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n1) погашение (долга)2) взнос4) pl платежный оборот
- additional payment
- advance payment
- alimony payment
- allowance payment
- amortization payment
- annual payment
- annuity payment
- anticipated payment
- average payment
- back payment
- balloon payment
- benefit payment
- bi-annual payment
- bilateral payments
- bonus payment
- budgetary payments
- cash payment
- cash down payment
- cash payments in advance
- cashless payment
- cheque payment
- clearing payment
- collection payment
- commercial payments
- commission payment
- compensation payment
- compensatory payment
- compulsory payment
- consignment payments
- contractual payments
- contractual termination payments
- coupon payments
- credit payments
- cross-border payments
- currency payments
- current payments
- cyclic interest payment
- debt service payment
- deductible alimony payment
- deferred payment
- delayed payment
- demurrage payment
- direct payment
- direct bonus payment
- direct financial payment
- dividend payment
- dividend payments on equity issues
- down payment
- due payment
- early bird payment
- easy payments
- electronic payments for goods and services
- encouragement payment
- end-of-year payment
- entitlement payment
- excess payment
- exchange payments
- excise payment
- ex gratia payment
- extended payment
- external payments
- extra payment
- facilitation payments
- final payment
- financial payment
- first payment
- fixed payments
- fixed-rate payment
- foreign payment
- franked payments
- freight payment
- full payment
- golden parachute payment
- guarantee payment
- guaranteed payment
- hire payments from leasing of movable property
- housing and communal utilities payments
- immediate payment
- incentive payment
- inclusive payment
- incoming payments
- initial payment
- installment payment
- insufficient payment
- insurance payment
- interest payment
- interim payment
- intermediate payment
- internal payments
- international payments
- irregular payments
- job work payment
- late payment
- lease payment
- licence fee payment
- lump-sum payment
- minimum payment
- monetary payment
- monthly payment
- multilateral payments
- mutual payments
- net payment
- noncash payment
- noncommercial payment
- nontax payment
- obligatory payment
- one-off payment
- one-time payment
- onward payment
- other payments
- outstanding payment
- overdue payment
- overtime payment
- paperless payment
- partial payment
- past due payment
- patent licence payments
- payroll payment
- pension payment
- periodical payments
- preferential payment
- premium payment
- pressing payment
- previous payment
- principal payment
- progress payments
- prolonged payment
- prompt payment
- proportionate payments
- public welfare payments
- punctual payment
- quarter payment
- quarterly payment
- recovering payment
- redundancy payment
- rental payment
- requited payment
- royalty payment
- semi-annual payment
- seniority benefits payment
- separation payment
- settlement payments
- severance payment
- short payment
- sight payment
- single payment
- sinking fund payment
- social payments
- social security payments
- stop payment
- stopped payment
- subsequent payment
- subsidy payment
- successive payments
- sundry payments
- superannuation payments
- supplementary payment
- tax payment
- taxable payments
- terminal payment
- threshold payment
- time payment
- timely payment
- token payment
- transfer payments
- unpaid payment
- unreimbursed payment
- up-front payment
- wage payment
- warranty payment
- weekly payment
- welfare payment
- wrongful payments
- yearly payment
- payment after delivery
- payment against a bank guarantee
- payment against delivery of documents
- payment against dock receipt
- payment against documents
- payment against drafts
- payment against an invoice
- payment against a L/C
- payment against indebtedness
- payment against payment documents
- payment against presentation of documents
- payment against shipping documents
- payment against statement
- payment ahead of schedule
- payment ahead of time
- payment as per tariff
- payment at destination
- payment at sight
- payment before delivery
- payment by acceptance
- payment by cable transfers
- payment by cash
- payment in cash
- payment by cheque
- payment by deliveries of products
- payment by drafts
- payment by the hour
- payment in installments
- payment by installments
- payment by the job
- payment by a L/C
- payment by money transfers
- payment by the piece
- payment by postal transfers
- payment by remittance
- payment by results
- payment by the time
- payment by transfers
- payment for auditing services
