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AUTHORITY INITIATE EXPENDITURE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-07-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Government Accounting
- Special-Language Phraseology
- Public Sector Budgeting
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- authority to initiate an expenditure
1, record 1, English, authority%20to%20initiate%20an%20expenditure
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- authority to initiate expenditures 2, record 1, English, authority%20to%20initiate%20expenditures
correct
- expenditure initiation authority 2, record 1, English, expenditure%20initiation%20authority
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The authority to begin a transaction that will result in a payment or other charge to a budget. 2, record 1, English, - authority%20to%20initiate%20an%20expenditure
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[The authority to initiate expenditures] includes ordering supplies or services, approving a contribution, and starting a staffing action. 2, record 1, English, - authority%20to%20initiate%20an%20expenditure
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Comptabilité publique
- Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
- Budget des collectivités publiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pouvoir d'engager une dépense
1, record 1, French, pouvoir%20d%27engager%20une%20d%C3%A9pense
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- pouvoir d'engager des dépenses 2, record 1, French, pouvoir%20d%27engager%20des%20d%C3%A9penses
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Autorisation d'[entamer] une opération qui entraînera un paiement ou une autre imputation à un poste budgétaire. 2, record 1, French, - pouvoir%20d%27engager%20une%20d%C3%A9pense
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Le pouvoir d'engager des dépenses] peut s'agir d'une commande de fournitures ou de services, de l'approbation d'une contribution et de l'amorce d'une mesure de dotation. 2, record 1, French, - pouvoir%20d%27engager%20une%20d%C3%A9pense
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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