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CAPITALIZATION RATE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-01-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Financial and Budgetary Management
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- discount rate
1, record 1, English, discount%20rate
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- capitalization rate 2, record 1, English, capitalization%20rate
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The interest rate used to determine the present value of future costs and benefits. 3, record 1, English, - discount%20rate
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The discount rate (e.g. 3% or 5%) is usually based on government borrowing rates (on three-month Treasury bills, for example) or market interest rates where the maturity is equivalent to the period in which the intervention or program is evaluated. 3, record 1, English, - discount%20rate
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
discount rate: term and definition standardized by the Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Glossary English Editorial Board and the Translation Bureau. 4, record 1, English, - discount%20rate
Record 1, Key term(s)
- rate of discount
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Gestion budgétaire et financière
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- taux d'actualisation
1, record 1, French, taux%20d%27actualisation
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- coût de renonciation de l'investissement en capital 2, record 1, French, co%C3%BBt%20de%20renonciation%20de%20l%27investissement%20en%20capital
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Taux d'intérêt utilisé pour déterminer la valeur actuelle de coûts et de bénéfices futurs. 2, record 1, French, - taux%20d%27actualisation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les taux d'actualisation (de 3 % à 5 %, par exemple) sont habituellement basés sur les taux d'emprunts d'État (bons du Trésor à trois mois, par exemple) ou les taux d'intérêt offerts sur le marché pour une échéance équivalente à la période où l'intervention ou le programme est évalué. 2, record 1, French, - taux%20d%27actualisation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
taux d'actualisation; coût de renonciation de l'investissement en capital : termes et définition normalisés par l'Institut national d'excellence en santé et en services sociaux (INESSS) et le Bureau de la traduction. 3, record 1, French, - taux%20d%27actualisation
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Gestión presupuestaria y financiera
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- tasa de actualización
1, record 1, Spanish, tasa%20de%20actualizaci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Tasa de interés utilizada para determinar el valor actual de un valor futuro mediante la actualización. 1, record 1, Spanish, - tasa%20de%20actualizaci%C3%B3n
Record 2 - internal organization data 2004-11-30
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Investment
- Financial and Budgetary Management
- Real Estate
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- capitalization rate
1, record 2, English, capitalization%20rate
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- cap rate 2, record 2, English, cap%20rate
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The relationship of income to capital investment or value, expressed as a percentage. 3, record 2, English, - capitalization%20rate
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Compare to "multiplier". 4, record 2, English, - capitalization%20rate
Record 2, Key term(s)
- rate of capitalization
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Investissements et placements
- Gestion budgétaire et financière
- Immobilier
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- taux de capitalisation
1, record 2, French, taux%20de%20capitalisation
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Taux d'intérêt ou de rendement utilisé pour calculer la valeur d'un capital, d'un bien ou d'une entreprise à partir des revenus ou des bénéfices qu'il ou elle produit. 2, record 2, French, - taux%20de%20capitalisation
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Inversiones
- Gestión presupuestaria y financiera
- Bienes raíces
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- tasa de capitalización
1, record 2, Spanish, tasa%20de%20capitalizaci%C3%B3n
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- tipo de capitalización 2, record 2, Spanish, tipo%20de%20capitalizaci%C3%B3n
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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