- payment for breakage
- payment for carriage of goods
- payment for collection
- payments for credits
- payment for deliveries
- payment for documents
- payment for goods
- payment for honour
- payment for services
- payment for shipments
- payment for technical documentation
- payment forward
- payment for work
- payment from abroad
- payment in advance
- payment in and out of the current account
- payment in anticipation
- payment in arrears
- payment in cash
- payment in clearing currency
- payment in dollars
- payment in due course
- payment in favour of smb
- payment in foreign currency
- payment in full
- payment in gold
- payment in kind
- payment in lieu of vacation
- payment in local currency
- payment in national currency
- payment in part
- payments in settlement
- payment in specie
- payment into an account
- payment into the bank
- payment in total
- payment of an account
- payment of an advance
- payment of an amount
- payment of arrears
- payment of arrears of interest
- payment of an award
- payment of the balance
- payment of a bill
- payment of a bonus
- payment of charges
- payment of charter hire
- payment of a cheque
- payment of claims
- payment of a collection
- payment of a commission
- payment of compensation
- payment of costs
- payment of coupon yield
- payment of customs duties
- payment of damages
- payment of a debt
- payment of demurrage
- payment of a deposit
- payment of dismissal wage
- payment of dispatch
- payment of dividends
- payment of a draft
- payment of dues
- payment of a duty
- payment of expenses
- payment of fees
- payment of a fine
- payment of freight
- payment of gains obtained
- payment of a guarantee sum
- payment of hospital expenses
- payment of an indemnity
- payment of the initial fee
- payment of insurance indemnity
- payment of insurance premium
- payment of interest
- payment of interest on coupons
- payment of interest on deposits
- payment of an invoice
- payment of a margin
- payment of medical expenses
- payment of money
- payment of a note
- payment of past-due interest
- payment of the penalty
- payment of a premium
- payment of principal
- payment of principal and interest
- payment of profits
- payment of property taxes
- payment of remuneration
- payment of restitution
- payment of retention money
- payment of royalty
- payment of salary
- payment of a sum
- payment of taxes
- payment of transportation charges
- payment of unemployment benefits
- payment of wages
- payment on account
- payment on cheque
- payment on a clearing basis
- payment on a collection basis
- payment on a deferred basis
- payment on delivery
- payment on demand
- payment on dividends
- payment on due date
- payment on an invoice
- payment on mortgages
- payment on an open account
- payment on open account billing
- payments on orders
- payment on presentation
- payment on request
- payment on the spot
- payment supra protest
- payment through a bank
- payment through clearing
- payment to the state budget
- payments under a contract
- payments under loans
- failing payment
- in payment
- payment received
- accelerate payment
- accept as payment
- adjust payments
- anticipate payment
- apply for payment
- approve payment
- arrange payment
- authorize payment
- be behind with one's payments
- cease payments
- claim payment
- collect payment
- complete payments
- default on mortgage payments
- defer payment
- delay payment
- demand payment
- do payment
- effect payment
- enforce payment
- exempt from payment
- expedite payment
- fix payment
- forgo payment of a dividend
- forward payment
- fulfil payment
- guarantee payment
- hold up payment
- impose payment
- make payment
- make a cash payment
- miss interest and dividend payments
- negotiate payment of fees
- outlaw payment of bribes
- pass for payment
- postpone payment
- present for payment
- press for payment
- process payment
- prolong payment
- put off payment
- receive payment
- refuse payment
- release from payment
- remit payment
- request payment
- require payment
- reschedule pledged payments
- restructure payments
- resume payments
- secure payment
- settle payments
- speed up payment
- spread payments
- stop payments
- stretch out payments
- suspend payments
- transact payment
- transfer payment
- waive dividend payments
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1) платеж, плата, уплата, оплата; погашение (долга)2) взнос4) pl платежный оборот•- make payments "by the first run"There are various internet projects to provide B2B payments without bank intermediation. — Существуют различные проекты использования интернета для осуществления межфирменных платежей без посредничества банков.
