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PERTE SECHE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-01-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Financial and Budgetary Management
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- deadweight costs 1, record 1, English, deadweight%20costs
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
deadweight costs: term extracted from the “Glossaire de l’économie” and reproduced with permission of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. 2, record 1, English, - deadweight%20costs
Record 1, Key term(s)
- deadweight cost
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Gestion budgétaire et financière
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- dépenses improductives
1, record 1, French, d%C3%A9penses%20improductives
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- perte sèche 1, record 1, French, perte%20s%C3%A8che
feminine noun
- dépenses non récupérables 1, record 1, French, d%C3%A9penses%20non%20r%C3%A9cup%C3%A9rables
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
dépenses improductives; perte sèche; dépenses non récupérables : termes extraits du «Glossaire de l’économie» et reproduits avec l’autorisation de l’Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques. 2, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9penses%20improductives
Record 1, Key term(s)
- dépense improductive
- dépense non récupérable
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1998-08-03
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Financial and Budgetary Management
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- dead loss
1, record 2, English, dead%20loss
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Gestion budgétaire et financière
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- perte sèche
1, record 2, French, perte%20s%C3%A8che
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- pure perte 2, record 2, French, pure%20perte
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Qui n'est compensée par aucun bénéfice. 1, record 2, French, - perte%20s%C3%A8che
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1990-05-02
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Finance
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- net drain
1, record 3, English, net%20drain
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
this would represent a net drain on the Canadian treasury 1, record 3, English, - net%20drain
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Finances
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- perte sèche
1, record 3, French, perte%20s%C3%A8che
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Cela constituerait une perte sèche pour le Trésor canadien (Propositions de réforme fiscale 4.46) 1, record 3, French, - perte%20s%C3%A8che
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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