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Record 1 - internal organization data 2008-11-13
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Financial and Budgetary Management
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- internal financing
1, record 1, English, internal%20financing
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- self-financing 2, record 1, English, self%2Dfinancing
correct
- ploughing back 3, record 1, English, ploughing%20back
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Securing the funds needed by a firm from retained earnings and depreciation rather than going outside the firm to borrow or sell stock. 4, record 1, English, - internal%20financing
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A firm which is self-financing is generating its investment funds from internal sources, i.e. the ploughing back of retained profits (or retentions), and depreciation, as opposed to external borrowing. 3, record 1, English, - internal%20financing
Record 1, Key term(s)
- plowing back
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Gestion budgétaire et financière
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- autofinancement
1, record 1, French, autofinancement
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- financement interne 1, record 1, French, financement%20interne
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Financement d'une entreprise à l'aide du flux de trésorerie provenant de son exploitation. 1, record 1, French, - autofinancement
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Gestión presupuestaria y financiera
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- autofinanciación
1, record 1, Spanish, autofinanciaci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun, Spain
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- autofinanciamiento 2, record 1, Spanish, autofinanciamiento
correct, masculine noun, Latin America
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Generación interna de fondos propios como consecuencia de beneficios no distribuidos y amortizaciones. Es, por tanto, aquella parte del flujo de caja producido por la empresa que se retiene en la misma. 3, record 1, Spanish, - autofinanciaci%C3%B3n
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
autofinanciación: término y definición extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial. 3, record 1, Spanish, - autofinanciaci%C3%B3n
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