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ANO ANTERIOR [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-08-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Accounting
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- previous year
1, record 1, English, previous%20year
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- PY 1, record 1, English, PY
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- PFY 1, record 1, English, PFY
correct
- prior period 2, record 1, English, prior%20period
correct
- previous fiscal year 3, record 1, English, previous%20fiscal%20year
correct
- prior year 4, record 1, English, prior%20year
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Under the cash basis of accounting, there are significant collection lags, whereby the revenues reported in the current period can be more reflective of what happened in the previous fiscal year than in the current one. 5, record 1, English, - previous%20year
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Comptabilité
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- exercice précédent
1, record 1, French, exercice%20pr%C3%A9c%C3%A9dent
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- exercice antérieur 2, record 1, French, exercice%20ant%C3%A9rieur
correct, masculine noun
- période antérieure 2, record 1, French, p%C3%A9riode%20ant%C3%A9rieure
correct, feminine noun
- période précédente 2, record 1, French, p%C3%A9riode%20pr%C3%A9c%C3%A9dente
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
L'exercice qui s'est écoulé avant l'exercice considéré. 3, record 1, French, - exercice%20pr%C3%A9c%C3%A9dent
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Lorsqu'on se réfère à plusieurs exercices écoulés, on emploie «exercices antérieurs». 3, record 1, French, - exercice%20pr%C3%A9c%C3%A9dent
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Contabilidad
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- año anterior
1, record 1, Spanish, a%C3%B1o%20anterior
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- ejercicio anterior 1, record 1, Spanish, ejercicio%20anterior
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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