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Glosario
del
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Washington, D.C., U.S.A.
Copyright 1996
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Table of contentsllndice de materias

Foreword ................................................................................................ iv
Prefacio ................................................................................................... v
English-Spanish Glossary/G/osorio ing/es-espaifo/ ................................... 1
Spanish-English Glossary/G/osorio espaifo/-ing/es ............................... 245
Wodd Bank Glossary

Foreword
This edition of the World Bank Glossary has been revised and expanded by the
Terminology Unit of the Bank's Translation, Interpretation and Conference Services Division, in
close collaboration with the English and Spanish Translation Sections.
The Glossary is intended to assist the Bank's translators and interpreters, other Bank staff
using Spanish in their work, and free-lance translators and interpreters employed by the Bank. For
this reason, the Glossary contains not only financial and economic terminology and terms relating to
the Bank's procedures and practices, but also terms that frequently occur in Bank documents, and
others for which the Bank has a preferred equivalent. Although many of the terms, relating to such
fields as agriculture, education, environment, housing, law, technology and transportation, could be
found in other sources, they have been assembled here for ease of reference.
Conunents and suggestions from users will be most welcome and should be addressed to:
Terminology Unit
Translation, Interpretation and Conference Services Division
World Bank
1818 H Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20433
USA
Glosario del Banco Mundial

Prefacio
Esta ediciOn del Glosario del Banco Mundial ha sido revisada y ampliada por ]a Unidad de Tenninologia
de ]a DivisiOn de Servicios de Traducci6n, Interpretacion y Conferencias del Banco, en esttecha colaboraci6n
con ]as Secciones de Traducciones a1 Espaiiol y a1 Ingles.
El Glosario tiene par objeto seIVir de ayuda a los traductores e inteIpretes del Banco. a otros
funcionarios que utilizan el idioma espaiiol en su trabajo, y a los traductores e interpretes independientes que
el Banco contrata. Por esta raz6n, el Glosario contiene no sOlo tenninos financieros y econ6micos y
expresiones relacionadas con los procedirnientos y pril.cticas del Banco. sino tambien algunos vocablos que
suelen emplearse en sus documentos. asi como otros para los cua1es se prefiere una detenninada traducci6n.
Aunque muchos tenninos -propios de esferas como agricultura, educaci6n, medio ambiente, vivienda.
derecho. tecnologia y tnmsportes- pueden encontrarse en otras :fuentes. se han incluido aqui para &cilitar ]a
consulta.
Se agradece a los usuarios que envien sus comentarios y sugerencias a:
Tenninology Unit
Translation, Interpretation and Conference Services Division
World Bank
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English-Spanish Glossary
Glosario ingles-espaiiol
Depreciation at a higher than usual rate in the

early years of an asset's life and a lower than usual
rate in the later years of its life.
-Aaccelerated recall [MOV]
reintegro acelerado
"II:' loan
prestamo "A"
Standard World Bank loan.
abatement technologies
teemcas de reduccion de la contaminacion
Technologies designed to reduce (but not
eliminate) the amount of pollutants released into
the environment, e.g. from a factory.
above quota
por encima de la cuota
above the line (item)
(partida) ordinaria
A customary balance-sheet or revenue-or-expense
position in a financial statement as compared to a
below the line item.
absolute poor
personas, grupos que viven en la pobreza
absoluta
Those with an average annual per capita income of
less than that needed to pay for a minimum
consumption basket, based on the food necesary
for a recommended calorie intake, and for nonfood
needs, consistent with the spending patterms of the
poor. This rate will vary from country to country.
accelerated recovery
recuperacion acelerada
Recovery of currency used in lending operations
subject to maintenance or value. Recovery is
accelerated at the request of the member, provided
that such recovery does not result in a material
reduction of the sum of repurchases.
acceleration of maturity (of a loan) [mRD]
aceleracion, adelanto del vencimiento
Declaration by a lender that the outstanding
principal is due and payable immediately, together
with the interest due, following non-compliance
with loan covenants.
acceptance, accepting house [UK]
casa de aceptaciones
Merchant bank in the u.K. specializing in
accepting bills or eIchange.
acceptance; bank acceptance; banker's acceptance
aceptacion banearia
A bill or exchange which has been accepted by a
banker.
acceptance rate (by beneficiaries of a project)
tasa de aceptacion
absorptive capacity
capacidad de absorcion
accession
aceesion; adhesion; introduccion [agricultura]
abstract (of a publication)

extracto
accommodation type
tipo de alojamiento
academic research
jnvestigacion academica
accountability
responsabilidad; rendicion de euentas
accelerate a loan
engir el reembolso anticipado de un prestamo;
engir el reembolso de un prenamo utes de su
vencimiento
accounting see also accrual (basis) accounting;

business accounting; cost accounting; current cost
(value) accounting; double entry accounting; full
cost accounting; general price level accounting;
inflation accounting; job order accounting;
management accounting; managerial accounting;
single-entry accounting; social accounting matrix;
standard cost accounting; stock accounting
accelerated depreciation
depreciacion acelerada, decreciente
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accounting entries~ entries
uientos (contables)
The record of a transaction in a book of accounts.
accounting period
periodo contable; ejerdcio eontable
accounting practices
prActicu contables
accounting price
precio de cuenta
A price used for accounting purposes (i.e. not a
market price). Often used synonymously with
shadow price.
accounting procedure
me.ooo, procedimiento contable, de
contabilidad
accounting rate of interest - ARI
tipo de intere. contable - TIC
Discount rate used to convert future values of
benefits and costs into equivalent present values.
accounting ratio
relatiOn de cuenta
Ratio of accounting price to market price of a
good.
accounting unit
unidad contable
A business enterprise or other economic unit for
which a system of accounts is maintained.
accounts payable
cuenw por pagar
Amounts due and payable to third parties for
goods and/or services purchased for which
payments have not been made.
accounts receivable~ receivables
cuenw por eobrar
Amounts due from others within one year of report
date for goods and/or services sold in the normal
course of business, but for which payment(s) have
not been receiVed.
accrual (basis) accounting

eontabiJidad en valores devengados;
eontabilidad segUn registro de derecbos
adquiridos u obligaciones contraidas
A form of accounting wherein all transactions are
recognized and recorded at the time income is
earned or expenditures are incurred, irrespective of
whether or not casb is paid or received.
accrual rate
tasa de acumuladon
The rate at which interest is accrued. In pensions,
the rate at which benefits accrue.
accruals
acumuladones [acreencias; obJigaciones]
Revenues and expenditures recognized as earned
or incurred and recorded in the '-mancial
statement of the periods to which they relate.
accrued depreciation; accumulated depreciation
depreciacion acumulada
The total depreciation suffered by an asset or asset
group, based on customary or fairly determined
rates or estimates of useful life.
accrued income
ingresos devengados, acumulados
Income earned but neither received nor past due.
accrued interest - AI
intereses devengados, acumulados
Interest earned but not yet due and payable.
accrued liabilities
pasivo acumulado
An amount of interest, wages or other expenses
recognized or incurred but not paid.
accrued loan commissions
comisiones devengadas, acumuladas sobre
prestamos
Loan commissions earned but not paid.
accumulated depreciation see accrued depreciation
accumulated profit [accounting]
utiUdades acumuladas
accrual see nonaccrual status; overaccruals

achievement see educational achievements
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achievement tests [education]
pl1lebas de aprovecbamiento, de progreso
escolar, de rendimiento; edmenes
Test for measuring learner's present ability in a
particular SUbject or skill (as opposed to his
potential ability).
acid deposition
depositos acidos
acid rain
lIavia acida
acid-test ratio; liquid ratio; quick ratio
relacion activo disponible-pasivo corriente
The standard mRD definition is the ratio of cash
plus marketable securities plus accounts
receivable plus other amounts readily convertible
into cash to current liabilities. Other definitions
include ratio of current assets less inventories to
current liabilities. ratio of quick assets to
current liabilities. ratio of cash plus near-cash
assets to current liabilities, and ratio of cash plus
accounts receivable plus the market value of
selected investments to current liabilities.
ACP countries [Lome Convention]
paises ACP (Mrica, el Caribe y el Pacifico)
European Union countJy classification, consisting
of countries that have established a cooperation
scheme (the Lome Convention) with the European
Union. Consists primarily of the former colonies
of the European Union members.
acquired immune-<ieficiency syndrome - AIDS
sind rome de inmunodeficiencia adquirida SIDA
active loan
prestamo activo
A loan on which disbursement is still being made.
activity brief [EDI]
resumen de actividades previstas; sinopsis de
actividades (no relacionadas con proyectos
especificos)
actual costs
cottos efectivos, reales
Amounts determined on the basis of costs incurred
as opposed to forecasted costs.
actual figures
cifras efectivas
actuarial lump sum
monto global actuarial
ad valorem (customs) duty
derecbo (aduanero) ad valorem
A tax: or duty levied as a given proportion of the
value of a commodity or service. It grows with
inflation.
adaptive research
invcstigacion con fines de adaptacion
Research which adapts to local conditions.
additionality
adicionaUdad
Used to refer to the provision of extra loan flows to
developing countries.
additional facility [ICSID]
mecanismo complementario
act of state
acto de gobiemo
Legal theory according to which the courts of one
countJy should abstain from passing judgment
about the legality of a sovereign act.
Additional Facility Rules [ICSID]

Regiamento del Mecanismo Complementario
action plan see mitigation plan
adjustable peg [foreign exchange]

vinculo ajustable
active borrower
prestatario activo
CountJy that still receives World Bank loans.
ruljective law; procedural law

derecbo procesal, adjetivo, de forma
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adjustment
ajuSle; reajuste
[see also agricultural sector adjustment loan;
exchange adjustment; export adjustment loan;
financial adjustment; industrial and trade policy
adjustment; industrial and trade policy adjustment
loan; price adjustment clause; sector adjustment
loan; self-adjustment; Structural Adjustment
Facility within the Special Disbursement Account;
structural adjustment lending; translation
adjustment1
adjustment aid
asistenda para fines de ajuste
admeasurement contract see unit price contract
administered arbitration system [ICSID]
sistema de arbitraje administrado por una
institncion
administered price
precio administrado, control ado, impuesto
The price per unit of commodity where the amount
to be paid or received is directly established or
substantially influenced by a controlling agent.
Such a price is ordinarily the result of planned
control. Includes ceiling prices, support prices
and fixed rates (government) and base prices,
computed prices and millnet or netback prices
(industry).
advance deposit requirements (on imports)

requisito de depOsito previo, anticipado (a la
importacion)
advance payment
pago anticipado
advance payment bond
fianza, garantia por pago anticipado
A bank bond guaranteeing the advance payment
made by the employer to the contractor in case of
bankruptcy or other cause.
advance payment security
prantia por pago anticipado
A bank security guaranteeing the advance
payment made by the employer to the contractor
in case of bankruptcy or other cause.
advance procurement action
licitacion antlcipada
Initiating and processing the procurement, up to
the point where bids have been received and
evaluated and an award decided upon. It stops
short of entering into a contract, to avoid
committing the borrower before the Bank funding
for the operation is assured.
advance repayment
reembolso anticipado
administrative machinery
sistema, mecanismo administrativo
advanced export payments

pagos anticlpados de exportaciones, por
concepto de exportaciones
advance account
cuenta de anticipos
advanced fanner
agricultor innovador
advance contracting
contrataci6n anticipada
In World Bank loans, procedure whereby the
borrower enters into a contract before the signing
of the relevant loan agreement.
advanced studies
estndios avanzados, superiores, de
perfeccionamiento
advance contribution scheme (for IDA-lO)

plan de acceso antidpado a las aportaciones
(correspondientes ala decima reposicion de los
recursos de la AIF)
advance deposit
deposito previo, anticipado
advanced training
formacion avanzada, especializada;
especializacion
adverse selection [MIGA]
antiseleccion de riesgo
advocate [ICSID]
abogado
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aeromagnetic survey; airmag survey
estudlo aeromagnetico; levantamlento
aeromagnetico
affiliate
institucion afitiada; afiliada
affiliate bank
banco arlilado
affordability
accesibilidad f"manciera; capacidad de pago;
capacidad de acceso a
affordability ratio see housing expenses/income
ratio
afforestation
forestacion; repoblacion forestal; plantaci6n de
Arboles
age-standardized death rate
tasa de mortalidad normalizada segUn la edad
Death rate corrected so as to allow for the dfects
of the differences in age structure of a population.
agency line; credit line on a agency basis [IFC]
linea de credito a traves de un agente
agency (line) subprojects
subproyectos gestionados a traves de agentes
agency securities, obligations [U. S.]
titulos de organismos federates; emisiones de
organismos federales
agent see also billing agent; buying agent;
extension agent; field agent; fiscal agent;
procurement agent
agent [bank syndicate]
agente
agent [ICSID)
apoderado
agent bank
banco correspons&i; banco agente
I. Bank acting for a foreign bank.
2. Bank handling administration of loan in a
syndicated credit.
agglomeration economies
eeonom(u de concentracion
Economies of scale resulting from wban
concentration. Cf. localization eeonomies,
urbanization economies.
aggregate
agregado; monto global; suma total
aggregate demand
demanda agregadB, global
aggregate measure of support - AMS
medida global de la ayuda - MGA
A way of measuring domestic agricultural support,
proposed by the European Union, whereby all
government support provided to a specific farm
product is measured.
aggregate model
modelo agregado, global
A mathematical model which models a combined
sample instead of several units in a group, e.g. it
takes representative factors for a farm instead of
modeling a number of farms and the interactions
between them.
aggregativeplanning
planificacion global, agreptiva
aging schedule [accounts receivable]
estado, imorme de cuentu por cobrar segUn
fecba de vencimiento
Classification of accounts receivable according to
whether they are current or past due. If past due
they are classified into categories based. upon the
period when they became due.
agreed budget plan; contract plan
plan presupuestarlo
A selective statement of the major tasks and
performance indicators - including dates and
anticipated costs - to be used in tracking and
evaluating quarterly progress during the budget
year. A cornerstone of the Bank's budget policy.
Both terms are used, though agreed budget plan is
the official one.
agreement to reimburse see irrevocable agreement
to reimburse; qualified agreement to reimburse
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agribusiness; agroindustries; agro-based industIy;
agroprocessing industries
agroindustrias
agricultural credit intennediaIy
intermediario de credito agricola
agricultural extension
extension agricola
agricultural extension officer ABO
agente de extension agricola; extensionista
ilgTiculturall!roduction and ~rt (apex) bank
banco, caja de credito para la production y las
exportaciones agropecuarias
ilgTiculturall!roduction and ~rt (apex)
cooperative
cooperativa de production y exportaciones
agropecuarias
agricultural sector adjustment loan . ASAL [World
Bank]
prestamo para ajuste del sector agricola
agriculturist
agronomo; ttlicnico agricola
agro-based industIy
agroindustrias
agro~nomist
agroeconomista
agroforestIy
agrosilvicultura
agroindustries
agroindustrias
agroprocessing
elaboracion de productos agropecuarios
industrias de elaboracion de productos
agricolas; agroindustrias
agrosupport industIy
industria de apoyo a la agricultura
aid dependency
dependencia de la ayuda exterior
Refers to the poorest countries that need foreign
aid merely to maintain their present low quality of
life.
air dried ton
tonelada en seco, secada at aire
A ton of an agricultural product which has been
dried in the air and will therefore weigh less than
the same quantity not dried in the air.
ainnag survey; aeromagnetic survey
estudio aeromagnetico; levantamiento
aeromagnetico
airshed
zona atmosferica
An area with similar air mix and affected by the
same air pollution sources, thereby having similar
air quality.
algae, algal bloom
proliferation de algas
Proliferation of algae due to excessive release of
nitrogen and phosphorus (e.g. from fertilizer
runoff or detergents).
all risk insurance
seguro contra todo riesgo
alley cropping; strip cropping
cultivo en franjas
Growing two or more crops in alternating strips or
blocks on the same piece of land at the same time.
allocated costs
costos imputados
allocation of loan proceeds
asignation de los fondos del prestamo;
distribution del importe, de los fondos del
prestamo
allocation of net income
asignacion de los ingresos netos
allocation of profits; appropriation of profits
asignacion de las utilidades; distribucion de las
utilidades
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allocation of resources
asignacion de los recunos; distribucion de los
reeunos
allotment [budget)
asignacion presupuestaria; credito
presupuestario
brood sows or boars, five hogs raised to 200

pounds each or 100 hens.
annotated agenda
temario anotado, comentado
allowance for depreciation see reserve for

depreciation
announcement effect
efecto de anuncio
The change in market price or other economic
condition that occurs upon the mere knowledge of
something later that will cause the change. For
example, if a developer plans to buy land for a
shopping center, land prices will rise when his
intentions are known.
alternative [projects)
variante; opcion [proyectos]; altemativa
Annual Meeting (ICSID]

Reunion Anual
alternative bid [procurement]

oferta altemativa
Annual Meetings (of the Boards of Govemors) of

the World Bank and the International Monetary
Fund
Reuniones Anuales (de las Juntas de
Gobemadores) del Banco Mundial y del Fondo
Monetario Intemacional
allowance for contingencies; reserve for

contingencies; contingency allowance
reserva para imprevistos, para contingencias
alternative energy
energia sustitutiva
amendment, amending agreement
convenio modificatorio
amendments to the Articles of Agreement
enmiendas al Convenio Constitutivo
American short staple cotton; Arabian cotton;
herbaceous cotton; Levant cotton
algodon herb'ceo
amortization schedule
plan de amortizacion
andropogon
Andropogon gayanus
Grass used for erosion control.
animal husbandry
ganadena; cna de ganado, de animales;
zootecnia
animal unit - AU
unidad de ganado
Measurement based upon the amount of feed eaten
and manure produced by an average mature horse
or cow or the equivalent. The equivalent is taken
to be two heifers over one year, four calves under
one year, seven ewes or bucks, two and a half
annualization
computo sobre una base anual; anualizacion
annuity bond
bono perpetuo, de renta vitalicia
Bond on which interest is paid indefinitely and
which has no maturity date.
annuity system [debt service)
sistema de pagos iguales de principal e intereses
annuity-type repayment terms
condiciones de reembolso con palOS iguales de
principal e intereses
anthracite; hard coal
antracita; carbon antracitoso
anticipatory rate setting - ARS
fijacion anticipada del interes
Similar to deferred rate setting but which allows
purch&ser to lock in the underlying Treasury yield
at one or more points in time preceding the date of
the issue.
antidumping duty
dereeho antidumping
10
apex bank. cooperative see agricultural production
and export bank. cooperative
appraisal mission
mislon de evaluacion iBicial, previa, ex ante
apex bank. institution

banco, inmtucion principal
Institution receiving money from the World Bank
under an apex loan which it, in turn. onlends to
other borrowers.
appraisal team [IFC]

equlpo de evaluacion
The investment officer, engineer and economist
for a project.
apex loan
pristamo en pirUnidet en caseada
Loan whereby 1BRD lends money to an apex
development financial unit which onlends it to
participating financial institutions which, in turn.
onlend it to industrial companies.
apex report
informe presupuestario trimestral
Quarterly report issued on the previous quarter's
budget. They show the extent to which agreed
budget plans are being implemented and highlight
areas where corrective action or resource
redeployment would be appropriate.
application fee [MIGA]
comi.ion de solicitud
Fee charged for every definitive application for a
guarantee filed with MIGA.
application for membership
solicitud de ingreso
application for withdrawal (from loan account or
credit account)
solidtud de retiro de fondos (de la euenta del
pristamo 0 cridito)
application of funds
empleot USOt utilizacion de (los) fondos
applied research
investigacion aplicada
appraisal (technical and economic)
evaluacion inicial (tecnica y econOmica);
evaluacion previa; evaluacion ex ante
appraisal fee [IFC]
comision inlcial (por evaluacwn)
Fee levied under various IFC facilities (APDF,
MLF), payable by borrower at time of signing
relevant loan agreement.
appreciation (in value)

valorizacion
approach paper
documento eS:p6sitivo sobre. .. ; sintesis sectorial
Issues paper.
appropriate technology - AT
tecnologia apropiada
The application of a technology appropriate for the
factor endowment that exists. As developing
countries usually have a large labor force and
relatively little spare investment capital, laborintensive industries are appropriate for them.
appropriation [budget]
autorizacion presupuestaria; credito
presupuestario; asignacion presupuestaria
appropriation law [US]
ley del presupuesto
US statute that generally provides authorization
for federal agencies to incur obligations and to
make payments out of the Treasury for specified
purposes.
appropriation of profits; allocation of profits
asignacion de las utilidades; distribuclon de las
utilidades
aqua privy
letrina de pozo anegado
Consists essentially of a squatting plate situated
immediately above a small septic tank that
discharges its emuent to an adjacent soakaway.
Arabian cotton; American short staple cotton;
Levant cotton; herbaceous cotton
algodon herbaceo
Arabian crude see light Arabian crude
arbitrage see covered interest arbitrage; tax
arbitrage
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arbitrage pricing theory - APr
teoria de los precios en operaciones de arbitraje
An economic theory that determines prices of
assets and the associated risk premia for each kind
of pervasive risk assets face, on the assumption
that the expected return of an arbitrage portfolio is
zero.
Arbitral Tribunal [ICSID; MIGA]
Tribunal de Arbitraje
arm's length principle

