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BREAK-UP [3 records]

Record 1 2010-06-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Commercial Law
  • Finance
CONT

A break fee or "bust-up fee", as it is sometimes called is a payment employed by the target corporation for the purpose of enticing another competitive bidder to enter the fray. It is paid to the competitive bidder when its bid fails or is superseded by a better offer.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit commercial
  • Finances
DEF

Indemnité versée à un acquéreur potentiel d’une entreprise dans le cas où l’opération envisagée n’est pas conclue pour des raisons stipulées dans une convention, notamment l’acceptation par le vendeur d’une offre concurrente.

OBS

La convention dans laquelle l'indemnité est prévue porte le nom de break-up fee agreement ou de termination fee agreement(convention d’indemnité de rupture des négociations).

Spanish

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Record 2 2002-02-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
  • Surveillance, Detection and Reconnaissance (Military)
DEF

In detection by radar, the separation of one solid return into a number of individual returns which correspond to the various objects or structure groupings.

OBS

This separation is contingent upon a number of factors including range, beam width, gain setting, object size and distance between objects.

OBS

break-up: term and definition standardized by NATO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
  • Surveillance, détection et reconnaissance (Militaire)
DEF

En détection : dissociation d’un écho unique en plusieurs échos distincts correspondant chacun aux différents objets voisins.

OBS

Ce phénomène dépend de plusieurs facteurs tels que : distance, ouverture du faisceau, réglage du gain, écarts respectifs et dimensions des objets.

OBS

éclatement; break-up : termes et définition normalisés par l'OTAN.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Guía radárica, radioguía y radiogoniometría
  • Vigilancia, detección y reconocimiento (Militar)
DEF

En detección por radar, separación de un eco único en varios individuales, correspondientes a varios objetos próximos.

OBS

Esta separación depende de varios factores, tales como: distancia, abertura del haz, ganancia, tamaño del objeto y distancia entre objetos.

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Record 3 1999-10-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Closing Devices and Nozzles (Mechanical Components)
  • Special Packaging
DEF

An actuator with an insert and a swirl chamber.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Obturateurs et buses (Composants mécaniques)
  • Emballages spéciaux
OBS

break-up spray actuator=bouton-poussoir tourbillonnaire dans le Dictionnaire de l'emballage(HOFAC, 1975, p. 556).

Spanish

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