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Record 1 2004-01-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Corporate Economics
  • Cost Accounting
DEF

Costs that may not show up in the price system or the gross domestic product but which affect the welfare of individuals and firms.

OBS

Term usually used in the plural.

Key term(s)
  • externality

French

Domaine(s)
  • Économie de l'entreprise
  • Comptabilité analytique
DEF

Coûts afférents au transfert total ou partiel à la collectivité (clients, fournisseurs, environnement) de la responsabilité du financement de certaines activités.

OBS

Ces termes sont habituellement utilisés au pluriel.

Key term(s)
  • coût externe
  • coût social

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Economía empresarial
  • Contabilidad de costos
DEF

Compromisos onerosos difícilmente calculables que afectan a una sociedad como consecuencia de cualquier actividad económica.

Key term(s)
  • coste social
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