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n1) период, срок2) pl условия
- acceptable terms
- attractive terms
- barter terms
- basic terms
- basis terms
- business terms
- buying terms
- cash terms
- charter terms
- charter-party terms
- collection terms
- commercial terms
- concessionary terms
- consignment terms
- contract terms
- credit terms
- credit payment terms
- current terms
- delivery terms
- discharging terms
- discount terms
- easy terms
- easy terms of licensing
- easy terms of payment
- easy tax terms
- equal terms
- exact terms
- exacting terms
- expired term
- exploration term
- extended term
- extended payment term
- extension terms
- fair terms
- favourable terms
- financial terms
- financing terms
- general terms
- general delivery terms
- granted term
- guarantee terms
- implied terms
- inequitable terms
- initial terms
- insurance terms
- landed terms
- legal terms
- licence term
- licensing terms
- loan terms
- local terms
- long term
- normal terms
- overriding term
- payment terms
- preferential terms
- priority term
- prolonged term
- purchase terms
- quay terms
- regular terms
- rye terms
- sale terms
- selling terms
- settlement terms
- short term
- soft terms
- special terms
- standard terms
- substantive terms
- technical terms
- trade terms
- trading terms
- unacceptable terms
- unequal terms
- uniform terms
- usual terms
- terms for the supply
- terms of acceptance
- term of an agreement
- term of an appeal
- term of an application
- terms of auction
- terms of an average bond
- term of a bill
- terms of cancellation
- terms of carriage
- terms of a charter
- terms of collection
- terms and conditions of a contract
- terms of consignation
- terms of consignment
- terms of a contract
- terms of conveyance
- term of credit
- terms of debenture
- terms of a debt
- term of delivery
- terms of delivery
- terms of exchange
- term of execution of a contract
- terms of financing
- terms of freight
- term of grace
- terms of a guarantee
- terms of interest
- terms of a lease
- term of a licence
- term of licence validity
- term of limitation
- term of a loan
- term of lodging a protest
- term of a note
- terms of an offer
- term of office
- term of a patent
- term of patent protection
- terms of payment
- term of a policy
- term of powers
- term of a promissory note
- terms of a proposal
- terms of reference
- terms of reinsurance
- term of a repurchase agreement
- terms of sale
- terms of security
- term of service
- terms of settlement
- terms of shipment
- terms of trade
- terms of transport
- terms of transportation
- terms of a treaty
- term of validity
- term of a warrant
- terms of a warranty
- for a term of
- for a stated term
- in terms of
- in terms of dollars
- in terms of gold
- in percentage terms
- in physical terms
- in real terms
- in value terms
- on advantageous terms
- on contract terms
- on credit terms
- on easy terms
- on equal terms
- on favourable terms
- on mutually advantageous terms
- on mutually agreed terms
- on turn-key terms
- on usual terms
- under the terms and conditions of a contract
- accept terms
- agree on terms
- alter terms
- buy on easy terms
- come to terms
- come within the terms of a contract
- comply with the terms
- define terms
- exceed a term
- extend a term
- fix a term
- grant a term
- hold to terms
- honour payment terms
- keep the term
- maintain the term
- meet terms
- negotiate terms
- observe terms
- offer terms
- outline terms
- propose terms
- quote terms
- reduce a term
- revise terms
- sell on easy terms
- set a term
- specify terms
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n1) счет2) список3) документ (удостоверение, свидетельство и т.п.)4) вексель; тратта5) амер. банкнота, казначейский билет6) законопроект
- acceptance bill of exchange
- accepted bill
- accommodation bill
- account bill
- addressed bill
- advance bill
- after date bill
- after sight bill
- air bill
- air bill of lading
- aircraft bill of lading
- airfreight bill
- airway bill
- appropriation bill
- auction bill
- backed bill
- balance bill
- bank bill
- bankable bill
- banker's bill
- bearer bill
- bearer bill of lading
- blank bill
- budget bill
- claused bill of exchange
- claused bill of lading
- clean bill of exchange
- clean bill of health
- clean bill of lading
- clearance bill
- collateral bill
- collective bill of lading
- commercial bill of exchange
- counter bill
- credit bill
- cross bill
- currency bill
- customs bill
- demand bill
- demand bill of exchange
