Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
cartes d'achats
English translation:
purchase/purchasing cards
Added to glossary by
Paula McMullan
Oct 12, 2008 17:41
15 yrs ago
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French term
United Kingdom
cartes d'achats
French to English
Tech/Engineering
Finance (general)
This reference appears in my framework agreement as a method of ordering supplies from a contractor. The purchaser (here a public body) provides his/her "carte d'achat" number and the contractor rings up the operations centre of the company that issued the "carte d'achats" to check the bona fides of the purchaser before providing the goods/services.
I have found references to "cartes d'achats" on Canadian websites as "acquisition cards".
Does anyone know if we would use this term in a UK business environment? If not, what should I call them?
Many thanks in advance.
I have found references to "cartes d'achats" on Canadian websites as "acquisition cards".
Does anyone know if we would use this term in a UK business environment? If not, what should I call them?
Many thanks in advance.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | purchase cards |
Dominique Kliagine (X)
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| 4 | acquisition card |
Subodh Jangid
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| 4 | Buyer ID card |
lundy
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| 3 | Purchasing card |
mohanv
|
Proposed translations
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purchase cards
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Comment: "I went without yours, but also found lots of references to purchasing cards - I think it may be a UK/US distinction."
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acquisition card
Credit card which managers and certain employees use to purchase goods and services.
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acquisition cards
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acquisition cards
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Buyer ID card
Hi, I found this which seems to be a mainly American expression (also known as BID) but which is self-explanatory in UK English too!
18 hrs
Purchasing card
Purchasing card is the most cost effective process for purchase to
payment that currently exists. The supplier needs to understand
why their customer wants to use it, and the benefits available to
both parties.
We know that traditional procurement methods can be cumbersome,
inefficient and expensive to manage. It has been estimated that to
purchase an item valued at £5 can cost some organisations over
£50 because of the time and people involved to raise an order, get
it approved, get it signed off, be purchased and taken through the
accounts process. The item bought with a purchasing card makes
a huge saving in time, process and people involved.
The person making the purchase, the cardholder, has a direct
relationship with the supplier. They can discuss the item, size,
colour, quantity, delivery date etc. rather than just the impersonal
purchase order which does not allow for variation in size, colour,
quantity.
Large organisations could have numerous buyers, several of them
buying stationery from several stationery suppliers. Through
management information, they can select a single preferred
supplier and put all their orders through just one. Probably
earning bigger discounts, certainly reducing the administrative
and accounting issues. The organisation, public or private,
introduces a purchasing card scheme using either the Mastercard
‘onecard’, Visa or American Express cards.
Cards are issued to the very people who need to buy or pay for things.
The company can introduce strict budget control by card, cardholder,
category of goods, by week or by month. It also gives very valuable
management information on how their business is running
payment that currently exists. The supplier needs to understand
why their customer wants to use it, and the benefits available to
both parties.
We know that traditional procurement methods can be cumbersome,
inefficient and expensive to manage. It has been estimated that to
purchase an item valued at £5 can cost some organisations over
£50 because of the time and people involved to raise an order, get
it approved, get it signed off, be purchased and taken through the
accounts process. The item bought with a purchasing card makes
a huge saving in time, process and people involved.
The person making the purchase, the cardholder, has a direct
relationship with the supplier. They can discuss the item, size,
colour, quantity, delivery date etc. rather than just the impersonal
purchase order which does not allow for variation in size, colour,
quantity.
Large organisations could have numerous buyers, several of them
buying stationery from several stationery suppliers. Through
management information, they can select a single preferred
supplier and put all their orders through just one. Probably
earning bigger discounts, certainly reducing the administrative
and accounting issues. The organisation, public or private,
introduces a purchasing card scheme using either the Mastercard
‘onecard’, Visa or American Express cards.
Cards are issued to the very people who need to buy or pay for things.
The company can introduce strict budget control by card, cardholder,
category of goods, by week or by month. It also gives very valuable
management information on how their business is running
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