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FRAIS DEPASSEMENT LIMITE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2008-07-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Banking
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- overlimit fee
1, record 1, English, overlimit%20fee
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[A] charge [incurred] if an account balance exceeds its credit limit. 2, record 1, English, - overlimit%20fee
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
An over limit fee is charged if you make purchases or take out cash advances over your established credit limit. This fee is another sizable fee; it can be as much as $20.00, or more. It pays to know your card's credit limit and to monitor your spending so you don't go over that limit and have to pay a costly penalty. 3, record 1, English, - overlimit%20fee
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Term usually used in the plural. 4, record 1, English, - overlimit%20fee
Record 1, Key term(s)
- over limit fees
- over-limit fees
- overlimit fees
- over limit fee
- over-limit fee
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Banque
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- frais de dépassement de limite de crédit
1, record 1, French, frais%20de%20d%C3%A9passement%20de%20limite%20de%20cr%C3%A9dit
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- frais de dépassement 2, record 1, French, frais%20de%20d%C3%A9passement
correct, masculine noun, plural
- frais de dépassement de limite 3, record 1, French, frais%20de%20d%C3%A9passement%20de%20limite
masculine noun, plural
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Ces institutions financières contreviennent à la Loi sur la protection du consommateur parce qu'elles augmentent unilatéralement la limite de crédit de leurs clients et leur permettent d'effectuer des achats dépassant la limite de crédit qui leur a été d'abord consentie; parfois, elles imposent alors des «frais de dépassement». 4, record 1, French, - frais%20de%20d%C3%A9passement%20de%20limite%20de%20cr%C3%A9dit
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Frais de dépassement de limite - Frais imputés pour avoir dépassé votre limite peut nuire à votre dossier de crédit, puisqu'il s'agit d'une violation de votre entente. 5, record 1, French, - frais%20de%20d%C3%A9passement%20de%20limite%20de%20cr%C3%A9dit
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Les frais de dépassement de limite de crédit varient entre 10 $ et 29 $, selon les institutions. 6, record 1, French, - frais%20de%20d%C3%A9passement%20de%20limite%20de%20cr%C3%A9dit
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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