- dirty bill of lading
- discount bill
- discountable bill
- dishonoured bill
- documentary bill
- documentary bill of exchange
- domestic bill
- domiciliated bill of exchange
- draft bill
- drawn bill
- due bill
- eligible bill
- endorsed bill
- exchequer bill
- expired bill
- extended bill
- ficticious bill
- finance bill
- fine bill
- fine bank bill
- fine trade bill
- first bill of exchange
- first-rate bill
- foreign bill of exchange
- forged bill
- foul bill of health
- foul bill of lading
- freight bill
- Freight Collect bill of lading
- Freight Paid bill of lading
- garage bill
- gilt-edged bill
- grouped bill of lading
- guarantee bill
- guaranteed bill
- hand bill
- honoured bill
- hot treasury bills
- in-clearing bill
- ineligible bill
- inland bill
- inscribed bill
- interim bill
- investment bill
- inward bill of lading
- local bill
- long bill
- long-dated bill
- long-range bill
- long-term bill
- master bill of materials
- matured bill
- mercantile bill
- negotiable bill
- nonnegotiable bill
- noted bill
- ocean bill of lading
- omnibus bill of lading
- on board bill of lading
- order bill
- order bill of lading
- ordinary bill
- original bill
- out-clearing bill
- outland bill
- outstanding bill of exchange
- outward bill of lading
- overdue bill
- paid bill of exchange
- past-due bill
- pawned bill
- payment bill
- port bill of lading
- prime bill
- proforma bill
- prolonged bill
- protested bill
- provisional bill
- raised bill
- received for shipment bill of lading
- rediscounted bill
- renewal bill
- repairs bill
- returned bill
- second bill
- secured bill
- security bill
- shipped bill of lading
- shipping bill
- short bill
- short-dated bill
- short-termed bill
- sight bill
- single bill
- sola bill
- sole bill
- straight bill of lading
- suspected bill of health
- tax bill
- telephone bill
- term bill
- third bill
- through bill of lading
- time bill
- touched bill of health
- trade bill
- transhipment bill of lading
- treasury bill
- truck bill of lading
- unclean bill of lading
- uncollectible bill
- uncovered bill
- undiscountable bill
- unexpired bill
- uniform bill of lading
- unpaid bill
- unprotected bill
- unsecured bill
- upcoming bill
- usance bill
- victualling bill
- wage bill
- window bill
- bill after date
- bill after sight
- bill at short date
- bill at sight
- bill at usance
- bill for collection
- bills in circulation
- bills in hand
- bills in a set
- bill of acceptance
- bill of adventure
- bill of charges
- bill of clearance
- bill of costs
- bill of credit
- bill of entry
- bill of exchange
- bill of expenses
- bill of fare
- bill of goods
- bill of health
- bill of indictment
- bill of lading
- bill of materials
- bill of parcels
- bill of products
- bill of quantities
- bill of redraft
- bill of review
- bill of sale
- bill of sight
- bill of store
- bill of stores
- bill of sufference
- bill of victualling
- bill to bearer
- bill to the order of another person
- bill to one's own order
- bill with recourse
- bills discounted
- bills payable
- bills receivable
- bill drawn against commodity
- bills drawn in a set
- bill noted for protest
- accept a bill
- accept a bill for collection
- accept a bill for discount
- advise a bill
- amend a bill
- back a bill
- cancel a bill
- cash a bill
- collect a bill
- cover a bill
- discharge a bill
- discount a bill
- dishonour a bill
- domicile a bill
- draw a bill of exchange
- draw a bill on a bank
- endorse a bill
- endorse a bill in blank
- fill the bill
- foot the bill
- get a bill protested
- give a bill of exchange
- give a bill on discount
- give security for a bill
- guarantee a bill
- have a bill noted
- have a bill protested
- honour a bill
- issue a bill of exchange
- make a bill payable to order
- make out a bill
- meet a bill
- negotiate a bill of exchange
- note a bill for protest
- pay a bill
- pay a bill at maturity
- pay by means of a bill
- prepare a bill
- present a bill for acceptance
- present a bill for payment
- prolong a bill of exchange
- protect a bill of exchange
- rediscount a bill of exchange
- redraw a bill
- remit a bill for collection
- renew a bill of exchange
- retire a bill
- return a bill under protest
- settle a bill
- sign a bill of exchange per procuration
- take a bill on discount
- take up a bill of exchange
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1. n1) обыкн. pl заметка, запись2) примечание; ссылка3) накладная4) расписка; долговая расписка; простой вексель5) кредитный билет; банкнота, банковский билет6) бухг. авизо
