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BT

English translation: commercial paper

GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
French term or phrase:billet de trésorie
English translation:commercial paper
Entered by: JabTrad

13:10 Sep 13, 2001
French to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial
French term or phrase: BT
"Factures/BT/QS non achetées".
BT crops up a couple of times, but with no explanation and no more context than above. Text is a factoring company handbook.
JabTrad
United Kingdom
Local time: 21:07
commercial paper (or C.P.)
Explanation:
BT in this context = Billets de Tresorerie. Try Google for French sites with "affacturage" and "B.T." and you will get many hits.

Engagements directs Engagements indirects
N° spécial Nom Effets de Contre Contre Contre Accep Non T Engagem Engagem Opéra Engagem Engageme Cau Autre T Ttl des Ttl des Avoirs
à la du commerce garanties Hypothè autres tation couvert et O ent de ent par tions à ent sur nt sur tions engage O garanties autres fiduciaires
centrale client escomptés en espèces que sûretés avec T financem signa terme en titres instru et ments T en espèces sure sous forme
des /cautions réelles* garanties A ent ture devises ments avals A et tés* de crédits
risques bancaires person L finan L garanties réelles financés par
ou B.T. / nelles ciers similai dépôts
titres gou res fiduciaires
vernement
admis
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Anna Beria
United Kingdom
Local time: 21:07
Grading comment
Nice one, thanks.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1commercial paper (or C.P.)
Anna Beria
4bon du travail - order confirmation
Klaus Dorn (X)
4bulletin technique - technical bulletin (factsheet)
Klaus Dorn (X)
3budget total?
Paul Stevens
1Bordereau de Transport
Didier LONGUEVILLE


  

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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
budget total?


Explanation:
Educated guess

Paul Stevens
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23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
bon du travail - order confirmation


Explanation:
Document papier ou informatique qui réunit les informations qui précisent le travail réalisé.

Could it be "order confirmation"?

Klaus Dorn (X)
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24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5
Bordereau de Transport


Explanation:
Shipping forms
Just a guess!

Didier LONGUEVILLE
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26 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
bulletin technique - technical bulletin (factsheet)


Explanation:
Found another possibility:

technical bulletin (factsheet)

Klaus Dorn (X)
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commercial paper (or C.P.)


Explanation:
BT in this context = Billets de Tresorerie. Try Google for French sites with "affacturage" and "B.T." and you will get many hits.

Engagements directs Engagements indirects
N° spécial Nom Effets de Contre Contre Contre Accep Non T Engagem Engagem Opéra Engagem Engageme Cau Autre T Ttl des Ttl des Avoirs
à la du commerce garanties Hypothè autres tation couvert et O ent de ent par tions à ent sur nt sur tions engage O garanties autres fiduciaires
centrale client escomptés en espèces que sûretés avec T financem signa terme en titres instru et ments T en espèces sure sous forme
des /cautions réelles* garanties A ent ture devises ments avals A et tés* de crédits
risques bancaires person L finan L garanties réelles financés par
ou B.T. / nelles ciers similai dépôts
titres gou res fiduciaires
vernement
admis


    Reference: http://moneymarket.vegafinance.fr/abtcn/programme/16.pdf
    Reference: http://europa.eu.int/eurodicautom/
Anna Beria
United Kingdom
Local time: 21:07
PRO pts in pair: 67
Grading comment
Nice one, thanks.

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agree  Nikki Scott-Despaigne
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