principio del trato entre iguales, entre
compaiiias independientes
articles of incorporation
escritura de constitucion
arbitration clause
chwsula de arbitraje, compromi80ria
Clause in contract requiring some or all disputes
between the parties to be settled by arbitration,
usually final, rather than litigation.
Arbitration Rules [ICSID]
Reglas de Arbitraje
[see Rules of
Procedure
Proceedings]
arm's length price

precio de mercado, de plena competenda
Price between corporations under fully competitive
conditions (the opposite of transfer price).
ash farming; burn-beating; burning

artiga; roZ8; roce
Cutting and burning rougb fallow on land to
prepare for tillage.
assessed income
renta presunta; ingre80 imponibJe
for
Arbitration
arbitrator [ICSID]
arbitro
area development
desarrollo subregional
area of operational emphasis - AOE
campo de atencion especial de las operaciones
Sectors which the Bank wishes to give specific
focus to. They include poverty reduction and food
security; debt, financial intermediation, and
adjustment; human-resource development; privatesector
development
and
public-sector
management; and environment and naturalresource management.
area specific project
proyecto en un sector especifico
arm's length contract
contrato entre iguales, entre compaiiias
independientes
Contract negotiated on an equal basis between two
parties, excluding favoritism or irregularity.
arm's length negotiation
negociacion en pie de igualdad, entre iguales
assessment for tax; tax assessment

avaluo, tasacion para fines impositivos;
estimacion de la base impositiva
asset and liability management
administracion de activos y pasivos
[see also liability management]
asset price inflation

inflacion de los precios de los activos
Steep increase in equity and property prices.
asset quality ratios
coeficientes de calidad de los activos
Ratios that measure the quality of assets of a
lending institution.
They include ratio of
undisbursed loans to disbursements, reserves to
disbursed loans and loans to rescheduling
countries to total loans outstanding.
asset stripping
liquidacion de activos
When a company takes over another company and
sells off for profit the valuable assets of the
company taken over, usually because these assets
have been undervalued by the stock market.
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assets
aetivo(s); bienes
Physical objects or rights which have economic
value.
[see also capital assets; contingent asset; current
assets; domestic asset formation; domestic assets;
earning assets; fixed assets; foreign assets;
intangible assets; liquid assets; nonperforming
assets; performing assets; real assets; saleable
assets; self-liquidating assets; sight assets; sundry
assets; tangible assets; temporary assets]
assignee
eesionario
assi~entagreement
ac:uenlo de c:eslon
assignor
eedente
associated cost
costo lUJOCiado
The value of goods and services over and above
those goods and services included in the project
costs incurred to make the immediate products or
services of the project available for sale. Used in
US Government practice for computing the
benefit-eost ratio at market prices.
associated crops, cropping
eultivo(s) lUJOCiado(s)
Growing two or more different crops on the same
piece of land.
associated gas
go lUJOCiado
Gas deposit capping an oil deposit.
at the margin
en el margen
The last point of production or consumption.
attachment [legal]
embargo preventivo
Act or process of seizing property by virtue of a
writ or other legal order to satisfy a judgment to be
entered in action subsequent to the attachment.
Attitude Survey [IBRD]
eneuesta de ac:titudes
attrition rate
tua de desgute, de eliminacion, de atricion
audit see also energy audit; internal audit; passthrough audit; project audit; project performance
audit, memorandum, report; tax audit
audit, to
verifiear, eomprobar euentu; auditar
audit [energy]
estudio de rec:ursos energetic:os [de un pais);
examen del uso de la energia
audit [finance]
auditoria; verifieac:ion de euentu;
eomprobacion de euentu
Inspection of accounting or other records in order
to provide a basis for third-party evaluation or
appraisal.
audit [projects]
evaluac:ion de los resultados
audit; management audit [management]
evaluadon administrativa
A review and appraisal of any or all partS of
management activity.
audit mission; evaluation mission
mision de evaluacion ex post
audit report see project performance audit report
audited statement of accounts
estado de c:uentu verific:ado, auditado
auditor
auditor
[see also management auditor]
authenticated specimen of signature
esp&:imen de firma autentieado; faesimil de
firma autentieado
authority [IDA] see commitment authority
authority [legal]
autorizacion; faeultad
authorized bank
baneo autorizado
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authorized capital stock [MIGA]
capital automado
For MIGA, it equals one billion Special Drawing
Rights.
authorized officer
runcionario automado
authorized positions [personnel]
cargos automados
authorized share capital
capital accionario automado
autoconsumption of food
produccion de alimentos para consumo propio
automatic resetting mechanism [IFC]
meeanismo de reajuste automatico (del tipo, de
la tasa de interes)
In an IFC fixed rate loan, an option under which
the interest rate would be reset every five years,
based on current interest rates. As a result, the
initial loan rate would be around I % less than the
normal fixed term rate.
average incremental cost - AlC

costo incremental medio
[see also long-run average incremental cost]
average loan life - ALL
vigencia media de los prestamos
A composite indicator of how long a loan remains
outstanding. For a specific loan it is calculated by
dividing the cumulative debt disbursed and
outstanding over the total time the loan is
outstanding by the principal amount (net of
cancellations).
avoidable cost
costo evitable
Marginal cost that a corporation can avoid by
adopting one solution rather than another.
avoidance see tax avoidance
avoided cost
eeonomia(s); reduccion de costos
award [contracts]
adjudicacion
availability [transportation1
disponibilidades (de equipo)
award [ICSID]
laudo
availability fee [IFC]

comision de disponibilidad
Fee set by IFC, initially at 0.25%, which would
guarantee a borrower that the rate set for a loan on
signing would remain in force when the loan
became effective.
awarding committee [contracts]

comite de adjudicacion
average earning assets - AEA
rendimiento medio neto, rentabilidad media

neta de los activos productivos
Average interest return on earning assets less
average rate of borrowing costs.
average effective tax rate - AETR
tasa impositiva ereetiva media
Ratio of total revenues collected through the
company's income tax to the company's economic
profit.
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of a project by an overall expansion of the
production sectors of the economy).
-B-
"B" loan
prestamo"B"
Loan made by the World Bank involving
cofinancing.
back value
ganancia neta
Value of oil or gas taking the price paid
downstream for the product less the transportation
and other costs incurred between the wellhead and
the downstream place of sale.
background [educationJ
antecedentes (profesionales); formacion
background noise
ruido de fondo
background paper
documento de antecedentes, de informacion
basica
backbaul traffic
trafico de regreso
Goods carried on a return journey.
backstopping
apoyo; senicios, mecanismos de apoyo
Provision of technical support.
back-to-back credit
credito con garantfa de otro credito
back-to-office report - BTO
informe sobre mision realizada
backup (underwriting) facility
mecanismo de suscripcion de reserva
backup (underwriting) facility fee
comision de garantia de compra
backward-forward integration. linkage
integracion, vinculacion vertical
The "push" (i.e. the extent of demand which a
development project generates for the output of all
the production sectors of the economy) and "pull"
(i.e. the extent of demand generated for the output
backward integration. linkage

integracion, vinculacion regresiva
The extent of demand which a
project generates for the output
production sectors of the economy,
exercised on the economy by a
project or group of them.
development
of all the
i.e. the push
development
bad debt
deuda incobrable; deuda de pago dudoso
badly performing loan
prestamo poco rentable, de escaso rendimiento
Loan with poor prospects for future gains and a
low rate of return.
bag filter; baghouse filter
filtro de tela
Fabric filter used in industrial operations to
recover valuable matter as well as to control
atmospheric pollution at the source.
bailout, to
sacar de apuros
bailout loan
pristamo, credito de emergencia
Loan made to borrower whose ability to service
outstanding indebtedness has become doubtful.
balance, to (an account)
cuadrar (una cuenta)
balance carried forward
saldo traspasado
balance of payments see current balance of
payments
balance of payments position
situacion, posicion de balanza de pagos
balance-of-system costs
costos de instalacion y suministros
Cost of auxiliary hardware and installation of

electrical systems.
balance of trade see trade balance
balance sheet see consolidated balance sheet
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balances (cash]
saldos en efectivo; fondos en efectivo
balances held on a covered basis
saldos retenidos para cubrir operaciones a
termino, a plazo
balancing equipment
material complementario
Extra equipment (usually small-size) needed to
complete a project.
balancing item, entry
partida compensatoria; contrapartida
An entry having the effect of balancing an
account.
balancing subsidy
subvencion equilibradora
A subsidy given by the central government to help
balance the budget of a local authority.
balloon loan
prestamo "balloon"; prestamo amortizable en
su mayor parte aI vencimiento
A loan repayment scheme, under which the last
repayment is larger than the previous repayments.
In some cases, the term is used to refer to a
scheme, under which the whole loan is repaid at
maturity.
balloon payment
pago final, global
ballpark figure
cifra aproximada; dato aproximado
bank acceptance, bill; banker's acceptance
aceptacion bancaria
A bill of exchange which has been accepted by a
banker.
bank examiner
inspector, superintendente de bancos
bank exposure
monto de los prestamos bancarios vigentes;
monto de los prestamos desembolsados y
pendiente8; riesgo de los bancos
The total of all investments made by a bank.
"Bank first" principle

principio de utilizacion de los fondos del Banco
en primera instancia
Principle according to which the resources of the
Bank are drawn down first. Used, for example, in
reference to allocation of mRD funds to IDA
where the funds made available by the Bank are
used before other funds.
"Bank last" principle
principio de utilizatiOn de los fondos del Banco
en ultima instancia
Principle whereby the funds of the Bank are used
last. Used, for example, in reference to allocation
of mRD funds to IDA where these funds are
drawn down only after all other sources of funds
have been used.
bank money
dinero bancario
Money on deposit at a bank.
bank of issue; issuing bank
banco emisor, de emision
Bank performance see performance
bank rate [UK]
tipo, tasa oficial de descuento
banker's acceptance; bank acceptance, bill
aceptation bancaria
banker.
banker's markup; banker's spread; gross margin;
gross earnings margin (banks]
margen (bancario) bruto
banker.
bankable assurances
seguridades aceptables para los bancos
bankable project
proyecto f'manciable (por el Banco)
barchart
grMico, diagrama de barras
barefoot doctor
medico "descalzo"
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barrels of oil equivalent - boe
barriles de equivalente en petroleo - bep
The energy equivalent to a barrel of crude oil, i.e.
5.8 million btus.
barrels per day of oil equivalent - bdoe
barriles diarios de equivalente en petroleo bdep
barriers see tariffbarriers
base load [electricity]

carga de base, fundamental
The minimum load over a given period of time.
base load station [electricity]
central de carp de base, fundamental
A power station where generation is held constant.
base year
aDo base
barter terms of trade

relacion de mtercambio de trueque
The relationship between the prices of exports and
prices of imports in terms of the value of goods.
Net barter terms of trade (also known as
commodity terms of trade) is the quotient between
an index of expon prices and an index of impon
prices. Gross barter terms of trade is the quantity
of imports divided by the quantity of exports.
When weighted by the volume of exports the net
barter terms of trade are called income terms of
trade.
baseline costs; base costs

costos basicos; costos iniciales [proycetos]
bartered exports
exportaciones en regimen de trueque
basic education
educacion basica
basal dressing; bottom dressing

abono, estercoladura de base
basic health care

atencion basica de salud
base; road base [highways]

capa de base; base
The part of the road structure below the base
course and above the sub-base.
basic research
investigacion basica
base convention see establishment convention

base costs; baseline costs
costos basicos; costos iniciales [proyectos)
base course [highways]
capa intermedia
The part of a road structure below the wearing
course and above the road base.
base (lending) program [ffiRD]
programa (de financiamiento) basico
The lending program of projects that will
definitely be ready for the fiscal year in question.
baseline data
datos basicos
baseline survey
encuesta basica; estudio basico
A preliminary survey.
basic account [balance of payments]
cuenta blisica
basic skills
capacidades basic as; competencia basica;
conocimientos basicos
basic subjects see core subjects
basin irrigation; level border irrigation
riego por compartimientos
Irrigation by division of the field into small units
so that each has a nearly level smface. Levees are
constructed around the areas forming the basins,
within which the irrigation water can be
controlled.
basis point
centesimo de punto porcentual (0,01 8/8)
0.01 percent of yield (e.g. ofa security).
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basket extractor, exit mechanism [GAIT]
mecanismo de salida de cesta
GAIT mechanism that triggers new quotas in the
textile field semiautomatically within existing
restraint agreements.
basket unit
unidad de Ja cesta de monedas; unidad
monetaria compuesta
basket unit of account
unidad de cuenta basada en una cesta de
monedas
A unit of account linked to a basket of currencies.
bear market
Mercado bajista
A prolonged period of falling prices.
bearer bond
bono aJ portador
"before-and-after" test
prueba de "antes y despues"
An analysis of a country or region before and after
the completion of a project.
beggar-my-neighbor policy
politica de empobrecer aI vecino
Protectionism, usually with the intention of
improving domestic employment but without
concern that any such gain in employment in one
nation must cause an opposite change in
employment in the trading partner.
behest project
proyecto emprendido a instandas
gubemamentaJes
bellwether (of economic trends)
indicador primario de las tendencias
economicas
below the line (item)
(partida) extraordinaria
An out-of-the-ordinary revenue or expense item or
a nonrecurrent item requiring a separate entry in a
balance sheet. Compares to above the line item.
benchmark crude; marker crude [oil]
crudo de referenda
Saudi Arabian (gravity API 34 degrees) light

crude oil employed as the standard on which
OPEC price changes have been based.
benchmark jobs
empleos de referenda
benchmark portfolio
cartera modeJo
An assessment of the most efficient passive
portfolio strategy the Bank could adopt for each
major currency if it decided to abandon its active
trading strategy while keeping an average portfolio
duration of 12 months.
benchmark price; marker price [oil]
precio de referencia
The reference price used by OPEC for oil price
changes, based on the price of Saudi Arabian light
crude oil.
benchmark provisioning rate
porcentaje estandar para el establecimiento de
reservas para perdidas
The standard percentage of outstanding principal
balance of non-accrual loans set aside for
provisioning.
benchmark spread
margen estlindar
Standard spread in IFC loans which is added to
six-month LmOR to determine the IFC loan rate.
It is based on risk level and is closely aligned with
the market, where available, for the risk and
maturity in question and will, in general, reflect
risk factors related to the particular investment
and any special characteristics of the loan.
beneficial interest
beneficio contractual; (derecho de) usufructo
Profit, benefit or advantage resulting from a
contract for the ownership of an estate as distinct
from the legal ownership or control.
beneficial owner
usufructuario
A person who does not have title to property but
has rights in the property which are the normal
incidents of owning the property. Cf. record
owner.
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beneficiary assessment
evaluacion con la participacion de los
beneficiarios
beneficiation [minerals]
beneficio
Improvement of the grade of ore by milling,
flotation, sintering, gravity concentration or other
processes.
benefit-cost ratio [US]; cost-benefit ratio [UK]
relacion costos-beneficios
[see also entrepreneurial benefit-cost ratio; private
benefit-cost ratio; social benefit-cost ratio]
benefit stream
serie de beneficios
A succession of benefits over several years.
benefit taxes [ffiRO]
impuestos por beneficios
A recovery of costs and benefits in a project,
considered necessary beyond those through
efficiency pricing, if any, or existing general taxes.
benefits [social security]
prestaciones
"best effort" project [mRO]

proyecto en que se bara todo 10 posible para
lograr la participacion de la mujer
A regular Bank project where "best efforts" are
used to involve women.
"best efforts" sale
venta sin compromiso de garaotia de emision
A new issue which is not underwritten and not
purchased as a whole from the issuer, but is sold
by securities dealers on a "sell what can be sold"
basis. Used in the U.S. securities and syndicated
Eurocredit markets.
best practicable means - BPM see best available
technology - BAT
best practice
practica optima
bettennent levy, tax
impuesto de valorizacion; impuesto sobre la
plulValia
A tax on bettennent (i.e. an expenditure to extend
the useful life of an existing fixed asset).
beverage crop
producto agricola para elaboracion de bebidas
berth see multipurpose berth

berthing capacity
capacidad de atraque
berth throughput
capacidad de despacbo de buques
The handling of ships in a port.
best available technology - BAT; best practicable
means-BPM
tecnologfa optima disponible
In the US, in environmental control, used to refer
to environmental control standards which are at
least as stringent as the unifonn national
technology standards but taking into account costeffectiveness. In other countries, e.g. UK, New
Zealand, Norway, the requirements may be more
or less stringent than national standards and are
legislated for individually by group of facilities or
hazards (e.g. large combustion plants). BAT is the
US tenn, BPM the UK tenn.
bias [economy; statistics]

tendencia; inclinacion; sesgo; predisposicion
bid see also alternative bid; examination of bids;
invitation to bid; lowest evaluated bid; model bid
documents; takeover bid; unsuccessful bid
bid bond, garantee, security
garaotia, fianza de la oterta
Financial or other security supplied by a bidder
when the bid is submitted which guarantees that
he will not withdraw his bid during the period of
bid validity specified on the bid form, will execute
the contract fonn, if required, and will supply
performance security. If he fails to do any of
these the security is forfeit. The security is
refundable if the bid is unsuccessful.
bid documents see model bid documents
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bid form
modelo de ofelia
A document submitted by the bidder for a contract
which offers to supply and deliver the goods
and/or services which are the subject of the bid, in
accordance with the conditions of contract and
specifications. In the document the bidder
undertakes to commence delivery within a
specified amount of days and obtain a
performance security.
bid guarantee see bid bond
bid opening
apertura de ofelias
Examination of all bids submitted for a contract.
The Bank requires this to be done in public, i.e. in
the presence of those bidders or their
representatives who choose to attend.
bid package
conjunto de bienes (obras, servicios, elementos)
a licitar
Usually refers to bids where there is more than one
item involved.
bid price [contract]
precio de ofelia
The price that a bidder specifies in the bid form
for the delivery of goods or completion of the
works.
bidding conditions
bases de licitacion; pUego de condiciones de la
Iicitacion
bidding documents; tender documents
documentos de IicitaciOn
The collection of documents which specifY the
bidding procedures, the technical specification of
the goods/works required and contract terms. They
include the Invitation for Bids, Instruction to
Bidders, General Conditions of Contract,
Special Conditions of Contract, Schedule of
Requirements (or Bill of Quantities), Technical
Specifications, Bid Form, Price Schedules, Bid
Security
Form,
Contract
Form
and
Performance Security Form.
bill of exchange
letra de cambio
bill of lading
conocimiento de embarque
A contract for the delivery of goods to a buyer. It
also represents the title to the goods and a receipt
that the carrier has received the goods.
[see also through bill oflading]
bill of quantities
estimacion cuantitativa
The specification of the quantity of materials to be
used.
[see also priced bill of quantities]
bid security see bid bond

bid submission; delivery of bids
presentacion de ofelias
The act of a bidder handing over his bid to the
purchaser.
bidder (highestllowest)
licitante (que somete la ofelia mas alta, mas
baja)
[see also highest bidder; lowest bidder;
postqualification of bidders; prequalification of
bidders; qualified bidder; second lowest bidder;
successful bidder]
bidding see competitive bidding; competitive
bidding in accordance with local procedures;
component bidding; international competitive
bidding; limited international bidding
bill of quantities contract

contrato basado en una estimacion cuantitativa
A type of unit price contract, with a detailed bill
of quantities calculated on the basis of the plans
of the consultant engineer or architect. The unit
prices are given and the totals worked out. As the
contract is carried out, the quantities actually used
are measured by a quantity surveyor and the
contractor is paid on the basis of these amounts.
billing agent
organismo agente de cobranza
binding; bindings
consolidaciones arancelarias
In GAIT, the fixing or freezing of certain trading
advantages for a three year period.
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biochemical oxygen demand BOD
demanda bioquimica de ougeno - DBO
A measure of the amount of pollution by organic
substances in water. It is expressed as the number
of milligrams of oxygen required by the
micro-organisms to oxidize the organics in a liter
of water.
biochemical oxygen demand over five days
BODS; five day biochemical oxygen demand
demanda bioqufmica de ougeno en cinco diu
DB05
The standard biocbemical oxygen demand test
whereby a sample of the liquid is incubated at 20
degrees C for five days.
biodiversity
diversidad biologica; biodiversidad
biogas plant
central (productora) de biogas
biomass energy
energia de biomasa; energia a partir de
biomasa
biomass (power) plant. station
central (generadora) de energia a partir de
biomasa; central de biomasa
biosphere reserve
reserva de biosfera
An idea created by the UNESCO Man and the
Biosphere Programme, which aimed to establish
protected core areas with one or two surrounding
buffer zones, with the core areas devoted to
sustainable development and habitat restoration.
birth control
control de la natalidad
birth spacing
espaciamiento de los nacimientos
The deliberate effort of couples to postpone a birth.
Also used as a synonym for birth timing.
black economy see parallel economy

