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FRAIS INSUFFISANCE FONDS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2008-07-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Banking
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- non-sufficient funds fee
1, record 1, English, non%2Dsufficient%20funds%20fee
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- not-sufficient funds fee 2, record 1, English, not%2Dsufficient%20funds%20fee
correct
- NSF fee 3, record 1, English, NSF%20fee
correct
- non-sufficient funds charge 4, record 1, English, non%2Dsufficient%20funds%20charge
correct
- not-sufficient funds charge 5, record 1, English, not%2Dsufficient%20funds%20charge
correct
- NSF charge 6, record 1, English, NSF%20charge
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A fee charged when there are not enough funds in an account to cover a given transaction. 7, record 1, English, - non%2Dsufficient%20funds%20fee
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
NSF fees and overdraft-protection fees both stem from a customer's overextension of his checking account, there is one big difference. NSF fees are more old-fashioned: If the account doesn't have enough money to cover a check, the bank rejects it and charges a fee usually between $25 and $35 per check. 8, record 1, English, - non%2Dsufficient%20funds%20fee
Record 1, Key term(s)
- non sufficient funds fee
- non sufficient funds charge
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Banque
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- frais d'insuffisance de fonds
1, record 1, French, frais%20d%27insuffisance%20de%20fonds
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- frais d'insuffisance de provision 2, record 1, French, frais%20d%27insuffisance%20de%20provision
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
S'il reçoit un chèque sans provision, le locateur peut demander au locataire d'assumer les frais d'insuffisance de provision que lui réclame son institution bancaire, plus des frais administratifs d'au plus 20 $. 2, record 1, French, - frais%20d%27insuffisance%20de%20fonds
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le client comprend qu'il a la responsabilité de s'assurer que le montant du solde à payer par débit est disponible dans son compte, faute de quoi des frais d'insuffisance de fonds seront exigés. 3, record 1, French, - frais%20d%27insuffisance%20de%20fonds
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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