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PAPEL MONEDA [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-01-06
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Coins and Bank Notes
- Currency and Foreign Exchange
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- paper money
1, record 1, English, paper%20money
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- paper currency 2, record 1, English, paper%20currency
correct
- currency 3, record 1, English, currency
correct, see observation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Money printed by official authorities on paper, and therefore not guaranteed by a particular quantity of precious metal. 4, record 1, English, - paper%20money
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The only title granted consists in being able to claim a certain number of monetary units from the central issuing bank. 4, record 1, English, - paper%20money
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
In technically correct usage, currency refers to the coins and paper money that are part of the nation's money stock. However, in popular usage currency refers to paper money, and coins are identified separately. 5, record 1, English, - paper%20money
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
currency: designation, definition and observation reproduced from the CAPITAL Business Dictionary with the permission of LID Editorial Empresarial. 6, record 1, English, - paper%20money
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pièces de monnaie et billets de banque
- Politique monétaire et marché des changes
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- papier-monnaie
1, record 1, French, papier%2Dmonnaie
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- monnaie de papier 2, record 1, French, monnaie%20de%20papier
correct, feminine noun
- monnaie papier 3, record 1, French, monnaie%20papier
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Monnaie fiduciaire constituée par les billets de banque communément acceptés par les agents économiques en tant que moyens de paiement, ayant un pouvoir libératoire illimité dans l'espace d'émission. 3, record 1, French, - papier%2Dmonnaie
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Monedas y billetes
- Política monetaria y mercado de cambios
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- papel moneda
1, record 1, Spanish, papel%20moneda
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dinero emitido por la autoridad monetaria de un país sin respaldo de un metal precioso. 2, record 1, Spanish, - papel%20moneda
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
El único título que otorga a su tenedor es el de poder reclamar del banco emisor un número determinado de unidades monetarias. 2, record 1, Spanish, - papel%20moneda
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
papel moneda: designación, observación y definición extraídas del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial. 3, record 1, Spanish, - papel%20moneda
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