black market
mercado negro, dandestino
black money
dinero negro
Money in the economy obtained through illegal
means, such as money from the drug trade.
blanket effect
efecto generalizado
blanket purchase order BPO
orden de compra general
A purchase of low value goods and services from a
single vendor.
blanket release
liberacion incondicional, irrestricta
Release by Bank member of its 18% currency for
indefinite lending or relending.
blend country
pais que puede obtener financiamiento
combinado (del BIRF y la AIF)
Country eligible to receive financing from both
mRDandIDA.
blend financing; mixed financing
financiamiento combinado (del BIRF y la AIF)
blending (of flows)
combinacion de financiamiento
blind trust
fideicomiso cuya composicion es desconocida
por el beneficiario; fideicomiso "ciego"
An arrangement whereby a person places some or
all financial affairs in trust, beyond his personal
control. Used by public officials to avoid conflict
of interest charges. Currently used by the President
of the World Bank and the President of the United
States.
block release see day release
bisque clause
dumla de modificacion parcial
Clause in loan agreement that entitles a borrower
to postpone payments of interest and princip3I for
limited periods of time in balance of payments
difficulties.
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block tariff
tarifa por bloques
A tariff in which the charge is based on a series of
different kilowatt-hour rates applying to successive
kilowatt-hour blocks of given size, supplied during
a specified period.
bond; exit bond; floating rate bond; government

bond; indexed bond; noncallable; original issue
discount bond; outstanding bonds; performance
bond; perpetual bond; publicly issued; registered
bond; serial bond; straight bond; Treasury bond;
warrant bond; zero coupon bond
block trading
negociacion de bloques de acciones
bonded area; free trade zone - FTZ

zona franca
block train
tren bloque
A pennanently made-up train.
bonded contractor
contratista con fianza, afianzado
Contractor who has taken out a surety bond to
cover any claims against him.
blue chip; blue chip security

accion de primera clue; valor de primera clase
blue projects
proyectos azules
Projects covering coasta1 and marine resources.
Cf. brown projects, green projects.
blue stained cotton see gray cotton
blueprint planning
planificacion detallada
Board seminar
reunion informal (del Directorio)
Board of Directors [IFC, MIGA]
Junta de Directores
bonded goods
mercancias en deposito, en almacen de aduanas
Taxable goods held in a government-licensed
warehouse pending payment of customs duties and
other taxes due.
bonded industrial estate
zona industrial en regimen de franquicia
aduanera
bonded warehouse
deposito, almacen de aduanas
A government-licensed warehouse that holds
taxable goods pending payment of customs duties
and other taxes due.
bondholder
tenedor de bonos
Board of (Executive) Directors; Executive Board
rffiRD, IDA1
Directorio Ejecutivo
Board of Governors
Junta de Gobemadores [Banco, AIF, CFI)
Boards of the Bank and the Fund
Directorios del Banco y del Fondo
body corporate; corporate body, institution

persona juridica
boilerplate
chiusula tipo, modelo, estandar
Standard legal language used in legal documents.
bond see annuity bond; bearer bond; bid bond;
convertible bond; corporate bond; coupon bond;
deep discount bond; development bond; discount
bonding [customs]
deposito en almacen de aduanas
bonding company
compania de fianzas
Company which issues performance bonds,
payment bonds and other kinds of bonds.
bonus
prima; bonificacion
bonus clause
clliusula de bonificacion
Clause in a contract which provides for a bonus to
be paid to contractors or suppliers for completion
of works or delivery of goods ahead of schedule,
when this is beneficial to the contracting agency.
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bonus issue
dividendo en acciones
bonus share
accion recibida como dividendo
A share given as a bonus to purchasers of shares.
book value
valor contable, en libros
The net amount at which an asset appears on the
books of account.
boomtown effect see induced development effect
booster pump
bomba de refueno
Pump installed in front of another pump to ensure
satisfactory suction conditions for the main pump
or to deliver water from a deep well to a second
pump, which develops the final delivery head.
booster (pumping) station
estacion (de bombeo) de refueno, de rebombeo
A pumping station in a water distribution system
that is used to increase the pressure in the mains
on the discharge side of the pumps.
border bias
sesgo (por defecto) de margen, de borde
In crop evaluations, under-representation of the
crops at the edge of the plot, because of difficulty
of placing the square used for these estimates.
border check irrigation; border ditch irrigation;
border irrigation; border strip irrigation; gravity
check irrigation; ribbon check irrigation; strip
check irrigation; strip irrigation
riego por tablares, por eras; riego por graved ad
con retenes
Flood irrigation in which land is divided into
border strips and water is delivered into each strip
from a head or field ditch at its upper end.
border currency (unit)
(unidad de) moneda fronteriza
In a project, values measured in foreign exchange
but denominated in the local currency.
border ditch irrigation see border check irrigation
border industry
industria fronteriza
border irrigation see border check irrigation

border point price see cost, insurance and freight
port of entrylborder point price
border price
precio en (Ia) frontera
Price of a tradable good at a country's border or
port of entry.
border strip irrigation see border check irrigation
border taxes
impuestos frontenzos
Taxes levied at national frontiers.
borrower ownership
adopcion (por el prestatario) de un programa
como propio; autoria; identificacion
In adjustment programs, when the borrower adopts
the Bank program as its own. Criteria for this
include launching of economic reforms preceded
or accompanied by productive policy dialogue and
operationally-oriented economic and sector work
by the Bank, a timely program tailored to countryspecific circumstances and supported by adequate
external financing and the borrower endeavoring
to build a strong consensus for the program at key
points in the administraticn.
borrowing capacity
capacidad de endeudamiento
borrowing cost
costo de los emprestitos
borrowing from the public
oferta publica; emision ofrecida at publico
borrowing pool [mRD]
conjunto de emprestitos
Pool of mRD funded debt used to determine on a
semi-annual basis the mRD lending rate.
borrowing rate see depositor rate of interest
bottleneck
estrangulamiento; a veces: congestion
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bottleneck analysis
an81isis de la capacidad Iimitante
Type of analysis concentrating on bottlenecks in
system, e.g. delivery systems, transportation
systems.
brand name drug

especifico; especialidad (farmaceutica)
bottom dressing; basal dressing

abono, estercoladura de base
Brazil-Yugoslavia Precedents
precedente establecido por Brasil y Yugoslavia
Special IBRD share allocations to restore a
member's shareholding in IBRD parallel to its
IMF quotas. Named after the first two countries to
request this.
bottom line
conclusion; resultado final
bottom out (of a recession)
pasar, superar el punto mas bajo
bottom up (approach) [projects]
de abajo arriba
Planning whicb is decentralized and which takes
place at the development project level.
bracket creep, progression [taxation]
paso gradual a tasas impositivas mas altas
The situation in which incomes rise due to
inflation and that rise puts taxpayers in higher
income tax brackets so that a larger percentage of
their income is automatically paid to the
government.
bracketing
restriccion a la admisibilidad de Iititantes
Restriction indicating which bidders may submit a
bid, e.g. by stating that only certain bid prices
may apply.
The Bank does not allow this
procedure in international bidding.
Brady bond
bono Brady
Bond created when existing developing countty
debt is concerted into new debt. The new bond has
a smaller face value or a lower nominal interest
rate than the original bond but may be enhanced
through, for example, collateralization of principal
and/or part of the interest payments.
brain drain
fuga de cerebros, exodo de intelectuales
branch ministty
ministerio responsable de una sola industria
A ministry responsible for just one industry.
brand name product

producto de marca registrada
breach of contract
incumplimiento de contrato; violacion de
contrato
breach of contract risk [MIGA]
riesgo de incumplimiento de contrato
Repudiation or breach of a specified commitment
by the host government to the guarantee bolder in
cases where (1) the guarantee holder does not
have recourse to a competent, independent judicial
or arbitral forum to determine the claims of
repudiation or breach, or (ii) a decision by such a
forum is not rendered within a reasonable period
of time, as defined in the contract of guarantee, or
(iii) a final decision cannot be enforced.
bread grains
cereales panificables
breadwinner
sosten de la familia
breakbulk
carga fraccionada
Cargo packed in separate packages or individual
pieces of cargo, loaded, stowed and unloaded
individually, as distinct from bulk cargo.
break clause; escape clause; jeopardy clause
chiusula de salvaguardia, de elusion, de escape
A clause in a Eurocurrency agreement specifYing
that, if certain events curtail the lender's activity or
the operation of the Euromarkets, other designated
actions will come into effect.
breakdown
desglose; distrioucion
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breakeven analysis
anaIisis de punto muerto, de equilibrio
An analysis of expense and revenue factors, often
expressed graphically, aimed at detennining at
what cost and price points a product, product line
or company break even.
bridging facility
mecanismo de financiamiento transitorio;
servicio de financiamiento transitorio
breakeven (dollar) depreciation

(tasa de) depreciacion de equilibrio
Depreciation rate of the dollar such that the Bank's
headroom is at breakeven point.
broad money
dinero en sentido amplio
Equivalent to M3, i.e. M2 plus the average of the
beginning- and end-of-month deposits of non-bank
thrift institutions.
breakeven point
punto muerto, de equilibrio
The level of product sales at which financial
revenues equal total costs of production. At higher
volumes of production and sales financial profits
are generated. Point where two strategies are
equivalent.
breed [livestock]
raza
breeder [agriculture]
genetista [especies vegetales]; criador;
reproductor [ganaderia]
breeder seed
semilla de primera reproduccion, del mejorador
breeding see plant breeding
breeding material
material genctico, de mejora [especies
vegetales)
breeding station [commercial breeding]
puesto de monta, de cubricion, de reproduccion
breeding stock
(animates) reproductores; sementales
breeding unit
centro de genetica ganadera
bridge, bridging loan
prestamo transitorio, de transicion, "puente"
bridging arrangement, credit
disposiciones transitorias; financiamiento
transitorio
brief [project]
datos basicos de un proyecto
broadcasting (seed, fertilizer)

siembra a voleo; aplicacion de fertilizantes a
voleo
broken cross rates
tipos cruzados dispares
In foreign exchange, disparity among three or
more rates, e.g. if DM 1 = 30 cents and FF 1.5
while FF 1 = 22 cents a Deutschmark will bring 30
cents if converted directly but 33 if converted first
into francs and then into dollars.
broker
corredor (de cambio, de bolsa); agente (de
cambio y bolsa)
brokerage
corretaje
brown coal
carbon bituminoso; lignito
A low-grade coal which commonly retains the
structures of the original wood. It is high in
moisture, low in heat value and checks badly upon
drying.
brown projects
proyectos marrones, pardos
Projects covering the immediate and most critical
environmental problems facing cities; they include
three main areas--energy use and efficiency, urban
and industrial pollution control, and urban
environmental management. Cf. green projects,
blue projects.
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Bruno ratio
relacion de Bruno
The present worth of the domestic currency cost
of realizing a foreign exchange saving divided by
the present worth of the net foreign exchange
saving. A project is accepted if it is less than the
official exchange rate in financial analysis or less
than the shadow exchange rate in economic
analysis.
[see also modified Bruno ratio]
bubble concept
criterio de contaminacion total permisible
The concept whereby the total pollution level for
an area must be set collectively but the market can
allocate that total among competing uses by
exchange of emission permits.
bubble-up effect
efecto de capilaridad, ascendente
The opposite of the trickle-down effect. The
benefits of a project, change in economic policy
benefiting the lowest paid and gradually rising up
the scale.
bucket latrine
letrina de cubo
A latrine where the sullage falls into a bucket
which can be removed for disposal of the sullage.
budget see also capital budget; cash budget;
current budget; exchange budget; investment
budget; midyear review; operating budget; partial
budget; performance budget; program budget;
special budget; unit activity (crop) budget; whole
farm budget
budget closure
cierre del presupuesto
Lapsing of authority to incur approved budgetary
expenses. In the Bank, this is at the end of the
fiscal year for the regular and reimbursable
budgets and after three years for capital budgets.
budget cuts
reducciones presupuestarias
budget deficit; budgetary gap
deficit presupuestario
budget estimates
proyecto de presupuesto; estimaciones
presupuestarias
budget neutral
que no afecta aI presupuesto
Outputs having no influence on the budget.
Budget Planning Framework [ffiRD]
parametros de planificacion presupuestaria
budget process
proceso presupuestario
budget surplus
superavit presupuestario
budgetary aid
ayuda presupuestaria, para el presupuesto
budgetary gap; budget deficit
budget amendment [U.S.]

enmienda presupuestaria presidencial
budgeting see full budgeting; planning,

programming, budgeting system; zero base
budgeting
budget appropriation
autorizacion presupuestaria [EE.UU.]; credito
presupuestario; asignacion presupuestaria
buffer fund
fondo de regulacion, de estabilizacion
Fund set up to regulate buffer stocks.
budget authority
facultad presupuestaria
buffer stock scheme

plan de existencias reguladoras
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buffer stocks
existencias reguladoras
Stocks of a commodity held in an attempt to even
out price fluctuations in primary commodities. The
operators use the stock to mitigate fluctuations in
prices by selling from the commodity stock when
prices are high and by buying the commodity
when prices are low.
built-in tendency
tendencia intrinseca
bulk, in
a granel
bulk procurement
compra, adquisicion en grandes cantidades, en
grueso
build-own operate - BOO

construcci6n-propiedad~peraci6n
Type of construction contract whereby a private

firm finances some or all of the initial investment
and is remunerated directly from revenues earned
by the project from selling output to a public
utility. The project is kept by the private firm and
not transferred back to the government.
build-operate-transfer; build-operate-tumover BOT
construccion~peraci6n-transferencia - COT
utility. Ownership is eventually transferred to the
state or to private domestic investors.
build-own-operate-transfer - BOOT
bull market
mercado alcista
A rising market.
bullet issue
emision, emprestito reembolsable de una sola
vez a so vencimiento
bump integrator [highways]
integrador de irregularidades
Type of machine for measuring uneven road
surfaces.
bunching
acumulacion; congestion
[see also debt bunching
bunching of maturities
acumulacion de vencimientos
construccion-propiedad~peracion
transferencia - CPOT
utility. Ownership is initially held by the firm but
eventually transferred to the state or to private
domestic investors.
built-in evaluation [projects]
evaluacion incorporada en los proyectos
built-in stabilizers
elementos estabilizadores, automaticos,
internos,intrinsecos
Relationships which reduce the amplitude of
cyclical fluctuation in the economy without any
direct action by government, firms or individuals,
e.g. a progressive tax which reduces the spending
power of consumers in amounts which change
faster than incomes, resulting in contractionary
tendencies during expansionary periods and vice
versa.
bund
dique; terraplen
[see also contour bund]
bunker [coal]
carbonera
bunker; bunker oil
combustible para calderas, barcos
A heavy residual fuel oil used by ships, industry
and for large-scale heating installations.
bunkering
aprovisionamiento de combustible [barcos]
To fill a ship's bunker with coal or oil.
buoyancy [economics]
capacidad de reaccion; dinamismo
[see also tax buoyancy]
buoyant demand
demanda intensa
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buoyant market
buying agent [commodities]
mereado activo
agente comprador; agente de compras
burden sharing
buying rate of exchange
participacion en el financiamiento de los costos,

gastos [beneficiarios]; participacion en la carga;
distribucion de la carga [donantes]
The rate at which foreign exchange banks and

brokers agree to buy foreign currency.
burn beating see ash farming
bylaws
tipo de cambio comprador
reglamento; a veces: estatutos

burning [agriculture] see ash farming
bush fallow
barbecbo en maleza
Poor quality land covered with scrubby vegetation.
business accounting
contabilidad de empresa, comereial

business community
medios, esferas, circulos empresariales,

comerciales
business cycle; trade cycle
cicio economico; coyuntura
business cycle policy
politica coyuntural
business expenses
gastos de explotacion, de operacion

business line
actividad comereial; ramo

business plan
plan de actividades (empresariales)
business (profit) tax; corporate income tax [US];
corporation tax [UK]
impuesto sobre las utilidades

buy-back agreement; take-out agreement
acuerdo de recompra
buyer credit; buyers' credit
credito de compradores
buyer's market
mereado de compradores; mercado favorable a

los compradores
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~C~
calendar quarter
trimestre del ailo civil
call for capital; call of capital
requerimiento de capital
Request for paying in of callable capital.
call in a loan, to
exigir el reembolso de un prestamo
call loan
prestamo a la vista
A loan on a demand basis (Le. which either the
borrower or lender may terminate at will).
call money; day to day money; demand money;
money at call
dinero exigible; dinero a la vista
Money deposited in an interest~bearing account,
that can be called by the depositor on a day's
notice. Often applied to money lent by banks to
stock exchange brokers, which may be called at
any time.
calling in of a currency
retiro de una moneda de la circulacion;
desmonetizacion
calorie intake
ingestion de calorias
calving rate
tasa de paricion
The number of calves born alive in any year
expressed as a percentage of the number of
females let to the bull in the previous year.
cancellation
condonacion (de una deuda); anulacion;
cancelaci6n
Voiding a debt by annulling or paying it.
cancelled debt
deuda anulada
cap
tope; a veces: contrato, prestamo con interes
tope
A floating rate note with an upper limit on the
interest rate to be paid.
capability {urban development]
capacidad
call of capital see call for capital

capacity see rated capacity
call option
opcion de compra
Option to purchase designated securities at a
predetermined price within a specified time limit.
call order contract
contrato de servicios ocasionales
Contract whereby an entreprise engages staff on a
short-term basis but does not know when it needs
them so reserves the right to call them when
needed.
callable (capital, subscription)
exigible
That part of capital which is not yet paid up and
on which payments can be called for.
called up (share) capital; paid in (share) capital
capital pagado
capital see also commercial capital; domestic

capital formation; equilibrating capital flow;
equity capital; floating capital; foreign capital;
frozen capital; General Capital Increase; gross
fixed capital formation; incremental capital-output
ratio; loan capital; marginal efficiency of capital;
noncash working capital; official capital; overhead
capital; paid-in (share) capital; paid~up capital;
public (capital) expenditure; quasi~uity;
recycling (of capital); return of capital; return on
capital; return to capital; risk capital; seed capital;
Selective Capital Increase; share capital; social
overhead capital; uncalled capital; unimpaired
capital; venture capital; volatile capital; working
capital
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capital account
cuenta de capital
In balance of payments, it measures the short- and
long-tenn financial movements which may be
associated with the purchase of physical assets,
stocks and shares, or with the placing of money on
a short-tenn basis.
capital adequacy
suficiencia deO) capital
capital assets; fixed assets; pennanent assets; fixed
capital [accounting]
activos fijos; capital fijo
All tangible assets (movable and immovable) held
by an entity and used in its normal operations for
the production of goods or services. These assets
have a normal life longer than one year and are
not normally acquired for resale.
capital base
base de capital
Total capital of an organization, i.e. capital plus
reserves.
capital budget
presupuesto de capital
A budget which is limited to showing planned
expenditures and sources of funds for purchases of
capital goods. In the Bank, one of three budgets,
it is for funds used to incur costs that result in
capital assets being created in the balance sheet.
Includes computing and office technology
equipment, buildings, building renovation,
furniture and other equipment costing more than
$50,000.
capital consumption allowance
reservapara depreciacion
An entry in the national income accounts which
reflects the depreciation of equipment and
machinery within a given period of time. Usually
based on tax reports of depreciation.
capital cost
costa de inversion
capital deepening
aumento del capital con respecto aI trabajo
Action which increases the relative value of capital
in relation to labor (see capital widening).
capital deepening investment

inversion orientada a aUlDentar la eficiencia de
la produccion y reducir los costos
Investment aimed at increasing production
efficiency and lowering costs.
capital-deficit oil exporter
exportador de petrileo con deficit de capital
capital efficiency
productividad del capital; rentabilidad del
capital
capital endowment
dotacion de capital
capital equipment; capital goods
bienes de capital, de equipo
Production goods, i.e. instruments of production
such as buildings, machinery, equipment, etc.
rather than iterns for immediate consumption.
capital expenditure; capital outlay
gasto(s) de capital; inversion en capital fijo
capital flight; flight of capital
fuga de capitales
capital flow; capital movement
movimiento, tlujo de capital
capital formation
formacion de capital
capital gain
ganancia de capital; plusvalia
capital gains tax
impuesto sobre la plusvalia; impuesto sobre
ganancias de capital
capital gearing ratio see gearing ratio
capital goods; capital equipment
Production goods, i.e. instruments of production
such as buildings, machinery, equipment, etc.
rather than iterns for immediate consumption.
capital grants
transferenclas de capital (no reembolsables)
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capital impairment
reduccion del capital
The estimated loss in an investment.
capital inadequacy
insuficiencia de(l) capital
capital inflow
entrada, afluencia de capital
capital infrastructure
infraestructura (economica); capital social
basico
capital intensity
intensidad de capital
capital-intensive
con gran intensidad de capital; con uso
intensivo de capital; con alto coeficiente de
capital
capital investment
inversion (de capital)
capital-labor ratio
relacion capital-trabajo
The ratio at which labor and capital are combined
within the production process. Generally labor and
capital are measured as flows per unit of time.
capital loss
perdida de capital
capital market
mereado de capital(es)
The market for buying and selling long-term
loanable funds, in the form of bonds, mortgages
and the like. Unlike the money market, where
short-term funds are traded, the capital market
tends to center on well-organized institutions such
as the stock exchange. However, there is no
clearcut distinction between the two other than
that capital market loans are generally used by
businesses, financial institutions and governments
to buy capital goods whereas money-market loans
generally fill a temporary need for working
capital.
capital movement; capital flow
movimiento, f1ujo de capital
capital outlay; capital expenditure

