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BEGINNING INVENTORY [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-07-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Financial Accounting
- Inventory and Material Management
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- beginning inventory
1, record 1, English, beginning%20inventory
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- opening inventory 2, record 1, English, opening%20inventory
correct
- initial inventory 3, record 1, English, initial%20inventory
correct
- opening stock 4, record 1, English, opening%20stock
correct, Great Britain
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[The] Inventory on hand at the beginning of an accounting period. 2, record 1, English, - beginning%20inventory
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Comptabilité générale
- Gestion des stocks et du matériel
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- stock d'ouverture
1, record 1, French, stock%20d%27ouverture
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- stock initial 1, record 1, French, stock%20initial
correct, masculine noun
- stock au début 1, record 1, French, stock%20au%20d%C3%A9but
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Marchandises, matières, fournitures ou produits qu'une entité a en stock au début d'une période ou d'un exercice [...] 1, record 1, French, - stock%20d%27ouverture
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Contabilidad general
- Gestión de existencias y materiales
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- inventario inicial
1, record 1, Spanish, inventario%20inicial
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Inventario de existencias con el que comienza el período. Equivale al inventario final del período anterior. Sumando las compras y restando las ventas nos da el inventario final teórico o contable que se comparará con el real. 2, record 1, Spanish, - inventario%20inicial
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
inventario inicial: término y definición extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial. 3, record 1, Spanish, - inventario%20inicial
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