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PAYMENT CALLS [7 records]

Record 1 2009-07-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Currency and Foreign Exchange
  • Banking
DEF

In the United States, legal tender is all forms of circulating paper money, mostly Federal Reserve Notes, and coins. The term literally means that money offered, tendered, as payment has the backing of the government and must be accepted by a creditor, unless a contract calls for another method of payment.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Politique monétaire et marché des changes
  • Banque
DEF

Ensemble des instruments monétaires ayant pouvoir libératoire en vertu des dispositions de la loi d'un pays.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Política monetaria y mercado de cambios
  • Operaciones bancarias
DEF

Moneda fiduciaria con capacidad legal como medio de pago en un país determinado en una época determinada.

OBS

dinero de curso legal: término y definición extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial.

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Record 2 2000-08-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Government Contracts
  • Law of Contracts (common law)
  • Oil Drilling
DEF

A drilling contract that calls for the payment of a stipulated amount to the drilling contractor on completion of the well. In this type of contract, the contractor furnishes all the material and labor and controls the entire drilling operation independent of any supervision by the operator.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Marchés publics
  • Droit des contrats (common law)
  • Forage des puits de pétrole
DEF

Contrat portant sur le forage des puits, par lequel l'entrepreneur s'engage à effectuer la totalité du travail prévu pour une somme donnée sans que le client ait à intervenir.

Key term(s)
  • contrat clef en main

Spanish

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Record 3 1994-01-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telecommunications
OBS

The company has an agreement with Bell Canada whereby it can be connected to the Bell facilities, as well as an interconnect agreement providing for their respective responsibilities. Bell Canada keeps records of all but the local calls with respect to the company's telephones, determines their cost, prints the bills and forwards the bills to the company so that it may request payment after the company has factored in its charges for basic service and local services(Tiré d’un avis juridique).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télécommunications
OBS

Néologisme américain créé par certaines entreprises du domaine des télécommunications en vue de contourner la Loi (CRTC : Jean Deslauriers).

OBS

Jean Deslauriers, du service de traduction du CRTC, recommande qu'on laisse l'anglais entre parenthèses, du moins pour le moment.

OBS

Source : Service de traduction du CRTC.

Spanish

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Record 4 1991-10-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Stock Exchange
  • Investment
CONT

If delivery of the stock(calls) or payment for delivered underlying securities(puts) is not made on or before the exercise settlement date, exercising option holders may require their brokers to initiate buy-ins or sell-outs of the underlying securities.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Bourse
  • Investissements et placements
CONT

Si la livraison d'actions (dans le cas d'options d'achat) ou le paiement des actions sous option livrées (dans le cas d'options de vente) n'est pas effectué au plus tard le jour de règlement de la levée, le titulaire qui lève son option peut demander à son courtier d'entreprendre les procédures de rachat ou de vente d'office des actions sous option.

Spanish

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Record 5 1982-01-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Restaurant Industry (General)
DEF

[One who serves] food to diners in their cars. Calls customers’ order to kitchen or serving counter to be filled. Places filled order on tray and fastens tray to car door. Presents check to customer and accepts payment for service. Removes tray and stacks dishes for return to kitchen. May prepare fountain drinks...

OBS

The feminine form of "drive-in waiter" is "drive-in waitress".

Key term(s)
  • drive-in waitress

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Restauration (Généralités)
DEF

Dans un restauvolant, personne chargée d'apporter à la voiture les plats commandés par un automobiliste et ses passagers.

OBS

Au féminin: serveuse à l'auto.

Key term(s)
  • serveur à la voiture
  • serveur aux voitures
  • serveuse à l'auto
  • serveuse aux autos
  • serveuse à la voiture
  • serveuse aux voitures

Spanish

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Record 6 1978-03-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Postage Stamps and Stamp Cancelling
DEF

(...) [stamps which] exist in a limited number of countries and were used for the payment of telephone calls made at a post office.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Timbres et oblitération
CONT

Il y eut autrefois des timbres-télégraphe et des timbres-téléphone (...)

Spanish

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Record 7 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Banking

French

Domaine(s)
  • Banque

Spanish

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