gasto(s) de capital; inversion en capital fijo
capital-output ratio
relacion capital-producto
The ratio of the amount of capital to the amount of
output produced by that capital.
capital position
posicion de capital
The amount of capital held.
capital recovery factor - CRF
factor de recuperacion del capital
The annual payment that will repay a loan of I
currency unit in x years with compound interest on
the unpaid balance. Also called the "partial
payment factor." The reciprocal of the present
worth of an annuity factor. Generally obtained
from a set of compounding and discounting tables.
This factor permits calculating the equal
installments necessary to repay (amortize) a loan
over a given period at a stated interest rate. The
total payment is a varying combination of both
interest and repayment (amortization) of principal.
capital-service ratio
coeficiente, relacion capital-servicio
Contractual service payments on long-term debt
plus remitted profits on direct investment divided
by exports of goods and services.
capital stock
capital social, acdonario; capital nadonal [para
un pais]
capital structure
estructura de capital
capital subscription [mRD]
suscripcion al capital, de acciones del capital
capital supply
oferta de capital
capital-surplus country
pais con supedvit de capital; pais superavitario
capital transfer
transferencia de capital
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capital widening
ampliation del capital; aumento del capital
Investment that increases the absolute value of
capital (see capital deepening).
capital works
instaladones fisicas
capitalized expenses
gastos capitalizados; costos capitalizados
An item of cost usua1ly charged to profit and loss
but, because related to a period of construction,
added to a capital-asset account.
capitation approach [health financing]
sistema de capitacion
capitation tax; poll tax; head tax
(impuesto de) eapitacion
capture (e.g. of public services)
captacion
The use of a significant amount, e.g. of public
services or resources by relatively narrow special
interests.
carried interest [petroleum industry]

participaeion pasiva
A fractional interest in oil and gas property,
usua1ly a lease, the holder of which has no
personal obligation for operating costs, which are
to be paid by the owner or owners of the remaining
fraction, who reimburse themselves, therefore, out
of production receipts.
carrying capacity (of the Earth)
capaeidad de absorcion
The ability of Earth to absorb emissions and waste.
carrying capacity [pastures]
eapacidad de carga; capaeidad de sustento;
capaeidad ganadera
The amount of feed available from a pasture area,
generally stated in animal units.
carrying capacity [transportation]
capacidad de acarreo
carrying cost (of capital); charge of capital
costo de inactividad del capital

The interest on debit balances.
capture fishery; harvest fishery

pesca
Fishing for wild fish, normally from a boat, as
opposed to aquaculture, where the fish are bred in
a controlled environment.
carrying costs, charges [goods]

costo de mantenimiento en existencia
The cost of carrying commodities held in a
warehouse, such as charges for storage, insurance,
haulage and loss of interest on the investment.
carbon fixation, sequestration

fijacion de carbono
Conversion,
through
photosynthesis,
of
atmospheric carbon dioxide into organic form in
plants.
carrying gain
diferencia positiva
The positive difference between the return on a
portfolio and its average cost.
carbon sink
zona de absorcion de carbono
Natural structure, such as a forest, that absorbs
carbon dioxide and other carbon-based emissions.
carbon tax
impuesto a las emisiones de earbono; recargo 0
multa para reducir las emisiones de carbono
A tax levied on products that emit greenhouse
gases.
career development
planmeacion del avance profesional
carrying loss
diferencia negativa
The negative difference between the return on a
portfolio and its average cost.
carryover loan
prestamo a corto plazo para salvar una
dificultad temporal
carryovers
criditos, saldos que se traspasanj creditos,
saldos traspasados
Funds unused during a financial year which are
transferred to the budget for the following
financial year.
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cascade tax
impuesto en cascada
A tax levied at several stages of the manufacturing
process.
case study
estudio de un caso practico, de casos practicos
cash advance
anticipo de caja
cash balance; cash holdings; cash in hand; cash on
hand
sal do de, en caja
Cash in immediate possession represented by coin,
paper money and negotiable checks and other
paper commonly accepted for immediate credit by
a bank in a deposit of cash.
cash-based budget planning
planificacion presupuestaria en valores de caja,
en efectivo
Budget planning based on actual cash outlays for
the budget, rather than for a fixed amount of
items, with allowances for cost increases.
cash deficit
deficit de caja
cash economy
economia moneta ria
cash expenditures
gastos en efectivo
cash flow
flujo de fondos; corriente de fondos; liquidez;
flujos de caja
A narrow definition for funds flow, restricted to
cash or cash equivalents. Sometimes used
synonymously with funds flow.
cash flow system of taxation
sistema impositivo con deduccion de gastos
efectuados en el mismo aiio
System of taxation whereby all expenditures are
deducted from the income base in the same year as
they are incurred.
cash forecast
previsiones de caja
cash (basis) accounting

contabilidad segiin registro de caja;
contabilidad en valores de caja
A fonn of accounting wherein transactions are
recorded only as cash is paid or received. Related
financial statements are usually restricted to a
summary of receipts and payments.
cash generation; internal cash generation;

internally generated funds
recursos propios; recursos provenientes de las
operaciones
cash basis, on a
segiin registro de caja
cash holdings see cash balance
cash budget
presupuesto de caja
An estimate of cash receipts and disbursements for
a future period, cash requirements at various
points within the period, and cash on hand at the
end of the period.
cash buybacks
recompras en efectivo
cash crop
cultivo comercial
A crop sold directly on the market as compared to
one which is fed to animals or otherwise used but
not sold.
cash grant
donacion en efectivo
cash income
ingresos monetarios, en efectivo
cash inflows
afluencia de fondos; entradas de fondos
cash in hand see cash balance
cash input [accounting]
aportacion, aporte en efectivo
The cash component of an investment, as
compared to the capital, labor, etc. component
cash input [agricultural projects]
in sumo de fondos en efectivo
An input into a project used to produce an output
in the fonn of cash.
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cash management
gestion de caja
Control and use of liquid assets.
cash market see spot market
cash on hand see cash balance
cash payment
pago al contado; pago en efectivo
cash position
situacion de efectivo, de liquidez
cash projections
proyeccion del flujo de fondos
casual labor
trabajadores ocasionales; mano de obra
ocasional
catalytic converter
convertidor catalitico
A device installed in motor vehicle exhaust
systems that reduces the emIssIons of
hydrocarbons and carbon monoxide.
catalytic role
funcion catalizadora
The way a project encourages other potential
cofinancers to join in the project.
catch basin; catchment area
cuenca de captacion; zona de captacion [riego];
zona de captacion, de influencia [educacion,
etc.]
catch crop
cultivo intercalado, intermedio
A quick-growing crop, planted and harvested
between two regular crops in consecutive seasons
or between two patches of regular crops in the
same season.
catchment area; catch basin
cuenca de captacion; zona de captacion [riego];
zona de captacion, de influencia [educacion,
etc.]
categorical grant; targeted grant

donacion para fines especificos, para un fin
especifico
Grant given by central government for specific
purposes.
Categoxy I countries [ffiRD]
paises de la Categoria I
Industrial member countries.
Categoxy IT countries [ffiRD]
paises de la Categoria n
Developing member countries.
cattle on the hoof
ganado en pie
Live cattle.
cattle unit
unidad ganadera
Unit for measuring number of animals - cattle 1,
sheep = 1, goat = 0.05, fowl = 0.01, pig = 0.2-0.4.
[see also tropical cattle unit]
caucus (of countries at Annual Meetings)
grupo
ceiling price
precio tope, maximo
The maximum price which may be charged,
regardless of what price would be reached through
the natural forces of supply and demand.
center pivot sprinkle irrigation
riego por aspersion con pivote central
Type of irrigation which consists of a central pivot
linked to a water supply and a long arm extending
from this central pivot which sprays water on
crops, often with subsidiaxy arms extending from
the major one.
centrally-managed costs
costos, gastos centralizados
Costs which are the responsibility, for budgetary
purposes, of the institution as a whole, as opposed
to those that are the responsibility of individual
units (see unit-tnanaged costs).
centrally planned economy (country)
economia de planificacion centralizada; pais
con economia de planificacion centralizada
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central rate [exchange rates]
tipo de cambio central
channel [trade]
conducto, cauce, via de comercializacion
central vicepresidencies [ffiRD]

vicepresidencias centrales
Vicepresidencies in ffiRD responsible for the
central research and operations support functions.
channel, river
caucc, lecho, canal de un rio
certificate of deposit
certificado de deposito
Certificate of an interest-bearing time deposit with
a bank.
charge; lien [legal]

cargo; gravamen; embargo preventivo
chargeback
cargo al usuario
certified seed
semilla certificada
The progeny of breeder, select, foundation or
registered seed so handled as to maintain
satisfactory genetic purity and identity.
charge number [currency pool]

base de c8lculo de la tasa de interes
An intennediate variable used to calculate
currency pool interest, it is determined by
revaluing each day's current dollar-equivalent
balance to the present using the product of the
duality revaluation factors between that day and
the present, with the sum of these daily revalued
balances representing the charge number.
ceylon cotton; tree cotton; Siam cotton; China

cotton
algodon arbOreo
charge of capital; carrying cost (of capital)

The interest on debit balances.
chain index
indice en cadena
An index number derived by relating the value at
any given period to the value in the previous
period rather than to a fixed base.
charges [utilities]
tarifas; cargos
certificate of payment
recibo; comprobante de pago
chart see bar chart; chart of accounts; construction

progress chart; flip chart; flow chart; performance
chart; process chart; progress chart; scatter chart
chair, constituency of an Executive Director

[World Bank]
pais(es) representado(s) por un Director
Ejecutivo; a veces: jurisdiccion
charter (of a company)

escritura de constitucion; escritura social
chair representing ... [World Bank Executive

Directors]
representante de
charter party - clp

contrato de f1etamento
A contract between shipowner and charterer for
the carriage of goods or hire of vessel for a period
of time.
changes clause [US]

clausula de modificacion unilateral
A clause in a contract giving a contracting officer
the right to make unilateral changes to a contract,
provided that the changes are within the general
scope of the contract.
chart of accounts
plan de cuentas
A systematically arranged list of accounts
applicable to a specific concern giving account
names and numbers, if any.
changes in working capital statement see

statement of changes in financial position
cherry picking
seleccion de 10 mejor
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chief economist
economista principal (Olicina Regional)
claim (on resources)

utilizacion de recursos
child mortality
mortalidad en la nioez [uno a cuatro aDos de
edad]
[see also infant mortality]
c1aused bill of lading; dirty bill of lading

conocimiento de embarque con reservas,
objeciones
A bill of lading that has been endorsed by the
shipowner as the goods described in the bill do not
conform to what is offered for shipment, e.g.
package missing, goods damaged, etc.
China cotton~ Ceylon cotton; Siam cotton; tree

cotton
a1godon arbOreo
chlorofluorocarbon - CFC
clorofluorocarbono - CFC
churn factor
oficinas en alquiler temporal
Leased space to handle demand surge and space
modifications.
cistern flush latrine
letrina de cisterna y sifon
Latrine where the water for flushing comes from a
cistern.
civil commotion
conmocion civil
Events which have all the characteristics of a riot
but which are more widespread and of longer
duration, without, however, attaining the status of
civil war, revolution. rebellion or insurrection.
Covered by MIGA under the war and civil
disturbance category. Cf. riot.
civil service
administracion publica; cuerpo de funcionarios
publicos
civil works~ public works
obras civiles
claim
reclamadon; demanda; exigencia; derecbo;
afirmacion; etc.; acreencia [banca]; (titulo de)
credito [finanzas]
[see also financial claim; financial claims of
government]
claim [mining]
denuncio; concesion
clawback provision
chiusula de suscripcion preferente
Clause in an underwriting agreement for a security
that restricts the issue to a certain group, e.g.
domestic buyers, till demand from that group is
satisfied.
clean bill of lading
conocimiento de embarque sin reservas,
objeciones
A bill of lading which has no superimposed
clause(s) expressly declaring a defective condition
of the packaging or goods.
clean coal
carbon limpio, libre de impurezas
Coal produced by a cleaning process.
clean fuel
combustible no contaminante
Fuel that causes little or no pollution
clean-up (environmental)
(tarea de) reparadon de los daDOS ambientales;
remediar los daDOS sufridos por el medio
ambiente; limpieza (del medio ambiente)
clearance
autorizacion; compensacion [cbeques];
despacbo aduanero; aprobacioo; espacio libre;
luz [entre cuerpos); despeje [transporte]
[see also slum clearance; tax clearance]
clearing [agriculture]
desmonte; desbroce
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clearing house
cAmara de compensacion [bancos); centro de
intercambio de informacion
An organization set up by financial institutions
agreeing to initiate and receive among themselves
electronic funds transfers authorized by their
customers.
client country
pais solicitante; pais que recurre a los senicios
del Banco
clinker
clinquer; clinker [fabricacion de cemento)
out are divided among a limited group of

members, in order to save fees.
club loan
prestamo concedido por un club bancario, por
un consorcio
Loan whereby, instead of one bank being
designated lead bank and others comanagers or
underwriters, the various functions these carty
out are divided among the members, in order to
save fees.
cluster analysis
anaIisis por conglomerados, grupos
A statistical procedure for arranging a number of
objects in homogeneous subgroups based on their
mutual similarities and hierarchical relationships.
closed--end investment company, fund [US];

investment trust [UK]
sociedad de inversion con numero de acciones
fijo
Investment company with a fixed number of
shares outstanding. The shares represent an
interest in the fund's portfolio. New shares may
not be issued.
cluster audit
evaluacion ex post combinada
OED audit of several operations together in one
audit in order to analyze critical issues in a wider
sector or country context.
closely-held corporation
empresa con pocos accionistas
A corporation whose stock is held by a small
group, usually with an agreement that if a member
of the group desires to sell any part of the
ownership, it must first be offered to the other
members of the group.
cluster sampling
muestreo por conglomerados, grupos
When the basic sampling unit in the population is
to be found in groups or clusters (e.g. human
beings in households) the sampling is sometimes
carried out by selecting a sample of clusters and
observing all the members of each selected cluster.
close of business - c.o.b.

cierre de las actividades
coal-based fuel
combustible denvado del carbOn
closing date
fecha de cierre
coal field
yacimiento de carbOn
closing stock [livestock]

numero de animales aI final del periodo
contable
Number of animals held at the end of an
accounting period.
coal fired power station

central electrica de carbOn, que utiliza carbOn
como combustible
closure of the proceeding [ICSID]

conclusion de los procedimientos
club deal
operacion concertada por, con un club
bancario, consorcio
Loan whereby, instead of one bank being
designated lead bank and others comanagers or
underwriters, the various functions these carty
coal gasification
gasificacion del carbOn
coal liquefaction
Iicuefaccion del carbOn
coarse grain(s)
cereaIes secundarios
Cereal grains used to feed livestock.
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coastal shipping
eabotaje
collateral
garantia
coastal state
estado ribereilo, costero
collateral financing
financiamiento eon garantia
coastal strip country

pais de Iranja litoral estrecha
Country consisting of a small strip of land with an
outlet to the sea. Examples include Gambia and
Togo.
collect call~ transfer charge call; reverse charge

call
lIamada de eobro revertido
codetermination~ comanagement~ management

participation system
cOgesDon; coadministracion; sistema de
participadon en la gestion, administracion
System which gives employees the right to be
represented in the decisions of a corporation.
co-exposure [insurance]
riesgo conjunto
cofinanc(i)er
cofinandador
cofinancing
cofinandamiento
coinsurance
coaseguro(s)
Insurance where a number of insurers share the
risk or where insured and insurer share the risk.
[see also qualitative coinsurance~ quantitative
coinsurance]
coke oven gas
gas de homo de coque
coke oven plant
coqueria
coking coal
earbOn coquificable
Coal which can be converted into useful coke that
must be strong enough to withstand handling.
colead manager
(banco) eodirector [emisiones de bonos]
Lender ranking next to lead manager in a
Euroloan.
collection of data
recopilacion de datos
collection of taxes
recaudacion de impuestos
collective self-reliance
autosuficienda colectiva; confianza de la
colectividad en sf misma
Term used to describe the economic independence
of the developing countries from the industrial
countries and economic cooperation among the
developing countries. Embodied in the Arusha
Programme for Collective Self-Reliance, 1979.
collegial management
administraeion eolegiada
Management system based on the manager being
supported by an advisory committee (consisting of
senior staff) which helps him in his
decision-making.
collusive oligopoly
oligopolio eolusorio
Oligopoly where participants act as a cartel.
collusive tendering
licitation eolusoria
coloan
prestamo eofinandado
A coftnanced loan.
comanagement; codetermination; management
cogestion; coadministradon; sistema de
participation en la gestion, administradon
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combined cycle [energy]
cicio combinado
Designation of a power plant that uses two
technologies to generate electricity. Usually
applied to gas-turbine and steam-turbine
combinations.
combined heat and power - CHP
produceion eombinada de ealor y eleetrieidad
command-and-control instrument, regulation
meeanismos ofieiales de eontrol
Government issued regulations, bans or other
control mechanism.
command area [irrigation]
zona bajo riego control ado
An area which could be profitably irrigated or has
effectively been irrigated.
command economy; controlled economy; directed
economy
eeonomfa dirigida
An economy in which a significant amount of end
results is due to the deliberate decision of
government bodies rather than to consumer choice
plus forces of supply and demand.
commercial bank
banco eomereial, privado
commercial bills; commercial paper
efectos eomereiales; papel comercial; papeles de
comereio
Promissory notes normally having a maximum
maturity of 270 days sold by companies or institutions to raise cash for purposes of working
capital.
A major borrowing instrument for
first-class borrowers in the U.S. and Canada.
commercial capital
capital eomereial, en eondieiones de mereado
commercial conditions
eondiciones de mereado
commercial debt
deuda eon los baneos eomereiales, privados
commercial deposit [mining]
yaeimiento rentable
commercial energy
energia eomereial
commercial, commercialized GDP
pm eomereial
The gross domestic product of commercial

activities, i.e. excluding invisibles, services, etc.
commercial lending
prestamos, flnuciamiento en condiciones
eomereiales
Lending not always at market rate but under
normal market conditions (e.g. as regards
maturity, reimbursement) (see market-related
lending).
commercial paper see commercial bills
commercial production
produeeion a escala eomereial
commission, to
eneargar; encomendar; poner en servieio
commissioned company
empresa comisionista; eompaAia eomisionista
[emisiones de bonos]
Agent in Japan which acts for the mRD (or other
non-Japanese financial institutions) in the issue of
bonds on the Japanese market.
commitment authority; authority [IDA]
faeultad para eontraer eompromisos
The authority that IDA has to make credit
commitments based on the amount of resources it
has received or had committed from donors.
commitment charge, fee
eomision por eompromiso, por inmovilizacion
defondos
A fee paid by a borrower to a lender in the period
between approval of a loan and disbursement of
the loan. Intended to reimburse the lender for the
cost associated with meeting a disbursement
request on demand. Usually stated as a percentage
of the loan amount approved and much less than
the interest rate charged for the loan commencing
with disbursement.
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commitment deflator
deflactor de los compromisos
A deflator which translates Bank commitments
into constant dollars.
commodity
producto basico, prima rio; bienes
[see also core commodities; international
commodity agreements; international commodity
organizations; non-food agricultural commodity;
primary commodity; self-targeting (commodity)]
commodity agreement
acuerdo, convenio sobre un producto basico,
primario
commodity assistance
asistencia en especie
commodity loan
pre.tamo en especie
commodity producing countries, sectors
paises, sedores de pl-oduccilm primaria
companion crops
cultivos simbioticos
A crop sown with another crop on the same land,
often to increase returns from the first crop, e.g. by
attracting predators of pests of the primary crop.
comparatio [staff compensation]
comparatio (la>
A statistical measure which shows the relationship
of average salaries of a given population to the
midpoint(s) of the applicable salary range(s).
comparative advantage
ventaja comparativa
compensation
indemnization; remuneration; compensation
compensatory damages
indemnizacion compensatoria
Damages to compensate an injured party for his
actual loss and/or irijury and no more, as opposed
to nominal damages and punitive damages.
commodity trade
comercio de produdos basicos, primarios
competent court or other authority (to enforce