- acceleration note
- accommodation note
- accompanying note
- advance note
- advice note
- air consignment note
- backed note
- bank note
- bank anticipation note
- bearer note
- bearer mortgage note
- bond note
- bond anticipation notes
- booking note
- bought note
- broker's note
- broker's contract note
- call note
- capped floating rate note
- cartage note
- cash note
- circular note
- circulating notes
- collateral note
- confirmation note
- confirmatory note
- consignment note
- consolidated discount note
- contract note
- counterfeit bank note
- coupon note
- cover note
- covering note
- credit note
- dandy note
- debit note
- delivery note
- demand note
- detailed debit note
- discount note
- dispatch note
- explanatory note
- extended note
- fake note
- federal reserve notes
- floating rate note
- foreign note
- forged note
- freight note
- gold note
- goods received note
- indexed currency option note
- inland note
- interest-bearing note
- international consignment note
- jerque note
- joint note
- joint and several note
- judgement note
- large denomination note
- legal note
- legal tender notes
- long-term note
- mandatory note
- mortgage note
- negotiable note
- noninterest-bearing note
- nonnegotiable note
- optional note
- outstanding debit note
- packing note
- prolonged note
- promissory note
- promissory note secured by property
- promissory note to bearer
- prompt note
- protested note
- real estate mortgage note
- renewal note
- revenue anticipation note
- risk note
- road consignment note
- sale note
- search note
- secured note
- seizure note
- shipper's note
- shipping note
- short-term note
- sight note
- small denomination note
- sold note
- special note
- stock note
- subrogated note
- tax note
- technical cover note
- time note
- transfer note
- Treasury note
- uncovered note
- unsecured note
- unsecured promissory note
- weight note
- zero-coupon note
- note for payment
- note in hand
- note of charges
- note of entry
- note of expenses
- note of hand
- note of order
- note of protest
- note of registration
- note on deck
- notes to financial statements
- notes payable
- note payable on demand
- notes receivable
- accept a note
- honour a note
- issue notes
- make a note
- make a promissory note
- pay in notes
- recall a debit note
- redeem bank notes
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nпериод, срок; время
- accrual period
- accounting period
- actual period
- additional period
- adjustment period
- annual accounting period
- apprehensive period
- assessment period
- audit period
- availability period
- average period
- average collection period
- bailout period
- base period
- bidding period
- blocked period
- blocking period
- breaking-in period
- broken period
- budgeting period
- business period
- busy period
- calendar period
- collection period
- collection period on debts
- commissioning period
- commitment period
- comparable period
- compensation period
- consignment period
- contractual period
- convention priority period
- conversion period
- cooling-off period
- credit period
- crediting period
- credit repayment period
- crisis period
- current period
- cycle period
- delivery period
- depression period
- design period
- discount period
- disinflation period
- dispatch period
- drawdown period
- earning period
- economic period
- effective period
- emergency period
- employment period
- erection period
- evaluation period
- execution period
- exhibition period
- expired period
- exploration period
- extended period for filing
- filing period
- financial period
- fiscal period
- fixed period
- fixed assets turnover period
- full period
- grace period
- guarantee period
- guarantee-covered period
- holding period
- idle period
- implementation period
- inaction period
- indefinite period
- indemnity period
- indicated period
- inexpired period
- inflationary period
- installation period
- insurance period
- insured period
- interest period
- interest capitalization period
- interest paying period
- introduction period
- inventory period
- lease period
- leasing period
- licence period
- life period of capital
- loading period
- long period
- long-run period
- maintenance period
- maturity period
- maximum period
- minimum period
- motion period
- negotiation period
- nonextendable period
- normal operating period
- normative period
- observation period
- offering period
- off-season period
- operating period
- operation period
- order period
- organization period
- past period
