carte d'achat(s)
English translation: acquisition card
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| na | government credit card / civil-servant credit card ... |
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| na | acquisition card |
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| na | government acquisition card |
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| na | procurement card |
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12 mins
government credit card / civil-servant credit card ... Explanation: Major credit-card companies have started to enter into arrangements with various governments (e.g., those of Canada and France) that allow mid-level and senior civil servants to make purchases, on behalf of their departments or ministries, using credit cards that have been issued specifically to those departments or ministries. I don't know whether a specific term for these cards has been coined or standardized; but the following web site has an excellent discussion (and a photo of a bureaucratic Visa card!). Reference: http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/pubs_pol/dcgpubs/TBM_142/acpmg1_f.h... |
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acquisition card Explanation: Hi. In the domain of public administration and finance, the equivalent is "acquisition card". In the domain of commerce you can also find the term "corporate purchasing card". Here are the definitions from the GDT: Corporate purchasing card: Def. : Carte de paiement permettant de regler les achats hors production d'une entreprise tels que fournitures ou materiels de bureau. Acquisition card: Def. : Carte de credit que les gestionnaires et certains employes de la fonction publique federale utilisent pour se procurer des biens et services. Le grand dictionnaire terminologique |
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government acquisition card Explanation: Interesting... I've always thought those things were credit cards issued on a government account, but apparently there is a more precise way to say it: From Termium: English:Financial and Budgetary Management government acquisition card s 1995-05-01 Reference: http://www.termium.com |
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procurement card Explanation: I just ran across this term in an e-newsletter from the Thomas Registry company. Please ignore the first part of my first answer above, and consider this phrase! Best, HC |
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