awards) [ICSID]
tribunales competentes 0 cualquier otra
autoridad (para ejecutar laudos)
common share; common stock; ordinary share;

equity
accion ordinaria
Units of ownership in a public corporation.
competing claims (on resources)

competencia por la obtencion de recursos
communication hub
centro de comunication
community facilities; social infrastructure
instalaciones comunitarias; infraestructura
social
community health services
servicios comunitarios de salud
community health worker - CHW
trabajador de salud de la comunidad; agente de
salud comunitaria
commuter
viajero frecuente 0 cotidiano (por razones de
trabajo, de negocios)
competitive bidding
Iicitacion publica
competitive bidding in accordance with local
procedures; local competitive bidding - LCB
licitacion publica segUn procedimientos
nacionales, anuneiada local mente; Iicitacion
publica nacional
Competitive bidding advertised locally and in
accordance with local procedures. Used where
foreign competition is unlikely to be attracted.
competitive market
mereado de competencia, competitivo
complementarity
complementacion; aspectos complementarios
The provision of funds from extra sources. Used to
refer to cofinancing arrangements.
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complementary financing
financiamiento complementario
Form of cofinancing whereby the lead agency (e.g.
the Bank) in addition to making its own loan for
an investment project or program, could
participate in a commercial bank loan for the same
project or program with the sales of participations
being pre-arranged (i.e. before the financing is
executed).
complement control
control de la dotacion de personal
Management imposed constraints on the number
of staff at certain grades.
completely knocked down - CKD
completamente desmontado
Components of a piece of machinery that have not
been assembled.
completion certificate (of a project)
certificado de terminacion
completion coefficient
coeficiente de semanas-personal basta la
aprobacion del proyecto
Staffweeks per project from identification to
approval, excluding dropped projects.
composite peg [foreign exchange]

vinculo compuesto; vinculo a una combinacion
de monedas
composting
produccion de abonos a partir de desecbos
compound [West Africa]
recinto (ocupado por una familia eItensa)
compound fertilizer; mixed fertilizer
fertilizante compuesto
A formula or mixture of fertilizer compounds such
as nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium, in definite
proportions.
compound interest
interes compuesto
compound rate of growth
tasa compuesta de crecimiento
compounding factor
factor de interes compuesto
What an initial amount of 1 becomes when
growing at compound interest.
completion economic rate of return

tasa de rentabilidad economica a la terminacion
The rate of return on completion of a project.
comprehensive auditing
evaluacion, auditoria general, integral, a fondo
Auditing going beyond financial auditing into
evaluation and examination of other non-financial
aspects of projects.
component (of a project)

elemento; componente
comprehensive insurance
segura contra todo riesgo
component bidding
oferta parcial
Bidding for part of a contract instead of a whole
contract.
comprehensive planning
planificacion global, integral
composite currency unit

unidad monetaria compuesta
Currency units denominated in a basket of
currencies. The two main ones are the Special
Drawing Right (SDR) and the European
Currency Unit (ECU).
composite mission
misi6n multidisciplinaria
comprehensive school
escuela diversificada, polivalente
In the United States, a secondary school that
includes both general education courses and
specialized fields of study in its program and thus
offers academic, commercial, trade and technical
subjects. In the United Kingdom, a non-selective
secondary school providing all types of education
for all or most of the children in a district.
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comptroler
contralor
An accountant in charge whose technical skills
and professional interests are confined to a single
organization or organizational group and who has
been given that title by the management of the
organization(s).
concertina reduction
reduccion de las tasas mhimas de cada tramo
arancelario, del arancel
Method of reducing a tariff structure by reducing
the top rate at each step of the transition to the
next highest level, leaving the lowest rates
unchanged.
compulsory saving
ahorro forzoso
concessional; concessionary
concesionario; en condiciones concesionarias,
muy favorables
computable general equilibrium (CGE) model

modelo computadorizado de equilibrio general
A mathematical model developed by the World
Bank to model national economies. Used in
providing projections and aiding policy analysis as
it is able to analyze the effect on a country of
project results, macroeconomic factors, etc.
computer see mainframe computer
computer aided design CAD
diseiio con ayuda de computadoras
computer aided manufacture CAM
fabricacion con ayuda de computadoras
computer language
lenguaje de programacion de computadoras
computer virus
virus informatico
computerized
computerizado; informatizado
concealed unemployment; covert, disguised,
hidden unemployment
desempleo encubierto, oculto, disfrazado
concentration ratio
coeficiente de concentracion
Percentage of total sales or output accounted for by
largest firms in a country.
conceptual design
diseiio conceptual
concessional, concessionary aid

asistencia, ayuda en condiciones concesionarias,
muy favorables
concessional, concessionary element
factor, elemento concesionario, de donacion
concessional flow
flujo, corriente (de fondos) en condiciones
concesionarias
concessional terms
condiciones concesionarias, muy favorables
concessionary; concessional
concesionario; en condiciones concesionarias,
muy favorables
Conciliation Rules [ICSID]
Reglas de Conciliacion
[see Rules of
Procedure for
Proceedings]
Conciliation
concurrent indicator
indicador contemporaneo
A statistic which has no value for predicting
purposes because it changes at the same time as
the economy in general, e.g. many types of sales
will peak out and bottom out simultaneously with
overall economic conditions.
conditionality
condicionalidad
Conditions attached to financing, often used to
refer to IMF financing, e.g. upper credit tranche
limits.
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conditions of effectiveness
condiciones de entrada en vigor
condominial sewerage system
sistema de alcantarillado "en condominio"
Shallow, small-diameter sewers laid at flat
gradients run through backyards, receiving flows
from short lengths of house connections before
making a single, "block" connection to the public
sewer.
confinned letter of credit
carta de crMito confirmada
Fonn of irrevocable letter of credit whereby the
correspondent bank of the issuing bank gives an
undertaking to the beneficiary that payment will be
made, provided that the beneficiary complies with
the terms of the credit.
May be used as
performance security.
confonned copy
ejemplar autenticado; copia autenticada
Copy of a legal document which is certified as
authentic.
connection [electricity]
conenon de servicio
consent (to jurisdiction) [ICSID]
consentimiento (a la jurisdiccion)
consequential damages
dailos indireetos
Damages resulting from a breach which could
have been reasonably foreseen.
conservation see energy conservation
consideration, for a; valuable consideration, for
a titulo oneroso
consideration [legal, economic]
contraprestacion; compensacion; bonorario;
pago
Something given, done or forebome in return for
the promise or act of another party.
consolidate maturities, to
consolidar los vencimientos
consolidated balance sheet
balance (general) consolidado
A balance sheet in which the assets and liabilities

of a controlling company are combined with the
corresponding items of the organizations it owns
or controls in such a manner as to disclose the
financial position of the related companies as
though they were a single financial unit.
consolidated income statement
estado consolidado de ingresos y gastos
A statement combining the income statements of
two or more associated enterprises as a single
economic unit.
consolidation, land
concentracion parcelaria
consolidation (of companies)
fusion (mediante fundacion de una nueva
empresa)
consortium (for a country)
consorcio (de coordinacion de la ayuda a un
pais)
conspicuous consumption
consumo suntuario t de ostentacion
constant dollar budgeting
presupuestacion en dolares constantes
Budgeting where expenses are adjusted for
changes in the purchasing power of the dollar,
caused by price changes. Cf. current dollar
budgeting.
constant elasticity of substitution - CES
elasticidad constante de sustitucion
Elasticity of substitution which is linearly
homogeneous.
constant energy intensity
intensidad constante de utilizacion de energia
constant prices
precios constantes
constituency, chair of an Executive Director
paises representado(s) por un Director
constituent(s) of an Executive Director
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constituent subdivision or agency (of a Contracting
State) [ICSID]
subdivision poiftica u organismo publico (de un
Estado Contratante)
consumer subsidy equivalent - CSE

equivalente de subsidio at consumo
Measures the implicit aggregate tax on consumers
generated by agricultural policy.
constructed value
valor calculado
consumer surplus
excedente del consumidor
construction allowance
asignacion por construccion
Allowance paid to those subject to involuntary
resettlement under a Bank project for income
foregone while the resettlers build their houses.
consumption bundle
consumo
What is consumed by an individual, population.
construction progress chart

grlifico de ejecucion de las obras
construction sector
sector, industria de la construccion
consulting firm
firma consultora, de consultores
consumables
bienes fungibles, de con sumo
consumer [telecommunications]
usuario; abonado
consumer credit
credito a los consumidores
consumerdenrutnd
demanda de los consumidores
consumer durables
bienes de consumo duraderos
consumer goods
bienes de consumo
consumer price
precio aI consumidor
consumer price index - CPI
indice de precios aI consumidor
consumer subsidy
subsidio a los consumidores; subvencion a los
consumidores
consumption conversion factor - CCF

factor de conversion basado en el consumo
In evaluating project benefits, a factor used to
adjust welfare change in border prices, based on
the expenditures of the average consumer, when
benefits accrue to consumers.
consumption economy
economia de con sumo
contact farmer [agricultural extension]
agricultor de enlace
A farmer that has been selected in an agricultural
extension scheme who will assist in spreading new
practices to most farmers in the area quickly.
containerization
uso de contenedores; contenedorizacion
contingencies
imprevistos
contingencies, physical
asignacion para exceso de cantidades f'sicas
contingencies, price
asignaci6n para alzas de precios
contingency allowance; reserve for contingencies;
allowance for contingencies
reserva para imprevistos, contingencias
contingency mechanism [IMFlWorld Bank}
mecanismo de emergencia
A joint scheme between the Bank and Fund to
assist troubled economies initially applied to
Mexico.
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contingency plan
plan para situaciones impreviltas
contingent asset
activo contingente
An asset the existence, value or ownership of
which depends upon the occurrence or
nonoccurrence of a specified event or upon the
perfonnance or nonperformance of a specified act.
contingent commitment [IFC]
compromiso contingente [CF1]
contingent interest
inteRs condicional, contingente
contingent liability
pasivo contingente
An obligation which is conditional upon the
finalization of certain transactions or may arise in
consequence of a future event now considered
possible but not probable.
contingent obligation
obligaci6n contingente
Type of mRD "B" loan whereby the loan is
initially financed entirely by the commercial
lender with mRD having a contingent
commitment to finance at a given date (Le. at the
end of the duration considered "normal" by the
commercial markets for the specific borrower) the
remaining balance of principal (if any), if the
commercial lenders choose not to finance this
amount.
contingent reserve
reserva para imprevistos
Retained earnings appropriated in anticipation of
possible future losses or expenses.
continuation rate [contraception]
tau de continuidad de utilizaci6n
The rate of continuation of use of contraceptives
after a certain lapse of time.
continuing education; lifelong education; recurrent
education
educaci6n permanente
continuous cropping
cultivo constante, continuo
Continuously Offered Longer-Term Securities COLTS

valores a mas largo plazo de oferta continua COLTS
Program of securities issued by the World Bank.
starting in 1986. Buyers can obtain maturities
from 3 to over 30 years as they choose. The
program is indefinite (hence continuously offered)
and of a longer term than the Bank's previous
discount note system. It extends the range of paper
available in the medium-term note market
(initially medium-term meant 2-4 years but now
covers up to 30 years or more).
contour bund
dique en curva de nivel; terraplen en curva de
nivel
contour farming
cultivo en curvas de nivel
contraceptive prevalence rate - CPR
tasa de uso de anticonceptivos
contract see arm's-length contract; breach of
contract; breach of contract risk; call order
contract; cost-plus fixed fee contract; cost-plus
percentage fee contract; fixed cost contract; fixed
term contract; lump sum contract; man-month
contract; open-ended contract; percentage (fee)
contract; performance contract; product in hand
contract; production-sharing contract; program
contract; risk contract; schedule contract; schedule
of rates contract; "slice and package" contract;
subcontract; take-and-pay contract; take--or-pay
agreement, contract; time-based contract; turnkey
contract; unit price contract
contract documents
documentos contractuales
contract out, to
dar en contrato; contratar
contract performance
cumplimiento de contrato
contract plan see agreed budget plan
contract price
monto del contrato; precio contractual
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Contracting State [ICSID, MIGA]
Estado Contratante
conventional terms
condiciones corrientes, come rei ales, de mercado
contractioruuy policy
politic a de contraccion
Convention on the Settlement ofInvestrnent

Disputes between States and Nationals of other
States [ICSID]
Convenio sobre Arreglo de Diferencias
Relativas a Inversiones entre Estados y
Nacionales de Otros Estados
contractor see bonded contractor; prime, principal,

main contractor; subcontractor
contractual savings institutions
instituciones de ahorro contractual
Institutions dealing with contractual savings, i.e.
savings that have to be made such as pensions.
contribution value [MIGA1
valor de contribucion
The initial value of the resources contributed by
the guarantee holder to the investment project.
contributory school; feeder school; preparatory
school
escuela preparatoria
School where students go on to a specific higherlevel school, for which it is the feeder.
control
lucha contra [enfermedades, desastres, etc.];
control; ordenacion; etc.
convergent indicator
jndicador coincidente
conversion at par
conversion a la par
conversion forest
bosque destinado a convertirse en
Forest assigned for conversion to agriculture or
other nonforest use.
convertible adjustable stock
accion ajustable y convertible
convertible bond
bono convertible
A bond that, at the option of the holder, may be
exchanged for another asset, generally a fixed
number of shares of common stock.
controlled economy see command economy

controlled flooding
anegamiento control ado
controlled plot; control plot
parcel a testigo, de control
controlling interest
participacion mayoritaria
Ownership of a corporation in excess of fIfty
percent. Can also be used for ownership of less
than fifty percent if the remainder of the stock is
distributed among many owners.
conurbation
conurbacion
conventional energy
energia de fuentes convencionaIes
convertible debenture loan investment [IFC]

prestamo representado por obligaciones
convertibles [CFI]
convertible release (of 18% currency) [ffiRD]
liberacion con autorizacion de convertibilidad
lending or relending, with permission granted to
the Bank to exchange the 18% currency for the
currency of any other member.
cooperative program
programa de cooperacion
core see drill core; dwelling core
core commodities [ffiRD]
principales productos basicos, primarios
This term is used by the Bank to describe the ten
major world commodities as defined by UNCTAD;
UNCTAD, itself, does not use this term.
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core curriculum
eurrieulo, plan de estudios eomun
A curriculum design in which one subject or group
of subjects becomes a center or core to which all
the other subjects are subordinated.
core working hours see core hours

corporate body. institution; body corporate
persona juridica
core departments see core ministries
corporate bond
bono de una empresa privada, de una
compaiUa, de una sociedad anonima
core fund [GEF]

recursos basicos
The basic funding for the Global Environment
Facility.
corporate finance
gestion financiera de las sociedades
core hours; core (working) hours

horario (de trabajo) basico
core housing; nuclear housing
unidad minima de vivienda; vivienda minima
A basic structure, often just the shell, built for
low-income families. Additional facilities are
provided by the family themselves, often in
self-help groups.
core inflation
innacion blisica
The basic level of inflation over a period of time
(e.g. a decade) as opposed to temporary
fluctuations in the rate.
core ministries, departments
ministerios de hacienda y de planificacion
The key ministries, i.e. planning and finance.
core process [IBRD]
actividad basica
Includes country, economic and sector work;
country programs; the project cycle and project
evaluation.
core project
proyecto basico
A project based on certain key activities as
designated by the Government.
core staffing
dotacion minima de personal
core subjects; basic subjects [education]
materias basicas
A subject that is considered so essential that
everyone must have instruction in it.
corporate income tax [US]; business (profit) tax;

corporate management
gestion, direccion de la institucion, empresa
corporate restructuring
reestructuracion empresarial, de empresas
corporate sector
sector empresarial
The business sector.
corporate stocks
acciones
corporate structure
estructura social
corporate tax
impuesto a las sociedades; impuesto a las
empresas
corporation tax [UK]; business (profit) tax;
corporate income tax [US]
corporatization
transformacion (conversion) de empresas
(publicas) en sociedades comerciales, entidades
previstas en la ley de sociedades
Conversion of an economy from state-owned
enterprises to joint stock companies.
correction see monetary correction
correspondent bank
banco corresponsal
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corrugationinigation
riego por corngacion; riego por sureos
pequenos y proximos
An inigation method whereby water flows down
the slope in small furrows, called corrugations or
rills. Used for inigating uncultivated close
growing crops such as small grains or pasture on
steep slopes.
cost accounting
contabilidad de costos
A specialized field of accounting which deals with
the ascertainment, classification, recording,
allocation and summarization of the various
elements of cost of production, operation and
maintenance (including overheads) of an entity,
using accounting and costing principles and
methods and techniques.
cost and fee contract see cost-plus (fixed fee)
contract
cost-benefit analysis
anMisis de costos-beneficios
cost-benefit ratio [UK]; benefit-cost ratio [US]
relaci6n costos-beneficios
cost center
centro de costos
An organizational unit for which accounts are
maintained containing direct costs for which the
head of the center is accountable.
cost-effective
eficaz en fund6n de los costos; eficiente y de
costo minimo; eficiente y de costo mas bajo
cost-effectiveness
eficacia en funci6n de los costos
cost estimate
estimacion de costos; presupuesto
cost, insurance and freight - CIF
tosto, seguro y nete - c.i.f.
Applies to goods where the seller must pay the
costs and freight necessary to take the goods to the
named destination and procures any insurance
required.
cost, insurance and freight (CIF) port of

entrylborder point price
precio c.i.f.lpuerto de entrada
cost-of-living differential factor
coeficiente de ajuste por diferencias del costo de
vida
cost overrun
costos superiores a los previstos; sobrecostos
cost-plus contract
contrato al costo mas bonorarios, mas
poreentaje
A contract in which the parties agree that the
contractor will submit bills for payment based on
costs actually incurred plus either a fixed fee or a
percentage of those costs.
cost-plus (fixed fee) contract - CPFF; cost and fee
contract
contrato al costo mas bonorarios (fijos)
costs actually incurred plus a fixed fee.
cost-plus percentage (fee) contract; cost-plus
percentage of cost contract - CPPC
contrato al costo mas un porcentaje
(honorarios)
costs actually incurred plus a percentage of those
costs.
cost-plus pricing system
sistema de determinacion de precios en funcion
del costo mas honorarios
cost price
precio de costo
cost pricing
determinacion del precio de costo; fijacion de
precios en funci6n del costo
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cost-push inflation
inflacion provocada por el a1za de los costos
A type of inflation caused largely by wage-price
spiral, that consists of upward pressure on the cost
of production caused by wage increases, followed
by price increase, then further wage increases and
soon.
cost recovery
recuperacion de costos
cost reimbursable contract
contrato con reembolso de costos
Contract which provides for payment of allowable
incurred costs, to the extent provided for in the
contract. Cf. cost-plus fixed fee contract, costplus percentage fee contract.
cost sharing
participacion en los costos; distribuci6n de los
costos
cost-sharing fee [APDF]
comision de participacion en los costos
Set of fees charged by the Africa Project
Development Facility to project promoters in order
to have them share in APDFs costs in preparing
the project.
cost underrun
costos inferiores a los previstos; infracostos
costing
determinacion de costos
cottage industry
industria familiar, casera, artesanal
Council of Governors (MIGA]
Consejo de Gobemadores
counsel [ICSID]
consejero
counterfactual
hipotesis; casu hipotetico
An economic what if{ Used to imagine what might
have happened to an economy if some condition
was different from actual reality, e.g. if inflation
were only x%, then...
countermemorial [ICSID]
contramemorial
In proceedings before ICSID, a response to the
memorial submitted by the requesting party which
outlines the basis for the case.
counterpart agency
organismo de contrapartida
counterpart funds
fondos de contrapartida
Local currency payments by the ultimate
beneficiaries of a Bank loan or IDA credit that
accumulate in the hands of the government or an
intermediary, in advance of payments due to the
Bank or the Association, as the case may be.
counterpart staff
personal, funcionarios de contrapartida
countertrade
comercio compensatorio
The reciprocal and contingent exchange of goods
and services specified by contract, with each flow
of deliveries being valued and settled in monetary
units.
countervailing duty
derecbo compensatorio
An import duty established specifically to restore
the competitive position of businesses that are put
at a disadvantage by a tax which raises their costs.
countries in nonaccrual status
paises excluidos del regimen de contabilidad en
valores devengados
country assistance management - CAM
administracion de la ayuda a los paises
country economic and sector work - CESW
estudios econ6micos y sectoriales de paises
country exposure [IBRD)
compromisos por paises; prestamos (a un pais)
desembolsados y pendientes
The extent to which a financial institution has lent
money to one country.
country loan [IBRD]
prestamo para programas de un pais, de paises
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country study
estudio sobre un pais, paises
country WID action plan
plan de accion nacional relacionado con la
funcion de la mujer en el proceso de desarrollo
Plan, at country level, intended to provide an
operational framework, based on sectoral analysis,
for targeting and designing Bank assistance in a
manner that will effectively reach women and
improve both their contribution to economic
development and the benefits they derive from it.
country-wide project
proyecto de ambito national
coupon bond
bono con cupon
coupon equivalent yield
rendimiento equivalente a un interes nominal
The yield obtained from the difference between the
purchase price and the face value of a short-term
noninterest-bearing instrument, expressed as a
percentage, determined by the difference divided
by the purchase price.
coupon rate (of a bond)
interes nominal; tasa de emision
Interest to be paid regularly on the face value of a
bond or other long-term debt instrument.
course see base course
course interchange [education]
curso de elementos intercambiables
In education, a course with interchangeable
features.
covenants [loan agreements]
estipulaciones
cover see plant cover
coverage
cobertura; campo de aplicacion; alcance
cover crop; nurse crop
cultivo protector, de cobertura
A companion crop grown to protect some other
crop sown with it, as small grain is sometimes
seeded with clover.
covered interest arbitrage