- payback period
- payment period
- payoff period
- payout period
- payroll period
- peak period
- peak trading period
- peak traffic period
- planned period
- planning period
- policy period
- prior period
- priority period
- probationary period
- processing period
- project period
- projected period
- prolonged period
- qualifying period
- quoted period
- recessionary period
- recoupment period
- recovery period
- redemption period
- reference period
- renewal period
- reorder period
- repayment period
- replenishment period
- reporting period
- repricing period
- reproduction period
- reserve computation period
- reserve maintenance period
- rest period
- revaluation period
- review period
- running period
- running-in period
- run time period
- scheduling period
- service period
- shipping period
- short period
- shutdown period
- slack period
- specified period
- standard period
- standby period
- starting period
- start-up period
- stated period
- statutory period
- subscription period
- succeeding period
- taxable period
- taxation period
- tendering period
- tender validity period
- testing period
- time period
- training period
- transitional period
- trial period
- turnover period
- unemployment period
- usage period
- useful life period
- validity period
- waiting period
- warranty period
- wearout period
- working period
- write-off period
- period for exchange
- period for eligibility for benefits and deductions
- period for making a claim
- period of adjustment
- period of an agreement
- period of availability
- period of cancellation
- period of circulation
- period of consignment
- period of a contract
- period of coupon payments
- period of credit
- period of delay
- period of delivery
- period of designing
- period of dispatch
- period of distribution
- period of employment
- period of encumbrance
- period of execution of a contract
- period of forecast
- period of grace
- period of guarantee
- period of high demand
- period of inflation
- period of insurance
- period of a licence
- period of a licence agreement
- period of limitation
- period of loan repayment
- period of maturity
- period of migration
- period of nonuse
- period of notice
- period of operation
- period of probation
- period of production
- period of recession
- period of reconstruction
- period of recoupment
- period of rehabilitation
- period of repayment
- period of rescheduling
- period of restructuring
- period of service
- period of storage
- period of storing
- period of studies
- period of survey operation
- period of time
- period of training
- period of transition
- period of transportation
- period of turnover
- period of unemployment
- period of upward tendency
- period of upward trend
- period of use
- period of validity
- period of warranty
- period to maturity
- period under report
- period under review
- for a period of
- over a period
- over the period to maturity
- within the prescribed period
- period allowed for appealing
- exceed a period
- extend a period
- grant an additional period
- prolong a period
- prolong a guarantee period
- quote a periodEnglish-russian dctionary of contemporary Economics > period
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1.1) делать заметки, записи2) опротестовывать (вексель)•2.1) обыкн. pl заметка, запись2) примечание; ссылка3) накладная4) расписка; долговая расписка; простой вексель5) банкнота, банковский билет6) бухг. авизо•- IOU note- tax note -
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1. a отсроченный, отложенныйdeferred shares — второочередные акции, акции с отсроченным дивидендом
deferred payment — отложенный платеж; отсроченный платеж
deferred demand — накопившийся спрос; отложенный спрос
deferred entry — задержанный вход; отсроченный ввод
2. a воен. получивший отсрочку3. a замедленный4. a запланированный на будущееСинонимический ряд:1. paid in installments (adj.) assessed; charged; funded; indebted; negotiated; on credit; paid in installments; paid in instalments; partial; renegotiated2. postponed (adj.) adjourned; delayed; held up; postponed; prolonged; protracted; remanded; retarded; staved off3. adjourned (verb) adjourned; delayed; held off; held over; held up; hold off; hold up; intermitted; laid over; lay over; postponed; prorogued; put off; put over; remitted; shelved; stayed; stood over; suspended; tabled; waived4. yielded (verb) bowed; buckled under; capitulated; caved; knuckled; knuckled under; submitted; succumbed; yielded
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