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FACTORING [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-11-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Trade
- Loans
- Investment
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- factoring
1, record 1, English, factoring
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A business activity in which a company takes over responsibility for collecting the debts of another. 2, record 1, English, - factoring
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Typically, the client debits all his sales to the factor and can draw cash up to about 80 per cent of their value, thus increasing his cash flow considerably. The factor takes over the entire responsibility for retrieving the debts due from the client's customers and protects the client from bad debts. 3, record 1, English, - factoring
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Not to be confused with "assignment of receivables". 4, record 1, English, - factoring
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
factoring: term published in the Journal officiel by the Commission générale de terminologie et de néologie of the Government of France. 4, record 1, English, - factoring
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Commerce
- Prêts et emprunts
- Investissements et placements
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- affacturage
1, record 1, French, affacturage
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Opération par laquelle une entreprise cède des créances à un établissement de crédit spécialisé qui, moyennant une commission et des intérêts, se charge de leur recouvrement en assumant les risques de pertes éventuelles. 2, record 1, French, - affacturage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
affacturage : terme publié au Journal officiel par la Commission générale de terminologie et de néologie du gouvernement de la France. 3, record 1, French, - affacturage
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Comercio
- Préstamos
- Inversiones
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- factoraje
1, record 1, Spanish, factoraje
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- factorización 2, record 1, Spanish, factorizaci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
- factoring 3, record 1, Spanish, factoring
avoid, anglicism, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Operación mediante la cual una empresa cede a un tercero (factor) sus créditos comerciales para que éste los cobre. 4, record 1, Spanish, - factoraje
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, recomienda utilizar el término "factoraje" en vez del anglicismo "factoring". 3, record 1, Spanish, - factoraje
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