arbitraje de intereses con cobertura
Investing dollars in an instrument denominated in
a foreign currency and hedging the resulting
foreign exchange risk by selling the proceeds of
the investment forward for dollars.
covering memorandum
memorando de transmision
covert, concealed, disguised, hidden
unemployment
desempleo encubierto, 04:ulto, disfrazado
crawl [noun]
deslizamiento (de un tipo de cambio dentro de
una banda)
crawling peg [rate of exchange]
vinculo movil; paridad movil; ajuste gradual del
tipo de cambio
A form of international exchange in which
monetary authorities make frequent small changes
in the rate at which the nation's monetary unit
officially trades with others. In some cases the
change is triggered when certain conditions are
met.
creative financing
financiamiento innovador, imaginativo; form as
novedosas de financiamiento
Financing using unconventional means, e.g.
special swaps, etc.
credit see also back-to-back credit; financial credit
credit account [IDA]
cuenta del credito
Account opened by IDA on its books in the name
of a borrower to which the amount of a credit is
credited.
credit arrangements
acuerdos de credito
credit balance see unspent credit balance
credit ceiling; credit limit
limite, tope de credito
credit crunch
restriction pronunciada del credito
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credit facilities
sistemas, mecanismos, servicios de credito,
crediticios
credit-in-kind
credito en especie
credit limit; credit ceiling
limite, tope de credito
credit line [IFC]
linea de credito
Credit line (also known as equity line or agency
line) set up by IFC in favor of an intermediary
which would draw on the line to make loan and
equity investments for IFC's account.
credit line on an agency basis; agency line [IFC]
credit multiplier
multiplicador del credito
The ratio of change in the volume of lending by a
group of deposit-taking financial intermediaries
(especially banks) to the change in reserve assets
which initiated the change. More commonly, it
denotes the ratio of change in bank deposit
liabilities caused by the increased extension of
credit, to the initiating change in reserve assets.
credit rating
c1asificaci6n del cridito, de creditos, crediticia
credit spread trades
transacciones conforme a margenes de riesgo y
rendimiento
Investment in higher risk paper on the one hand
(in the case of the Bank this includes agency
securities, Eurobonds and off-the-run securities)
and current government securities on the other.
The yield spread between the two is monitored.
When the higher risk paper is trading at a higher
than normal yield spread, the higher risk security
is bought and the lower risk security sold; when
the spread narrows, the trade is reversed.
credit squeeze; credit tightening
restricci6n del credito
credit standing
reputaci6n en materia de credito; credito
The current creditworthiness of a borrower.
credit tightening; credit squeeze

restriccion del credito
creditworthiness; financial standing
capacidad crediticia; solvencia
The likelihood of a borrower to pay back a debt,
based on past credit performance.
creep see grade creep
creeping inflation
inflacion progresiva
critical consumption level - CCL
nivel critico de consumo - NCC
Poverty line at which additional consumption
changes are equally valuable to investment.
critical path method - CPM
metodo del camino critico
Type of planning method which shows the
interrelationship in sequence of all the activities
involved in undertaking a project. The network of
activities highlights those operations or activities
which are critical for the successful completion of
the project within the scheduled time scale.
cronyism
favoritismo; preferencia por los amigos;
amiguismo
cropping intensity
intensidad de cultivo
cropping pattern
sistema de cultivo
crop-cut method
metodo de los cuadrados de rendimiento
Method for estimating agricultural production,
consisting of taking a few small subsamples in the
form of small squares, selected by using a grid,
and extrapolating from these results.
crop production
producci6n agricola, de cultivos
crops
cultivos; cosecbas; productos agricolas
crop tree
'rbol de cultivo, aprovecbable
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crop year
campana; ano agricola
cross-border; transterritorial
transnacional; transterritorial; transfronterizo;
a veces: internacional
cross rate
tipo crozado; tasa crozada
The exchange rate between currencies A and C
which is derived from the rate between A and B
and the rate between B and C.
[see also broken cross rates]
cross-bred progeny [livestock]

animales de croza
The results of crossing two different breeds or
varieties.
cross-reference clause
c1ausula de referencia
A clause in a Bank loan document referring to a
loan by a commercial bank.
cross-classification
doble c1asificacion; c1asificacion crozada
cross-sectional analysis
anlilisis transversal
An analysis on the basis of a cross section, i.e. the
same things at the same time as opposed to a time
series, i.e. the same things at a different time.
cross-conditionality clause
c1ausula de condicionalidad recfproca
A clause in a World Bank/IMF loan agreement
that makes action affecting one organization apply
to both organizations.
cross-country studies
estudios comparados entre paises
cross-default clause
c1ausula reciproca en caso de incumplimiento
A clause in a loan agreement specifying that
default on any other loans to the borrower shall be
regarded as default on this one.
cross-effectiveness clause
chiusula reciproca de entrada en vigor
A clause in a loan agreement that states that the
agreement only comes into effect when the
cofinance loan comes into effect.
cross elasticity
elasticidad crozada
A measure of the influence of a price of one good
on the demand for another.
crossover discount rate; equalizing discount rate
tasa de actualizacion de equilibrio
The discount rate that equalizes the net present
value of two streams of benefits and/or costs.
cross-placements
colocaciones crozadas
cross price elasticity
elasticidad-precio crozada
Same as cross elasticity.
cross-sectional data [econometry]

datos transversales
A set of data involving observations taken at one
point in time.
cross section(al) survey
encuesta (de seccion) transversal
Survey which provides a snapshot of an entire
population or of a sample population.
cross section sample
muestra representativa
cross subsidization
subvencion crozada; subsidio crozado
crosswalk document
documento, matriz de referencia crozada,
comparacion
Document that provides cross references between,
for example, two budgets which use different
systems of classification. The most common form
consists of a matrix which helps the reader to
determine where an item in the multiyear planning
budget may be found in the annual budget.
crowding in
atraccion; invasion
Occurs where government bonds are sufficiently
good money substitutes so that bond issues reduce
demand for money balances, leading to an expansionary impact via their effect on portfolio
composition.
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crowding out
desplazamiento
Any displacement of private economic activity by
public economic activity.
currency-hedged transaction
transacdon cubierta contra riesgos cambiarios
A transaction where assets/liabilities are matched
by currency.
crude birth rate - CBR

tasa bruta de natalidad
Birth rate for an entire population.
currency liabilities
pasivos monetarios
In national accounts, the liabilities of a country
denominated in another currency.
crude death rate

tua bruta de mortalidad
Death rate for an entire population.
culled cow
vaca de desecho
A cow that has been eliminated from the herd
because of disease, low quality, etc.
culture fishery
piseicultura
Fish breeding in a controlled environment.
cumulative charge number [currency pool]
base de dlculo de la tasa de interes de los
desembolsos acumulados; base de c8lculo
acumulada
The
charge
number
for
cumulative
disbursements.
cumulative letter of credit
carta de credito acumulativo; credito
acumulativo
Form of revolving letter of credit where amounts
from unused or incompletely used portions may be
carried forward and used in a subsequent period.
cumulative write offs
anuladones, canceladones acumuladas en libros
The total amounts written off since operations
began.
curb market see over-the-counter market
currency see also border currency; calling in of a

currency; composite currency unit; domestic
currency; 18% currency; 18% currency out on
loan; eligible currency; Eurocurrency market;
European Currency Unit; foreign currency; goldpegged currency; bard currency; intervention
currency; local currency; major currency
currency mix
combination de monedas
currency option bond see multiple currency option
bond
currency pool
fondo comnn de monedas
A system set up by the World Bank to equalize
among all borrowers at any time the risks inherent
in fluctuations in the exchange rates of the currencies disbursed and repayable on all Bank loans
included in the system. Equalization is achieved
by pooling all currencies disbursed and outstanding on participating loans and by expressing the
outstanding principal amount of each such loan as
a share of the pool. As a result, loan-service
obligations on each participating loan are related
to all amounts in various currencies disbursed and
outstanding on all loans in the system.
currency-specific costs
costos relativos a mooed as especificas
currency swap
swap, intercambio de monedas
System whereby an institution with funds in one
currency converts them into another and enters
into a forward exchange contract to recover the
currency borrowed.
currency transfer risk [MIGA]
riesgo de transferenda de moneda
One of the covered risks. Defined as "any
introduction attributable to the host government of
restrictions on the transfer outside the host
country of its currency into a freely usable
currency or another currency acceptable to the
holder of the guarantee, including a failure of the
host government to act within a reasonable period
of time on an application by such holder for such
transfer."
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currency translation
traduccion de monedas
Recording in accounts of assets (or liabilities) in
one currency when they are actually in another.
No actual exchange of funds takes place. The
World Bank and IFC, for example, translate all
their assets and liabilities into U.S. dollar
amounts, regardless of the actual currency in
which they are denominated.
currency unit
unidad monetaria
current account deficit
deficit en cuenta corriente
current account pattern
configuracion de las cuentas corrientes
current amount see current insured amount
current assets
activo corriente; activo disponible y realizable a
corto plazo
Unrestricted cash or other asset held for
conversion within a relatively short period into
cash or other readily convertible asset or currently
useful goods or services.
current balance of payments
balanza en wenta corriente
current blend [IFe)
indice combinado de desempeiio de la cartera
A rate used by IFC to assist in determining the
performance of its loan portfolio, it is based on
actual and projected debt-to-equity ratios.
current budget
presupuesto ordinario, corriente
The projection of income and expense at
anticipated levels of activity rather than in terms
of ideal goals.
current cost [accounting] see current (entry) value
current cost (value) accounting; current value
accounting; value based accounting
contabilidad segUn el costo (valor) de reposicion
Accounting approach designed to reflect changes
in the value of assets or goods themselves for
changes in specific prices by the use of several
methods. The methods commonly used are specific
price index, replacement cost, current entry

prices, current exit prices, reproduction cost and
discounted present values. Current cost deals with
the effects of changes in prices of resources used
by the enterprise and is concerned with values to
the business rather than costs.
current dollar budgeting
presupuestacion en dolares corrientes
Budgeting where expenses are not adjusted for
changes in the purchasing power of the dollar but
represent actual prices.
Cf. constant dollar
budgeting.
current (entry) value; replacement value; current
cost [accounting]
valor de reposicion
The amount of cash (or its equivalent) that would
have to be paid if the same asset - either an
identical asset or an asset with equivalent
productive capacity - were acquired currently,
computed by applying to historical cost one or
more index numbers (= adjusted historical cost)
or by substituting for historical prices prevailing
prices of equivalent goods and services.
current equity investment see net book value
current exit value; exit value; net realizable value
[UK] [accounting]
valor de realizacion
The estimated selling price in the ordinary course
of business less costs of completion and less costs
necessarily to be incurred in order to make the
sale. It is often used to determine a measurement
of an asset value in terms of the amount of cash or
its equivalent expected to be derived from the sale
of the asset, net of costs required to be incurred as
a result of the sale.
current insured amount; current amount [MIGA]
cantidad asegurada corriente; cantidad
corriente
The amount of the guarantee. Some countries use
this amount as the basis for compensation.
current international payments
pagos internacionales corrientes
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current liabilities
pasivo corriente; pasivo exigible a corto plazo
Liabilities that are to be paid out of current assets
or transferred to income, usually within one year
or less.
current maturities
vencimientos a menos de un aDo
That portion of debt falling due for repayment in
the accounting year following the date of the
balance sheet (i.e. within twelve months of the
balance sheet date).
current prices
precios corrientes
current ratio; working capital ratio
relacion corriente [America Latina]; coeficiente
de soJvencia [Espana]
Ratio of current assets to current liabilities. It is
the main liquidity ratio.
current revenues
ingresos corrientes; ingresos fiscales corrientes
current terms, in
en terminos, cifras corrientes
current value
valor actualizado (principal)
current value see current (entry) value
current value accounting see current cost (value)
accounting
current yield
rendimiento corriente
curriculum
plan de estudios; curriculo
[see also core curriculum]
custom retrofitting
modificacion de productos fabricados en serie
customs duty bill
letra aduanera garantizada
Special type of credit in France granted by the
state to corporations to allow them to pay indirect
taxes or customs duty, with a guarantee provided
by a bank or other financial institution. These
bills allow the corporation to defer payment of
value-added tax or customs duties. The state

draws up a bill for the amount in question which
the corporation agrees to pay on maturity.
customs valuation (practices)
(practicas de) avaluo aduanero, de aduana
cutoff date [debt]
fecba limite
cutoff point (for Bank or IDA financing)
limite (para la concesi6n de financiamiento de
la AIF 0 del Banco)
Point at which a country is no longer eligible for
Bank or IDA financing.
cutoff rate (of return) [projects]
tasa de rentabilidad aceptable, de desistimiento;
tasa limite de rentabilidad aceptable
The rate of interest (commonly the opportunity
cost of capital or the accounting rate of interest,
Little-Mirrlees method, or the consumption rate
of interest, UNIDO method) below which capital
investment projects should be rejected. It is often
taken to be the opportunity cost of capital. The
cutoff rate would be the minimum acceptable
internal rate of return for a project or the
discount rate used to calculate the net present
worth, the net benefit-investment ratio or the
benefit-cost ratio.
cut-over forest
bosque de segundo crecimiento, bosque talado
Secondary forest that has already been logged but
regrown.
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dam see diversion dam; earthfill dam; storage dam
data collection
deadwood equities [IFe]

capital improductivo, "Iutre"
Investments that either have a loss reserve, a
write-off, paid less than half of the portfolio's
average dividend rate the past two years, are
presently valued at less than 1.2 times cost, or
whose prospects for future price appreciation are
estimated to be poor.
dealer see securities dealer
dated information
informacion desactualizada
day release; block release
Iicencia de tiempo completo
The system by which a trainee is authorized to be
absent from work, usually for one or two complete
days a week, with or without pay, in order to
attend part-time courses of related instruction and
general education constituting part of his training
program.
dean (of the Board ofOirectors)

decano
debenture (bond)
bono sin garantia especifica; debenture
[EE.UU); bono con garantia de activos [Reino
Unido1
l. U.S.: Unsecured bond.
2. U.K.: Loan secured against specific or general
assets of a company.
[see also convertible debenture loan investment]
day-to-day money see call money

days receivable
daas de atraso en el pago de las cuentas por
cobrar
The average number of days overdue of accounts
receivable. It is used as an indicator of the
efficiency of the commercial operations of a
corporation, as it reflects its ability with regard to
collection of bills. The Bank target is around 60
days.
dead storage (capacity)
capacidad no utilizable
deadweight (losses)
(perdidas de) peso muerto
Loss of consumer surplus incurred by buyers and
not captured by producers, which is consequent
upon an initially competitive industry becoming
monopolistic and therefore, ceteris paribus,
charging a higher price and selling a lower level of
output.
deadweight tonnage - OWT
toneladas de peso muerto
The weight in long tons that a vessel can carry
when fully laden.
debt bunChing
debt burden ratio
relacion intereses de la deuda - exportaciones
Interest on debt as a percentage of exports.
debt cancellation
anulacion, condonacion de una deuda
debt carrying capacity
Conversion of debt into equity (see debt-equity
swap).
debt conversion
conversion de la deuda
debt -creating
que genera deudas
debt distressed country
pais agobiado por la deuda
debt due
deuda vencida
debt enhancements
mejora de las condiciones de la deuda
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debt~uity conversion; debt~uity swap
capitalization de la deuda; conversion de la
deuda en capital
debt ratio
relacion de endeudamiento
Ratio of total liabilities to total assets.
debt~uity conversion fund [IFC]

fondo de conversion de la deuda en capital;
fondo de capitalizacion de la deuda
debt relief
alivio de la carga de la deuda
debt-equity ratio; debt-to-equity ratio;

debt-to-capital ratio
relacion deuda-capital; coeficiente de
endeudamiento
Mainly used to describe the ratio of total liabilities
to shareholders' equity (net worth). It can also
be used to describe the ratio of long-term debt to
equity, net long-term debt to equity, total or longterm debt to tangible equity (= equity plus revenue
plus capital reserves). All these definitions are
used in the World Bank and IFe, so care should be
taken in translation to ensure the correct term is
used. Other definitions are used outside the World
Bank.
debt rephasing; rescheduling of debt; rephasing of

a debt; debt rescheduling
reprogramacion (de) servicio) de la deuda
debt representation letter
carta de declaracion de la deuda externa
A letter from a member to the Bank outlining the
country's external debt.
debt rescheduling; rescheduling of debt; debt
rephasing; rephasing of a debt
reprogramacion (del servicio) de la deuda
Debt Restructuring Facility - DRF
servicio de reestructuracion de la deuda
debt~uity swap; debt equity conversion

capitalizacion de la deuda; conversion de la
deuda en capital
debt retirement
rescate de la deuda
Paying off a debt.
debt financing
finaneiacion mediante endeudamiento
debt sales
descuento de instrumentos de deuda
debt forgiveness
condonacion de deudas, de la deuda
debt service coverage

cobertura de servicio de la deuda
Ratio of net income after taxes plus interest on
long-term debt plus depreciation to debt service.
debt-for-health swaps
conversion de deuda en programas de salud
Exchanges of developing country debt for
assistance for health programs.
debt funding
financiamiento de la deuda
debt outstanding and disbursed - DOD
deuda desembolsada y pendiente
debt overhang
deuda pendiente
1. The total outstanding debt.
2. The total debt that cannot be readily covered
by expected growth.
debt-service ratio
coeficiente del servicio de la deuda
External public debt-service ratio (Le. interest and
principal payments) as a percentage of export
earnings from goods, nonfactor services, and
workers'remittances.
debt service requirements
obligaciones relacionadas con el servicio de la
deuda
debt service schedule
calendario del servicio de la deuda
debt servicing capacity
capacidad para atender el servicio de la deuda
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debt strategy
estrategia ante (de) la deuda
deep market
Mercado muy activo
A very active market.
debt-to-capitaI ratio see debt-equity ratio

debt-to-equity ratio see debt-equity ratio
deep sea fishing

pesca de altura
debt workout program [World Bank]

programa de reestructuracion de la deuda
deep water port

puerto de aguu profundas
Debtor Reporting System [World Bank]

Sistema de notificacion de la deuda aI Banco
Mundial
deepening see capital deepening; capital

deepening investment; financial deepening
decapitalize
descapitalizar
deepening of the industrial structure

modernizacion de la estructura industrial
decision-maker
persona responsable de adoptar decisiones
default [ICSID]
rebeldia (unicamente en el sentido del Art.
45[2J del Convenio)
decision-making body
organo decisorio, de decision
default on obligations
incumplimiento de obligaciones
decision-making power
facultad decisoria, de decision
defensive expenditures
gastos preventivos
National accounts concept for expenditure to
protect the environment and to combat those
undesirable aspects of economic activity that lead
to environmental decay, resource degradation and
depletion and pollution.
declining balance method; reducing charge

method
sistema (de amortizacion, de depreciacion) de
saldo decreciente
In depreciation where the annual charge for
depreciation is the amount obtained (a) by
applying a fixed percentage to the diminishing
balance of the asset account, that is the balance
after deducting preceding depreciation provisions;
or (b) by applying a diminishing rate to the
original cost of the asset.
deductible [insurance]
franquicia
deduction see tax deduction
deed of trust
escritura de constitucion de deuda; escritura de
fideicomiso
deep discount bond, note
bono de descuento intensivo
Bond with relatively low-coupon rate of interest,
offered with a discount in excess of what can normally be treated as capital gain by the investor.
deferrable participating loan

prestamo participatorio con obligacion
contingente de pago de intereses
A loan used by !FC whereby the interest paid is
linked to the profits of the company.
deferred charges, expenses
cargos diferidos; gastos diferidos
Expenditures carried forward as an asset until they
become relevant (such as an advance rent payment
of insurance premium).
deferred depreciation
depreciacion diferida
deferred rate and currency setting
fijacion diferida de la tua de interes y la
moneda
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deferred rate setting - DRS
fijacion diferida del interes
Method of locking in a spread over a Treasury
benchmark while distributing the rate fixing over
several months. TreasUl)' securities are purchased,
with the pricing benchmark being the issue at the
time the borrowing was launched and the
securities are sold when the borrower wants to fix
the Treasury yield component of the borrowing
cost. The issue spread is locked in at time of issue
and the Treasuty yield component of the cost is
stripped out. Any decrease in interest rates after
the issue date would mean the Treasury notes
could be sold at a profit which would reduce the
borrowing cost of the issue to a level reflecting the
original issue spread and the Treasury yield at the
time the Treasury notes were sold. Conversely,
any increase in interest rates would mean a loss on
the sale of the TreasUl)' securities and an increase
in the borrowing cost to a level reflecting the
higher TreasUl)' yield.
[see also anticipatory rate setting]
deferred recovery
recuperacion diferida
subject to maintenance of value. Recovery is
deferred for any currency outstanding on loan
since June 30, 1987.
deficiency see vitamin deficiency
deficit country
pais deficitario
deficit financing
financiacion con, mediante deficit
presupuestario
definitive application for guarantee
solicitud definitiva de garantia
An application for a MIGA guarantee, to be made
once investment plans are established. It provides
the detailed information with which MIGA will
determine investor, investment and project
eligibility; the details of the investment to be
insured and the types of guarantees desired; the
economic and developmental effects of the project
on the host country and the basis for confirming
the economic viability of the project enterprise.
See notice of registration, preliminary application
for guarantee.
deflate, to
defladar
deflation
deflacion
deflationary gap
brecba deflacionaria
deflator
deflador
An implicit or explicit price index used to
distinguish between those changes in the money
value of gross national product which result from
a change in prices and those which result from a
change in physical output.
[see also commitment deflator; GNP price
deflator; implicit deflator; implicit gross
domestic product deflator)
deforestation
deforestacion
degree of concessionality
medida en que la asistencia es concesionaria,
muy favorable
degressive scale
escala decreciente
dehusking; husking
descascarar; desbojar
delegation of authority
delegacion de atribuciones, facultades
delink, to [foreign exchange)
desvincular
delinking [foreign exchange]
desvinculacion (de divisas)
delinquent taxes
impuestos en mora
delivered at frontier - DAF
entregado en frontera
Applies to goods that the seller must deliver to the
frontier of the country named in the sales contract.
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delivered duty paid DDP
entregado con derecbos pagados
Applies to goods that the seller must deliver to the
buyers' premises.
demerit goods
bienes de escaso interes social
A merit good in which the merit is negative, e.g.
alcohol consumption.
delivered energy
energia entregada
demonstration activity
operacion, actividad de demostracion
delivery (of a contract)

formalizacion; perfeccionamiento
demonstration effect
efecto de demostracion
delivery of bids see bid submission
demonstration plot
parcela de demostracion
delivery system; supply system

sistema de prestacion, de suministro (de un
semcio); sistema, red de distribucion, de
reparto
demand deposit
deposito a la vista
Deposits payable within thirty days.
demand management
gestion, regulacion de la demanda
Influence over the wants of buyers, usually
consumers, e.g. advertising.
demonstration school; laboratory school; model

school; practice school
escuela de aplicacion; escuela experimental
A school attached to a teacher-training
establishment in order to allow students to observe
experienced teachers at work and to undertake
teaching practice themselves.
demurrage
sobrestadia
The money payable to the owner for the delay for
which the owner is not responsible in loading
and/or discharging after the laytime has expired.
demand money see call money

demand note
pagare a la vista
demand-pull factors
fadores de atraccion (dellugar de destino)
relacionados con la demanda
Factors that attract migrants into another country.
demand-pull inflation
innacion producida por la (presion de la)
demanda
A rise in prices brought about by consumers and
investors with rising incomes as they compete for
a relatively limited supply of valuable goods.
demand shift
desplazamiento de la demanda
dematerialization of manufactures
aumento del componente de senicios en los
productos manufacturados
The phenomenon whereby the service content of
manufactured goods is increasing.
dendrothermaI power plant

central eh~ctrica dendrotermica
denominated in (dollars, etc.)
expresado; denominado
departmental forces see force account
departmentalization [education]
departamentalizacion, division de la enseilanza
dependency allowance
asignacion por cargas familiares, por persona a
cargo
dependency ratio
relacion de dependencia (por edades)
Proportion of children and old people in a
population in comparison with everyone else.
dependent
persona a cargo; carga familiar
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depletion allowance, reserve
asignacion por agotamiento; reserva por
agotamiento
An allowance for exhaustion of a natural resource.
deposit see geothermal deposit
deposit liabilities
obligaciones en, por concepto de depositos
depositor rate of interest; borrowing rate [banks]
tipo, tasa de interes sobre los depositos; tipo,
tasa pasivo(a)
The rate of interest paid by banks on deposits.
depository bank
banco deposita rio
A bank that is designated and authorized to accept
deposits of funds belonging to the federal
government or other government bodies, or funds
from other banks which the latter are required by
law to maintain as reserve against deposits.
depreciation see accelerated depreciation;
accumulated depreciation; allowance for
depreciation; deferred depreciation; straight-line
depreciation
options, as well as over-the-counter swaps, options

and similar instruments.
design
diseiio; idea; creacion; proyecto; plano; modelo;
concepto; formulacion; etc.
[see also conceptual design; detailed design;
engineering design; preliminary design; project
design]
design capacity
capacidad nominal, de diseiio
design engineering
ingenieria de diseiio
design speed
velocidad de diseiio, nominal
The highest continuous safe vehicular speed as
governed by the design features of a highway.
design standards
normas de diseiio
designated forest
bosque reservado
Forest legally set aside for preservation or
production.
depreciation allowance see reserve for depreciation

depreciation on a straight line; straight line
depreciation
amortizacion (depreciacion) lineal, constante,
de cuotas fijas
depressed industry
industria en decadencia, en crisis
Deputy [Dev. Comm.; IDA]
suplente
Deputy Secretary General [ICSID]
Secretario General Adjunto
deregulate
desreglamentar; desregular; Iiberalizar
derivative instruments
instrumentos derivados
A contract whose value changes as prices move in
a related or underlying commodity or financial
instrument. The term covers standard futures and
Designating Authority (of Panel Members)

[ICSID]
autoridad que efecttia la designacion
designer
proyectista; diseiiador
desk officer
funcionario encargado de un pais
desk study
estudio documental, de referencia
desktop publishing
edicion, publicacion mediante
microcomputadora
despatch money; dispatch money
prima, bonificaci6n por descarga rapida
The money payable by the owner if the ship
completes loading or discharging before the
Jaytime has expired.
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destination taxes
impuestos seg1in mere ado final
development period (of a project, of a company)

fase. etapa inicial
detailed design, engineering

diseiio detallado; estudios tecnicos detallados;
pianos tecnicos detail ados
development planner
pJanificador del desarrollo
deterrent
factor, elemento de disuasion. disuasivo
developing island country
pais insular en desarrollo
development
desarrollo; fomento; aprovechamiento;
evolucion; preparacion; elaboracion;
bonificacion; urbanizacion; expJotacion;
mejoramiento; auge; progreso; adelanto;
acontecimiento; invencion; creacion; avance;
nueva circunstancia; nueva situacion; etc.
[see also area development; engineering
development; Evaluation Capability Development
Program; land development; letter of development
policy; management development; manpower
development;
site
development;
skills
development; staff development; whole farm
development; World Development Indicators]
development area
zona en desarrollo
development planning
planificacion del desarrollo
deworm
desparasitar
diagnostically related groups - DRG
grupos homogeneos de diagnostico
Groups of related ailments for which identical fee
schedules can be prepared.
diesel fuel; diesel oil
(combustible) diesel; gas6leo
diesel (fired) power plant
planta electrica diesel; central electrica diesel
dietary energy supply - DES
suministro de energfa alimentaria - SEA
Kilocalories per capita per day of food
consumption. A standard measure of food intake.
dilution see stock dilution
development bank
banco de desarrollo, de fomento
diminishing returns
rendimientos dec recientes
[see also law of diminishing returns]
development bond
bono de desarrollo
dip [stockbreeding]
baiio
development credit agreement [IDA]

convenio de credito de fomento
dipping tank
tanque de inmersion
development drilling
perforacion de explotacion
Drilling in a known producing field as opposed to
exploratory drilling.
direct contracting [procurement]

contratacion directa
Award of a contract without using competition.
development finance company - DFC

institucion financiera de desarrollo
development finance institution - DFI
direct costing
c81culo de costos directos; determinacion de
costos directos
The process of assigning costs as they are incurred
to products and services.
direct labour see force account
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directed credit
credito dirigido
disclosure information
Iibre acceso a la informacion
directed economy see command economy
discontinuance [ICSID]
desistimiento (unicamente en el sentido del Art.
45 del Convenio)
direction of lending
distribucion del financiamiento (entre los
paises)
directly unproductive profit seeking (DUP)
activities
actividades con fines de lucro directamente
improductivas
direct overhead budget
presupuesto de gastos generales directos
In the World Bank, a budget for those overhead
expenses controlled by the manager. Include office
equipment, direct communications, equipment
depreciation, field office costs, supplies and
materials.
direct shopping [procurement]
compra directa
Procurement based on direct comparison of price
quotations. No bidding documents are used.
direct work see force account
discount
descuento
[see also exchange discount]
discount, to [finance]
descontar; actualizar
discount bond
bono descontado
Bond selling at a price less than its par value.
discount factor
factor de descuento, actualizacion
How much 1 at a future date is worth today.
discount note
pagare descontado
Note (Le. short- or medium-term bond) issued at a
discount from its face value. On maturity, the
investor receives the full face value. The discount
from par, thus, corresponds to the return on the
investment.
dirty bill of lading see claused bill of lading

disadvantaged group
grupo desfavorecido
disbursement deflator
deflactor de los desembolsos
Coefficient used to convert disbursement amounts
into constant dollars.
disbursement letter
aviso, notificacion de desembolso
disbursement officer
oficial de desembolsos
disclaimer
declinacion de responsabilidad
discount rate [central bank]

tasa, tipo de redescuento
Rate at which a central bank (Federal Reserve
System in the U.S.) (re)discounts certain bills for
financial institutions.
discount rate [project appraisal; securities]
tasa de actualizacion
Annualized rate of discount applied to debt
securities issued below par (e.g. U.S. Treasury
bills).
[see also shadow discount rate; social rate of
discount]
discount window [central bank]
redescuento
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discounted cash flow (DCF) method
metodo de actualizacion de los ftujos de fondos
A type of analysis based on discounting cash flows
to the present by a given discount rate. It allows
an analyst to take into account the fact that a
dollar of benefit received a year from today is not
as valuable as a dollar of cost incurred today, for
example, because if the cost had not been incurred,
the dollar could have been invested, and in a year's
time at an interest rate of, say, 10%, the capital
would have grown to $1. 10. Because projects vary
widely in the pattern of their costs and benefits
over time, DCF is necessary to place them on a
common present value basis for comparison.
discretionary expense budget
presupuesto de gastos discrecionales
In the World Bank, a budget for those expenses
directly controlled by the manager. Include
salaries,
temporary staff costs, overtime,
operational travel, representation, hospitality,
consultants,
contractual
services,
internal
computing and language services.
discretionary income
ingreso discrecional
Income available after payment of necessaries such
as housing, taxation, etc.
discretionary liquidity
liquidez discrecional
The amount of liquidity held by the Bank above
the minimum prescribed.
discretionary spending
gasto discrecional
discussion paper
documento de trabajo
disguised unemployment; concealed, covert,

hidden unemployment
desempleo oculto. encubierto. disfrazado
dishoarding
desatesoramiento
Returning an item to either the real flow or the
money flow so that it can be circulated, consumed
or otherwise used in its intended function.
disincentive
desincentivo
disinflation
desinflacion
disinflationary
desinflacionario
disintermediation
desintermediacion
1 Shift of funds away from financial intermediaries (commercial banks, etc.) into
Treasury bills and other securities.
2. Shift by large corporations away from banks
to a parallel market, involving other large
corporations.
disinvestment
desinversion
dislocated worker
trabajador desplazado
dispatch money see despatch money
disposable income
ingreso disponible
disposal see waste disposal
disease see pest and disease control; vectorborne

disease; water-based disease; waterborne disease;
water-washed disease
diseconomies
deseconomias
Occurs when, as a firm grows larger, management
becomes less efficient, raw material costs rise
because local supplies are exhausted or for similar
reasons.
disestablish, to
suprimir
dispose (of) for value, to

enajenar a titulo oneroso
disqualification [ICSID]
reeusacion
dissaver
ahorrador negativo
dissaving
desahorro; ahorro negativo
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distance learning, teaching
enseiianza a distancia; educacion a distancia
Teaching by remote media such as radio or
television.
distress borrowing
endeudamiento forzoso
Borrowing in a situation of extreme need when
there is no other alternative.
distressed loan
prestamo (que se halla) en dificultades
Loan on which repayment of interest and principal
has been severely delayed or completely
suspended.
distress price
precio de necesidad
distress sale, selling
venta de bienes embargados, secuestrados;
venta a cualquier precio, de urgencia
distributional weight
ponderacion distributiva
disutility
desutilidad
ditch rider; waterman
canalero
Person responsible for supervising an irrigation
area.
diversion darn
presa, represa de derivacion
A barrier across a stream built to turn all or some
of the water into a diversion.
divestiture; divestment
privatizacion; venta (de una empresa); cesion;
traspaso de intereses
Disposition of an asset or investment by outright
sale, employee purchase, liquidation, etc.
divestment see divestiture
dividend see stock dividend
dockage; wharfage; wharfage charges
muellaje
documentary
credito documental
An arrangement where a bank, on behalf of a
customer, makes payment to a third party or
authorizes such a payment to be made.
documentary evidence
pruebas documentales
dollar budgeting
presupuesto basado en los costos efec:tivos
Budget planning based on actual cash outlays for
items, with allowances for cost increases
dollar gap
escasez de dolares
When the inflow of dollars into the US is high,
causing a shortage of dollars on the international
market.
dollarization
dolarizacion
domestic asset formation; domestic capital
formation
formacion interna de capital
Gross fixed capital formation plus increase in
stocks.
domestic content
contenido de origen national
domestic currency
moneda nacional
domestic economy
economia interna, national
domestic finance studies
estudios sobre finanzas nacionales
domestic preference; preference margin;
preferential margin; margin of preference
[procurement]
margen de preferencia a empresas nationales;
preferencia por los productos nation ales
Preference given to certain goods and services of
domestic origin in a bidding procedure.
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domestic resource cost - DRe
costo en recursos intemos
Cost of resources used in products that are not
imported.
domestic savings
morro intemo
domestic value added
valor agregado, aftadido en el pais
The value added to a product by local or domestic
activities.
donor country
pais donante
double shift teaching system

ensenanza en doble jomada, de doble tumo
System where, normally because of overcrowding,
one group of pupils is taught in the morning, the
other in the afternoon.
double taxation
doble tributation, imposition
A term widely used to describe double taxation of
corporate earnings, once through corporate income
tax and again through taxation of corporate
dividends paid out of after-tax earnings. Also used
to describe taxation paid on income first in one
country and then another.
double~y phenomenon
fenomeno de la doble tarea (de la mujer)
Phenomenon of women being wage-earners and
responsible for children and household tasks.
double-weighted borrowing cost [IBRD]

costo de los emprestitos con doble ponderation
When calculating borrowings, the IBRD takes the
amount of the loan, multiplies it by the interest
rate, and obtains a total for the interest. All the
loans and all the interest totals are added. The first
sum is then divided by the second to obtain the
weighted average interest. This is the
single-weighted borrowing cost. Recently, the
IBRD has obtained the interest total by
multiplying the amount of the loan by the interest
and the number of years to maturity, to take into
account the fact that it has loans of varying
maturities. The weighted averaged interest
obtained from this calculation is called the
double-weighted borrowing cost.
double digit inflation; two digit inflation

(tasa de) inflation de dos digitos, de 100/00 mas
doubtful debt
deuda dudosa, de cobro dudoso
double entry accounting

contabilidad por partida doble
An accounting system in which every transaction
results in corresponding debit and credit entries in
the system. All credits equal all debits at all times.
down payment (on the budget deficit)

reducciiin initial
double factorial terms of trade

relacion de intercambio de dos facto res
Terms of trade where changes in productivity in
both trading partner countries are taken into
account in order to estimate the division of the real
gains from trade. They therefore vary
proportionately with the net barter terms of trade
and with productivity in the export sector but
inversely with productivity embodied in imports.
downgrade, to (a loan)
rebajar de categoria
dose-response relationships
relacion dosis--efecto
The direct relationship between a specific amount
of environmental pollution and its environmental
impact. This is the easiest way to cost the effects of
pollution but is not always feasible.
double cropping; sequential cropping
cultivos dobles; cultivos sucesivos
Planting one crop after harvesting another.
down time
tiempo de inactividad
downloading
transferencia desde el sistema principal
downsize, to
reducir de tamafto
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downstream effect, benefit
efecto (0 beneficio, etc.) mediato
drift fishing
pesca de deriva
downstream innovations
innovaciones inducidas por el usuario
drill core
testigo
downstream plant. facilities

planta de elaboracion secundaria [petroleo];
instalaciones de elaboration, transporte y
distribucion
drilling
perforacion
downswing
fase descendente, de contraction; movimiento
descendente
drip irrigation; dribble irrigation; trickle irrigation

riego por goteo
The application of water to the soil through small
orifices in plastic pipelines.
downturn (economic)
initiacion de la fase descendente; cambio
desfavorable de la coyuntura
downward trend
tendentia descendente
drilling rig, platform see oil (drilling) rig
droppage [IFC]
abandono; renuncia
When a borrower from IFC decides to cancel a
loan before signature.
drainage system see storm water drainage system
drop out [education]

desertar; desercion; desertor escolar
draw, to (funds)
girar, retirar, utilizar fondos
dropout rate [education]

tasa de desercion
drawback [customs]
reintegro
An amount of money which is collected as a
customs duty on imported goods and then refunded
when the goods are reshipped as exports.
drought stress
tension debida a la sequfa
Stress on a plant due to lack of water.
drawdown
disminucion; reduction; giro; utilization
dry farming; dryland farming

cultivo de secano
A system of producing crops in arid and semiarid
regions without the use of irrigation. Frequently
alternate years of fallow and cropping are
practiced.
drawdown of equity
utilizacion dd capital
dressing see basal dressing; surface dressing; top
dressing; window dressing
dressing section, hall [slaughtering]
section de evisceracion
Area where excess fat and bone is removed from a
meat carcass.
dribble irrigation see drip irrigation
drug see brand name drug; generic drug
dryland farming see dry farming

dryland(s) management
ordenacion de tierras aridas
The management of arid and semi-arid areas.
dry process [cement manufacture]
elaboracion, fabrication por via seca
Method of manufacturing cement whereby no
water is used in the process. Cf wet process
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dual executive director
director ejecutivo con doble funcilm (en el BIRF
y el FMI)
Executive director of both the World Bank and the
International MonetaI)' Fund.
dual-purpose cattle
ganado de doble finalidad
Cattle used both for beef and milk.
dummy variable
variable ficticia, artificial, simulada
A constructed variable used as a means of
including factors that are not naturally quantifiable
in an econometric model. It may assume two and
only two values (usually 1 and 0) used to represent
the presence of a factor and its opposite or
absence.
dumping
dumping
dung cake
torta de esth~rcol
durable goods; durables
bienes duraderos
Any consumer good which has a significant life
and which is not therefore immediately consumed.
dust collector see precipitator
dust separator see precipitator
dutiable
sujeto al cobro, al pago de derechos
duty-free
libre, exento de derechos
duty station
lugar de destino
dwelling core
nueleo habitacional; vivienda minima
The basic shell of a building often constructed to
allow family or self-help groups to have basic
housing and add additional features themselves.
dynamic life index [commodities]
indice de vida dinamica
Index in years of a commodity, assuming a
specified growth in rate of production.
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earthfill dam
-E-
early intensive adjustment lending (EIAL) country

pais que recibio financiamiento para fines de
ajuste antes de 1986
Country that received two structural adjustment
loans or three adjustment operations, with the first
taking place before 1986.
presa, represa de terraplen

