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ACCION CIRCULACION [5 records]

Record 1 2021-01-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Oceanography
CONT

Ocean circulation is a key regulator of climate by storing and transporting heat, carbon, nutrients and freshwater all around the world. Complex and diverse mechanisms interact with one another to produce this circulation and define its properties.

OBS

ocean circulation: term officially approved by the RADARSAT-2 Terminology Approval Group (RTAG).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Océanographie
DEF

Ensemble des mouvements horizontaux et verticaux des eaux de l'océan affectant une grande régularité dans l'espace et dans le temps.

OBS

circulation océanique : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de RADARSAT-2 (GTTR).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Oceanografía
DEF

Circulación provocada tanto por la acción del viento como por la presión interna de las aguas, en donde ambas dependen de las influencias atmosféricas.

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Record 2 2020-11-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Stock Exchange
  • Investment
DEF

Stock which has been issued and is in the hands of individual stockholders. It differs from issued stock ... in that it does not include treasury stock, which was once issued, but has been bought back by the company and is no longer outstanding.

OBS

The correct French equivalent is "action" in this context because "stock" and "share" are used interchangeably as a singular noun. However, "stock" is usually a collective noun, with "actions" as its French equivalent and "shares" as its synonym.

Key term(s)
  • stock outstanding

French

Domaine(s)
  • Bourse
  • Investissements et placements
DEF

Actions qui se trouvent entre les mains de personnes autres que la société.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Bolsa de valores
  • Inversiones
Key term(s)
  • acción en circulación
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Record 3 2009-02-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Stock Exchange
  • Investment
DEF

The portion of income of a limited company for a period attributable to a share of a class of issued capital stock whose rights to participate in earnings have no upper limit.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Bourse
  • Investissements et placements
DEF

Résultat de l'exercice réduit à une action du capital émis et en circulation d'une société.

OBS

Le calcul du bénéfice ou de la perte n'est pertinent que pour les actions auxquelles est attaché le droit de participer sans restriction aux bénéfices de la société.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Bolsa de valores
  • Inversiones
DEF

Cifra que se obtiene al dividir, en un determinado ejercicio, los beneficios de una sociedad después del pago de impuestos, por el número total de acciones en circulación. Sirve para calcular el valor de la acción multiplicándolo por un precio/beneficio adecuado.

OBS

beneficio por acción; BPA: términos y definición extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial.

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Record 4 2005-02-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric Physics
DEF

Atmospheric process which leads, for an appreciable period, to meridional interruptions of the normal zonal, middle latitude current of the general circulation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique de l'atmosphère
DEF

Processus atmosphérique, d'une durée appréciable, provoquant dans les latitudes moyennes des interruptions méridiennes du courant zonal normal de la circulation générale.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Física de la atmósfera
DEF

Acción que durante períodos de cierta duración produce interrupciones meridianas de la corriente zonal normal de la circulación general en las latitudes medias.

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Record 5 2002-02-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Stock Exchange
  • Investment
DEF

An outstanding share of a company which, while entitled to vote and receive dividends, may not be bought or sold while held in escrow unless special approval is obtained from applicable securities authorities (e.g., the stock exchange and/or the provincial securities commission). This technique is commonly used by mining and oil companies when treasury shares are issued for new properties.

Key term(s)
  • share deposited in escrow

French

Domaine(s)
  • Bourse
  • Investissements et placements
DEF

Action dont la négociabilité est restreinte pendant un certain temps et qui est déposée entre les mains d'un tiers jusqu'à la réalisation d'un événement donné.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Bolsa de valores
  • Inversiones
DEF

Acción que tiene un condicionante legal para ser transmitida. En la escritura legal podrá pactarse que la transmisión de las acciones nominativas sólo se haga con la autorización del consejo de administración; este podrá negar la autorización designando un comprador de las acciones al precio corriente en el mercado.

Key term(s)
  • acción en depósito fiduciario
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