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BELLY UP [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1999-02-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Financial Accounting
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- belly up 1, record 1, English, belly%20up
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Financial expression used to describe a company in the process of becoming bankrupt or facing imminent receivership. 1, record 1, English, - belly%20up
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
belly up: term and definition reproduced from the CAPITAL Business Dictionary with the permission of LID Editorial Empresarial. 2, record 1, English, - belly%20up
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Comptabilité générale
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- haut le ventre 1, record 1, French, haut%20le%20ventre
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Expression utilisée pour décrire la situation financière d'une entreprise qui est en faillite ou en liquidation imminente. 1, record 1, French, - haut%20le%20ventre
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
haut le ventre : terme et définition extraits du CAPITAL Business Dictionary et reproduits avec l'autorisation de LID Editorial Empresarial. 2, record 1, French, - haut%20le%20ventre
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Contabilidad general
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- panza arriba
1, record 1, Spanish, panza%20arriba
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Expresión con que se designa en el mundo financiero a una compañía en situación de quiebra o liquidación inminente. 1, record 1, Spanish, - panza%20arriba
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
panza arriba: término y definición extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial. 2, record 1, Spanish, - panza%20arriba
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