TERMIUM Plus®

From: Translation Bureau

On social media

Consult the Government of Canada’s terminology data bank.

FRAIS RESERVE [1 record]

Record 1 2002-11-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Trade
  • Electronic Commerce
CONT

As a Web merchant, you will pay separate merchant-bank account charges. Expect to pay setup fees of up to $200, a monthly statement fee (typically $10), a per-transaction fee (around 30 cents), and a discount rate ranging from 1% to 4% of each sale. The latter is the interest the card company charges for giving you the money up front before it debits the customer's account. A discount rate (determined by your credit history) of less than 2.7% is considered good. Reserve fees - a portion of sales retained to cover refunds - can be as large as 15%. The bank can hold reserves for anywhere from several weeks to six months.

CONT

Although e-commerce has its benefits, it can be costly; there may be monthly processing fees, bank fees and reserve fees associated with each sale.

Key term(s)
  • reserve fee

French

Domaine(s)
  • Commerce
  • Commerce électronique
CONT

eBay s'apprête à augmenter aux États-Unis le niveau de ses commissions sur les transactions. À la fin du mois de janvier, les commissions seront rehaussées de 0,25 %. Pour les enchères inférieures à 25 dollars, la commission passera à 5,25 %. Sur la tranche supérieure, pour les offres de 1 000 dollars et plus, la commission atteindra 1,5 %. Les frais de réserve, pour les enchères à prix plancher, passeront d'un à deux dollars.

Spanish

Save record 1

Copyright notice for the TERMIUM Plus® data bank

© Public Services and Procurement Canada, 2026
TERMIUM Plus®, the Government of Canada's terminology and linguistic data bank
A product of the Translation Bureau

Features

GCtranslate (available on the Government of Canada network only)

Use this artificial intelligence prototype to translate Government of Canada content up to and including Protected B. Available to employees of selected departments and agencies only.

Writing tools

The Language Portal’s writing tools have a new look! Easy to consult, they give you access to a wealth of information that will help you write better in English and French.

Glossaries and vocabularies

Access Translation Bureau glossaries and vocabularies.

Date Modified: