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REDUCCION CAPITAL [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2003-04-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Stock Exchange
- Investment
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- reduction of capital
1, record 1, English, reduction%20of%20capital
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- capital reduction 2, record 1, English, capital%20reduction
correct
- capital shrinkage 3, record 1, English, capital%20shrinkage
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Formal act, carried out before a notary, by which the social capital of a mercantile association is reduced, diminishing the face value of the shares or amortising a certain number of them. 2, record 1, English, - reduction%20of%20capital
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
capital reduction: term and definition reproduced from the CAPITAL Business Dictionary with the permission of LID Editorial Empresarial. 4, record 1, English, - reduction%20of%20capital
Record 1, Key term(s)
- capital decrease
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Bourse
- Investissements et placements
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- réduction du capital
1, record 1, French, r%C3%A9duction%20du%20capital
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Opération consistant à diminuer (en conformité avec les lois sur les sociétés) le montant du capital d'une société soit en remboursant une partie de ce capital aux actionnaires, soit en procédant à un assainissement de la situation financière de l'entreprise par l'élimination d'un déficit à même son capital. 2, record 1, French, - r%C3%A9duction%20du%20capital
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
En France et en Belgique, le procédé qui consiste à réduire le capital de manière à diminuer (ou à résorber totalement) un déficit pour ensuite procéder à une augmentation de capital en numéraire est connu familièrement sous le nom de coup d'accordéon. 2, record 1, French, - r%C3%A9duction%20du%20capital
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
réduction du capital : terme extrait du CAPITAL Business Dictionary et reproduit avec l'autorisation de LID Editorial Empresarial. 3, record 1, French, - r%C3%A9duction%20du%20capital
Record 1, Key term(s)
- diminution de capital
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Bolsa de valores
- Inversiones
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- reducción de capital
1, record 1, Spanish, reducci%C3%B3n%20de%20capital
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- disminución del capital 2, record 1, Spanish, disminuci%C3%B3n%20del%20capital
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Acto formal, realizado ante notario, por el cual se reduce el capital social de una sociedad mercantil disminuyendo el valor nominal de las acciones, o amortizando un cierto número de ellas. 3, record 1, Spanish, - reducci%C3%B3n%20de%20capital
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
reducción de capital: término y definición extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial. 4, record 1, Spanish, - reducci%C3%B3n%20de%20capital
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