparty. There is no clearinghouse for the transaction and secondary markets for forwards are thin(if they exist at all).

Key term(s)
  • over the counter forward contract

French

Domaine(s)
  • Investissements et placements
  • Bourse
DEF

Contrat à terme négocié de gré à gré entre deux parties, les conditions pouvant être conçues sur mesure pour répondre aux besoins particuliers des contractants.

CONT

Les contrats à terme simples ne sont pas normalisés et peuvent facilement être adaptés durant les négociations entre les deux parties. Aucun versement initial n'est requis pour conclure le contrat mais le client est tenu de traiter avec la contrepartie originale. Aucun organisme central ne s'occupe de la transaction et les marchés secondaires pour ce type de contrat à terme sont relativement rares (quand ils existent).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Inversiones
  • Bolsa de valores
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Record 7 1997-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Accounting
  • Government Accounting
CONT

The audit trail must permit the tracing of any transaction from its inception to the final outcome and from the accounting records to the original transaction.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comptabilité
  • Comptabilité publique

Spanish

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Record 8 1996-05-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Stock Exchange
  • Investment
  • Currency and Foreign Exchange
DEF

A transaction which involves either the purchase or selling of an option contract. An opening transaction is one in which the investor becomes either the initial holder or writer of an option. A closing transaction is one in which the holder of an option liquidates or closes out a position by selling or writing an option that has the same terms as the option previously written or purchased.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Bourse
  • Investissements et placements
  • Politique monétaire et marché des changes
DEF

Opération d'acheter ou de vendre un contrat d'option.

Spanish

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