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UPPER INCOME [15 records]

Record 1 2026-01-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Taxation

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fiscalité

Spanish

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Record 2 2024-02-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Social Organization
  • Economic and Industrial Sociology
CONT

The upper‐upper class includes those aristocratic and "high‐society" families with "old money" who have been rich for generations. These extremely wealthy people live off the income from their inherited riches.

Key term(s)
  • upper upper class

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organisation sociale
  • Sociologie économique et industrielle
CONT

La classe supérieure supérieure est composée de personnes issues de familles anciennes et riches, souvent avec un patrimoine hérité d'au moins plus d'une génération.

Spanish

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Record 3 2011-11-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Taxation
CONT

The Plan increases the amount of income Canadians can receive tax-free to at least $8, 000 and the income amounts where middle and upper tax rates begin to apply to at least $35, 000 and $70, 000 respectively.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fiscalité
CONT

Le Plan prévoit une hausse du montant de revenu que les Canadiens touchent en franchise d’impôt, qui s’établira à au moins 8 000 $. Les seuils de revenu au-delà desquels les taux d’imposition intermédiaire et supérieur s’appliquent seront augmentés, passant respectivement à au moins 35 000 $ et 70 000 $.

Spanish

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Record 4 2009-02-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Stock Exchange
  • Investment
DEF

The portion of income of a limited company for a period attributable to a share of a class of issued capital stock whose rights to participate in earnings have no upper limit.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Bourse
  • Investissements et placements
DEF

Résultat de l'exercice réduit à une action du capital émis et en circulation d'une société.

OBS

Le calcul du bénéfice ou de la perte n'est pertinent que pour les actions auxquelles est attaché le droit de participer sans restriction aux bénéfices de la société.

Spanish

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

Cifra que se obtiene al dividir, en un determinado ejercicio, los beneficios de una sociedad después del pago de impuestos, por el número total de acciones en circulación. Sirve para calcular el valor de la acción multiplicándolo por un precio/beneficio adecuado.

OBS

beneficio por acción; BPA: términos y definición extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial.

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Record 5 2000-02-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Taxation
CONT

The Plan increases the amount of income Canadians can receive tax-free to at least $8, 000 and the income amounts where middle and upper tax rates begin to apply to at least $35, 000 and $70, 000 respectively.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fiscalité
CONT

Les seuils de revenu au-delà desquels les taux d'imposition intermédiaire et supérieur s'appliquent seront augmentés, passant respectivement à au moins 35 000 $ et 70 000 $.

Spanish

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Record 6 1996-08-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • National and International Economics
  • Environmental Economics
DEF

Real Gross Domestic Product per person of PPP$5,500 or more.

CONT

A citizen of the lower-income countries consumes on average 2, 380 calories per day, mostly from plants. A citizen of the upper-income countries consumes 3, 380 calories, a considerable amount from meat.

CONT

Stabilizing human populations and putting resource consumption on a more equitable and sustainable footing are the greatest challenges of our time, and they touch human sensitivity deeply. All of us-but particularly those who live in upper-income countries-need to alter our life-styles now....

Key term(s)
  • upper income

French

Domaine(s)
  • Économie nationale et internationale
  • Économie environnementale
DEF

Produit intérieur brut réel par habitant égal ou supérieur à PPA$5500.

CONT

La lutte pour la stabilisation de la population mondiale et pour l'équité du partage et la durabilité des ressources constitue le plus grand défi de notre temps et ne laisse personne indifférent. Elle exige de chacun - et tout particulièrement des habitants des pays à revenu relativement élevé - un changement des comportements [...]

Spanish

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Record 7 1996-08-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • National and International Economics
  • Environmental Economics
CONT

A citizen of the lower-income countries consumes on average 2, 380 calories per day, mostly from plants. A citizen of the upper-income countries consumes 3, 380 calories, a considerable amount from meat.

CONT

Stabilizing human populations and putting resource consumption on a more equitable and sustainable footing are the greatest challenges of our time, and they touch human sensitivity deeply. All of us-but particularly those who live in upper-income countries-need to alter our life-styles now....

OBS

"upper-income" : Real Gross Domestic Product per person of PPP$5, 500 or more.

Key term(s)
  • upper income country

French

Domaine(s)
  • Économie nationale et internationale
  • Économie environnementale
CONT

La lutte pour la stabilisation de la population mondiale et pour l'équité du partage et la durabilité des ressources constitue le plus grand défi de notre temps et ne laisse personne indifférent. Elle exige de chacun - et tout particulièrement des habitants des pays à revenu relativement élevé - un changement des comportements [...]

OBS

«revenu relativement élevé» : Produit intérieur brut réel par habitant égal ou supérieur à PPA$5500.

Spanish

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Record 8 1994-04-01

English

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

French

Domaine(s)
  • Coopération et développement économiques
OBS

Source : Glossaire de la Banque mondiale, 3e édition mars 1991.

Spanish

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Record 9 1991-05-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Social Services and Social Work
CONT

In some instances, shame or fear about one's situation becoming known can be a prohibiting factor to women seeking help, and for women from middle and upper income groups, this may be an even greater social barrier. Lack of anonymity certainly can be a dynamic in the lives of many women, rural and urban, however, it has been pointed out here to indicate that for rural women it may be a somewhat more exaggerated pressure.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Services sociaux et travail social
CONT

Selon Hassinger (1982), lorsque comparées aux populations urbaines, les populations rurales dépendraient davantage des groupes primaires et des réseaux informels de référence (famille, clan) en matière de comportement sanitaire. Ce facteur ajoute au manque d'anonymat et limiterait sérieusement le recours aux services institutionnels.

Spanish

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Record 10 1990-01-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Statistics

French

Domaine(s)
  • Statistique
OBS

traduction proposée

Spanish

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Record 11 1985-12-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Vocabulary
DEF

at the upper end of a range in a demographic analysis in terms of education, income, etc.

DEF

designating, of, or for people who are relatively affluent, educated, stylish, etc.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire général

Spanish

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Record 12 1985-12-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Taxation

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fiscalité

Spanish

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Record 13 1985-12-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Social Security and Employment Insurance

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité sociale et assurance-emploi

Spanish

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Record 14 1981-02-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Remuneration (Personnel Management)
CONT

The middle, or "median", income class(which divides the upper from the lower half of the people) corresponds to a modest income-only about $7, 000 in the 1967 table.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Rémunération (Gestion du personnel)

Spanish

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Record 15 1981-01-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Statistical Graphs and Diagrams
  • Econometrics
OBS

By using a certain logarithmic chart called the "Pareto chart", he found that the "upper tail" of the income data of many different countries and many different times fell along straight lines of almost the same slopes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Diagrammes et graphiques (Statistique)
  • Économétrie

Spanish

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