Dam constructed of excavated earth material.
earth resources satellite
satelite de exploracion de los recunos
terrestres; satelite para el estudio de los
recursos terrestres
One of a series of satellites designed primarily to
measure the natural resources of the earth.
earth road
early (maturing) [crops]

de maduracion temprana, precoz
camino de tierra
Unsurfaced road made entirely out of earth.
early retirement scheme

plan de jubilation anticipada
ease, monetary
relajacion moneta ria; flexibilidad monetaria
Policy of reducing restrictions on the availability
of money, e.g. by easing credit restrictions.
early warning system

sistema de alerta anticipada
earmark, to (funds)
consignar, destinar (rondos) para un fin
determinado
earmarked account
cuenta reservada, especial
earmarked tax
impuesto para fines especificos
earned income
ingreso(s) proveniente(s) del trabajo; a veces:
iogreso(s) salarial(es)
easy money
dinero barato, abundante
A condition in which a combination of relatively
low interest rates and great credit availability
exists.
economic and sector work - ESW

estudios economicos y sectoriales
economic hardship
dificultades economicas
A reason for delaying Bank or !FC repayments.
economic indicator
indicador economico
earned surplus
utitidades no distribuidas
earning assets
activos productivos
Loans and investments.
earning power
rentabilidad; capacidad de obtention de
ingresos
earnings
ingreso(s); ganancia(s); utilidad(es);
remuneration
economic internal rate of return see economic rate

of return
economic life
duracion, vida util
economic man
homo economicus
economic management
gestion economica, de la economia
economic performance
comportamiento, desempeiio de la economia;
resultados economicos
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economic policy note [EDI]
nota sabre politica economica
edit (texts for publication)

editar
economic price~ efficiency price

precio economico; precio de eficiencia
Price reflecting relative value to be assigned to
inputs and outputs if the economy is to produce
the maximum value of physical output efficiency.
edited by
compilado por
economic rate of return - ERR.; economic internal

rate of return - EIRR
tasa de rendimiento economico, de rentabilidad
economica
An internal rate of return based on economic
prices.
economic recovery loan - ERL [World Bank]
prestamo para recuperacion economica
economic rent
renta economica
The return for the use of a factor of production in
excess of the minimum required to provide the
service of the factor. The surplus remaining to a
project beneficiary after he receives the rewards
necessary to attract physical inputs, labor,
entrepreneurship and the willingness to bear risk.
economic soundness [MIGA]
solvencia economica
One of the criteria used in assessing a project
before a guarantee is provided.
economics of regress
economia del retroceso; aspectos economicos del
retroceso
The economics of negative growth. The opposite
of economics of progress.
economies of scale
economfas de escala
economies of scope
economias de diversificacion
Cost advantage of producing different products in
a single firm.
edge bias
sesgo (por exceso) de margen, de borde
In crop evaluations, inclusion of a plant on the
edge of the square delineating the area to be
measured, rather than excluding it, leading to an
upward bias.
editor
editor (de un teno); compilador (de una
coleccion de textos); coordinador, encargado de
una edicion; redactor jefe
educational achievements
resultados escolares; rendimiento escolar
educational background
antecedentes academicol; formacion
educational material
material didactico
effective see cost effective
effective cut-off see operational cut-off
effective date
fecha de entrada en vigor
effective exchange rate
tipo de cambio efectivo
The domestic market price of a good divided by its
border price. In effect, the exchange rate actually
paid for a given good. Serves as an estimate of the
shadow exchange rate for that good.
(see also real effective exchange rate]
effective interest rate
tipo, tasa de interes efectivo(a)
The true rate of interest paid on an installment
loan.
effective protection coefficient - EPC
coeficiente de protection efectiva
A measure of protection through import duties,
etc. as related to domestic value added as opposed
to total value of output. Commonly measured as
the excess value added. It measures the protection
given to the production process per se, not just to
the product. Often useful as a partial, quick
indicator of economic acceptability.
effectiveness see conditions of effectiveness; cost
effectiveness
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effectiveness of an agreement
entrada en vigor de un convenio
the solids, thereby allowing smaller sewers to be

laid at flatter gradients and with fewer manholes.
effects method [project appraisal]

metodo de los ereetos
A method of project evaluation originated by
Charles Prou and Marc Chervel, widely used in
French-speaking African countries, which involves
valuing the product and its tradeable inputs at
shadow prices. A comparison is made between the
situation with the project and without the project.
18% currency [mRD maintenance of value]

monto(s) del 18% (pagado(s) por un miembro
en su moneda)
The capital paid in to the Bank by a member
country in its own currency. Members have to pay
in 20% of their initial shares, of which 2% is in
gold and 18% in the national currency. This is the
18% currency. Though subsequent capital
increases have required a lower national currency
payment, this amount is still called 18% currency.
efficiency cost of taxation; excess burden of

taxation
costo de eficiencia de (los impuestos) la
tributacion; carga excesiva de Ja tributacion
The difference between the resources that the
government gains and the sacrifice that is made by
taxpayers.
efficiency price see economic price
efficiency price; efficient price; long-run marginal
cost - LRMC [electricity]
costo marginal a largo plazo
The cost of meeting an increase in consumption,
sustained indefinitely into the future, when needed
capacity adjustments are possible.
efficiency unit
unidad de eficiencia
efficiency wage
salario de eficiencia
Wages measured in cost per unit output rather
than in actual wages received or paid.
efficient price; efficiency price; long-run marginal
cost - LRMC [electricity]
costo marginal a largo pJazo
effluent charges
cargos por efluentes; descarga de ef1uentes
Payment for direct releases into the environment.
effluent sewerage; solids-free sewerage; small-bore
sewerage
sistema de alcantarillado (alcantarillado) para
ef1uentes liquidos
A hybrid between a septic tank and a conventional
sewerage system. Its distinctive feature is a solid
interceptor tank located between the house sewer
and the street sewer. The interceptor tank retains
18% currency out on loan [mRD maintenance of

value]
montos del 18% en prestamo
Egyptian cotton; kidney cotton; Sea Island cotton;
West Indian cotton
algod6n de las Islas Occidentales; algodon de
Barbados; algodon egipcio
elasticity of demand
elasticidad de Ja demanda
The percentage change induced in one factor of
demand divided by a given percentage change in
the factor that caused the change. For example, if
the price of a commodity is raised, purchasers tend
to reduce their buying rate.
elasticity of substitution
elasticidad de sustituci6n
A measure of the ease with which one input can
be substituted for another when responding to a
change in the ratio of the prices of the s. For
instance, given a production function, suppose that
the ratio of the return to capital to wages declined
1%, making labor relatively more expensive than
capital. If the ratio of the amount of capital input
to labor input used increases more than 10/0, the
elasticity of substitution is elastic, which implies
that it is relatively easy to substitute capital for
labor.
[see also constant elasticity of substitution]
elastic money
dinero ellisticoinput
The situation occurring in a monetary system in
which the volume of currency in circulation can be
varied to meet different needs.
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electronic funds transfer - EFf
transferencia electrOnica de fondos
emergency reconstruction loan - ERL

prestamo para reconstl1lccion de emergencia
eligibility; eligibility conditions

habilitacion; requisitos, condiciones que deben
cumplirse
emergency recovery loan - ERL

prestamo de emergencia para recuperacion
eligibility ceiling see formal eligibility threshold

eligibility to bid
elegibilidad para participar en una licitaciOn
eligibility threshold see formal eligibility threshold
eligible [procurement]
elegible
eligible currency
moneda admisible
eligible expenses
gastos admisibles, aceptables, financiables
eligible host country [MIGA]
pais receptor elegible
A member who is listed as a developing member
country in Schedule A to the Convention.
eligible investment [MIGA]
inversion admisible
Investment accepted for coverage under the
Convention. Includes equity interests, including
medium- or long-term loans made or guaranteed
by holders of equity in the enterprise concerned.
and such forms of direct investment as may be
determined by the Board
eligible paper
efectos, valores negociables
Paper than can be freely traded on the market
eligible risk
riesgo admisible
eligible source country
pais de origen calificado
embodiment hypothesis
hipotesis del progreso teenico incorporado
Economic theory which states that investments in
new capital equipment embody technical change.
emerging markets [securities]

mereados emergentes, incipientes
eminent domain
dominio eminente; derecho de expropiacion
The power to take private property for public use
by the state, municipalities and private persons or
corporations authorized to exercise functions of a
public nature.
emissions trading
intereambio de derechos de emision,
contaminacion
Pollution dischargers who release less pollution
than the officially approved limit may sell or trade
the difference between its discharges and the
authorized limits to another firm which can then
increase its amount of discharge.
empower
dar participacion; dotar de los medios;
responsabilizar; dar poder de decision
empowerment
habilitaciOn; promocion de la autonomia;
potenciacion
Giving political power to disadvantaged groups.
e.g. women, children.
enabling environment
entomo, ambiente, cUma propicio. favorable;
condiciones propicias, favorables
enabling legislation
ley(es) que autoriza(n); autorization legislativa
encashment [IDA]
conversion en efectivo
The conversion of notes and other securities paid
in by member countries to IDA into cash.
enclave project
proyecto enclave
Project designed and supervised by foreign
consultants, executed by foreign contractors and
suppliers and managed with the help of
expatriates.
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end-of-mission document
in(onne de fin de mision
energy cropping
cultivos para fines energeticos
The growth of plants to be used for energy needs
(i.e. wood, oil-bearing plants).
end of pipe pollution control

control de la contaminacion en la descarga
Control of pollution where it is discharged rather
than in the production cycle.
energy-efficient
eficaz en el uso de la energia
end use (of a commodity)

uso final
energy-intensive
de uso intensivo de energia
end use (energy) efficiency

eficiencia del uso final de la energia
energy lending
financiamiento para energia
end use tax

impuesto seglin uso final
engender
considerar (una cuestion) desde el punto de
vista de los roles del homhre y la mujer
Considering issues from the point of view of
gender, relations between the sexes.
energy see also alternative energy; biomass

energy; commercial energy; constant energy
intensity; conventiona1 energy; net energy ratio
energy affiliate
organismo de energia afiliado aI Banco;
organismo afiliado de energia
Proposed organization, subsidiary of the World
Bank, dea1ing with lending for energy. Never
actua1ly set up.
energy assessment
evaluacion de recursos energeticos
energy audit
estudio de recursos energeticos [de un pais];
namen del uso de la energia; balance de
energia
A survey of energy usage in a system or
organization and an examination of how energy
may be used more economica1ly.
energy cascading
utilizaci6n escalon ada de energia
The utilization of energy, otherwise wasted, in the
performance of work matched to
the
characteristics of the energy, e.g. the use of waste
heat from an industrial process for a variety of
purposes in sequence, performing work at a lower
temperature at each stage. The sequence may
include air heating, steam raising and water
heating.
energy conservation
conservacion, ahorro de energia
engineered road
camino trazado tecnicamente
A planned earth road.
engineering see also design; design engineering;
detailed design, engineering; environmental
engineering; financial engineering; heavy
(engineering) industry; preliminary design,
engineering
engineering consultant
ingeniero consultor
engineering design
diseiio tt~cnico
engineering development
desarrollo tecnico
engineering industry
industria tecnica, mecaDica, metalmecanica
engineering, preliminary
diseiio tecnico preliminar
engineering-related technical assistance; hard
technical assistance
asistencia tecnica relacionada con los
componentes fisicos; asistencia tecnica
relacionada con las inversiones en activos fisicos
Technical assistance geared towards engineering
projects as opposed to institution-related
technical assistance.
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engineering studies
estudios teenicos, de ingenieria
advise on projects involving large dams. Normally

required for Bank large dam projects.
enhance new debt, to

mejorar las condiciones de la nueva deuda
environmental assessment - EA
evaluacion ambiental
An intensive examination that is required for
lending operation that have diverse and significant
environmental impacts.
enhanced recovery [oil]

recuperacion mejorada
Increased recovery from a reservoir achieved by
artificial means or by the application of energy
extrinsic to the reservoir.
enrollment ratio
tasa de matricula; coeficiente de matricula
Ratio of pupils enrolled to total school age
population.
[see also gross (primary) enrollment ratio]
environmental audit
auditoria ambiental
Detailed study of the environmental problems of
an area or industrial plant.
enrollments
matricula; numero de a1umnos matriculados
environmental degradation
deterioro, degradacion ambiental
Deterioration in the environment. Includes
pathogens in the environment, indoor air
pollution, substandard housing and extensive
industrialization.
entrepOt trade
comercio de reexportacion
The re-export trade of a country.
environmental engineering
ingenieria ambiental, del medio ambiente;
ingenieria ecologica
entrepreneur
empresario
environmental enhancement
mejoramiento ambiental
Improvement to the environment. Used by the
Bank to refer to improvement to the environment
as an indirect effect of a project.
entrepreneurial benefit-cost ratio - EBC

relacion costos-beneficios empresariales, de las
empresas
entries see accounting entries
environmental goods and services

bienes y servicios ecologicos, para la proteccion
ambiental
Goods and services provided for environmental
protection purposes.
entry level
nivel de ingreso
environmental health, sanitation

higiene ambiental; saneamiento ambiental
environment satellite accounts

cuentas subsidiarias del medio ambiente
Subsidiary national account for the environmental
sector.
environmental hotspot
zona de singular riqueza ecologica
Area on the Earth where there is a considerable
and often unique species diversity.
environmental action plan EAP

plan de proteccion ambiental
environmental impact assessment - EIA

evaluacion del impacto ambiental; evaluacion
de los efectos ambientales
Evaluation of the effect of a project on the
environment.
entrepreneurship
capacidad, espiritu empresarial
environmental (advisory) panel

grupo de evaluacion ambiental
An advisory panel of independent, internationally
recognized, environmental specialists, formed to
environmental management plan see mitigation

plan
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environmental reconnaissance
examen (ambiental) sobre el terreno
Bank mandated study, carried out by independent,
recognized experts during project identification, to
ensure that potential environmental effects are
identified, ascertain the scope of further
environmental studies and action needed, assess
the availability of the borrower to undertake them
and advise on the need for an environmental
panel.
environmentally adjusted income - EAI

ingreso ajustado conforme a consideraciones
ambientales
environmental review
estudio de los deetos ambientales
The whole process by which the Bank monitors
the environmental effects of projects. It may
involve fuIlscale environmental assessment or only
limited analysis. It starts with screening at
identification and continues through evaluation
after the last disbursement.
equalization fund
fondo de igualadon, de equiparadon
Funds made available by a national government to
subnational or local governments to reduce the
degree of inequality in the levels of revenue raised
by the local governments.
environmental screening
estudio (ambiental) preliminar
environmental services
beneficios eeologicos
Functions performed naturally by forests, such as
maintenance of waterflow patterns, protection of
soil, support of economically important living
resources and regulation of climate.
environmental stress
tension, estres ambiental; perturbaciones del
medio ambiente
environmental sustainability
sostenibilidad ambiental
environmentalist
ecologistas; expertos en medio ambiente
environmentally adjusted domestic product - EDP
producto intemo ajustado conforme a
consideraciones ambientales - PIA
environmentally adjusted economic accounts EEA
cuentas economicas ajustadas conforme a
consideraciones ambientales
environmentally adjusted national income - ENI

ingreso nadonal ajustado conforme a
consideraciones ambientales - JNA
epidemic disease [livestock]
epizootia
equalizing discount rate see cross-over discount

rate
equalizing rate of return
tasa de rentabilidad de equilibrio
The rate of return that equalizes the present
value of two streams of costs. Used to compare two
or more different project alternatives.
equilibrating capital flow
corriente de capital equilibradora
equilibrium climate change
cambio climatico de equilibrio
The change which would occur once all the lags in
the climate system have worked through the
system, which may take decades or centuries. cr.
transient climate change.
equilibrium exchange rate
tipo de cambio de equilibrio
The exchange rate when offer and demand are
equally balanced.
equilibrium income
ingreso(s) de equilibrio
equilibrium model see computable general
equilibrium model
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equilibrium real exchange rate
tipo de cambio real de equilibrio
The price of tradables relative to non-tradables
that, for given long-term equilibrium (or
sustainable) values of other relevant variables such
as trade taxes, international prices, capital and aid
flows and technology, leads to the simultaneous
attainment of internal and external equilibrium
and is compatible with long-term economic
growth.
equipment
equipo(s); material (de transporte)
equipment grant
donacion en, para equipos
equity
capital (social, accionario); patrimonio (neto);
acciones; equidad
[see also capital; deadwood equities; debt-equity
conversion fund; debt-equity conversion, swap;
quasi-equity; real estate equity; stockholders'
equity]
equity; common share [stock exchange]
accion ordinaria
equity capital; capital stock (of a corporation)
capital social, accionario
The issued share capital which is neither limited
nor preferred in its participation in the distribution
of its profits nor in the ultimate distribution of its
assets. Equity capital is sometimes used as a
synonym for stockholders' equity.
equity feature [IFC]
opcion a participar en el capital social;
prestamo convertible en acciones de capital
[CFIJ
IFe loan which has a feature enabling it to be
converted into an equity participation.
equity financing, investment
inversion, participacion en (el) capital social
Investment that confers whole or partial ownership
in an enterprise and entitles the investor to share
in the profits from its operation.
equity fund
fondo de inversion en acciones
Money market fund investing in equity stocks.
equity grant
donacion en capital
equity-like instrument
instrumento financiero con caracteristicas
patrimoniales
A loan structured in such a way that it can be
converted into equity. An example is an income
note that acts as equity, i.e. it bears interest only if
the project generates interest. This means it has
the form of equity (cr. stocks where income is
generated only if the company pays a dividend).
An example of the use of this type of instrument is
in high-risk countries where an equity investment
would be lost at once but an equity-like
if dollar-denominated,
would
instrument,
guarantee the capital and ensure income if the
project produced income.
equity line [IFC]
linea de capital accionario
Credit line (also known as agency line)
established in favor of an intermediary which
would draw on the line to make loan and equity
investments for IFe's account.
equity loan
prestamo en forma de participacion en el
capital
Loan in the form of equity participation.
equity ownership
participacion en el capital social
An interest in a property.
equity portfolio fund
fondo de inversiones de cartera
equity ratio
relacion capital-activo
Ratio of assets to net worth.
equity security
certificado de participacion
A certificate that designates a proportional
ownership in a corporation. Includes rights,
warrants and long call options.
equity subscription [IFC]
suscripcion de capital social, de capital
accionario
The purchase of shares in IFe by member
countries.
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equity-type loan; sponsored loan
credito de accionistas, de participacion
Loan made by equity holders of the borrower.
equity underwriting
compromiso de suscripcion de aceiones
Underwriting (i.e. finding buyers for a security
issue) a share issue. This technique has been used
by IFC, e.g. for the Korea Fund, a diversified
closed-end investment company investing in
Korean securities, that plans to offer its shares in
the U.S. and other markets with IFC as one of the
colead managers.
escalation see price adjustment clause; tariff
escalation
escalation clause [prices]
c1ausula de reajuste (de los precios)
Clause in a contract which allows for prices to
increase as certain specified items, e.g. labor costs,
increase.
[see also price adjustment clause]
estimates of quantities see preliminary estimates of

quantities
establishment convention; base convention
convenio buico
Basic agreement used in financing a major project.
Eurobonds
eurobonos
Eurocurrency market
mereado de eurodivisas
Euroissues
euroemisiones
European Currency Unit - ECU
unidad monetaria europea - ECU
A standard unit of account of European
Community member countries.
European flotations
emisiones (de obUgaciones) en Europa
Eurosterling
euroesterlina
escalator clause [wages]

chiusula de escala movil
Clauses in labor agreements providing for
automatic wage increases based on movements in
a specific price index.
evacuation road
camino de salida
escape clause; break clause; jeopardy clause

clausula de salvaguardia, de elusion, de escape
A clause in a Eurocurrency agreement specifying
evaluated portfolio [IFC]

valor estimado de la cartera
That part of the disbursed portfolio in companies
which have a sufficient operating history for a
reasonable review of their creditworthiness or
profit potential.
escrow
deposito en garaniia, en custodia
A writing, deed, money, stock or other property
delivered by the grantor, promisor or obligor into
the hands of a third person, to be held by the latter
until the happening of a contingency or
performance of a condition and then by him
delivered to the grantee, promisee or obligee.
evaluation [projects]
evaluacion ex post
escrow account
deposito en custodia
Account to set aside a sum of money for a specific
purpose, e.g. loan repayment.
Evaluation Capability Development Program ECDP [ffiRD]

Program a de Desarrollo de la Capacidad de
Evaluacion Ex Post
evaluation mission; audit mission
evidence [ICSID]
prueba; medio de prueba
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examination (of witnesses or experts) [ICSID]
interrogatorio; examen
exchange arbitrage
arbitraje de cambios
examination of bids
anaIisis de las ofertas
exchange budget
presupuesto de divisas
examiner see bank examiner
exchange control regulations

disposiciones de control de cambios
ex ante evaluation
evaluacion previa, ex ante
ex ante financing gap
brecha financiera ex ante
Used by the IMF to denote a gap between the
funds they need and the funds they have available
at the start of a program of financing.
excellence center [education]
centro de excelencia
Training and research institutions for the training
of highly qualified personnel and for undertaking
research in scientific disciplines.
exchange cost
costa en divisas
exchange discount
descuento cambiario; perdida cambiaria
exchange equalization account
cuenta de igualacion de tipos de cambio
An account to stabilize the exchange value of the
domestic currency by preventing excessive
depreciation or appreciation. Used primarily in the
United Kingdom.
exchange market see foreign exchange market
excepted period
periodo exceptuado
Period that does not count as laytime even if
loading or discharging is carried out.
excepted risks
riesgos no cubiertos
Risks excluded from insurance under a contract.
These often include war, revolution and similar
acts of violence, as well as explosions, damage
caused by radioactivity or aircraft and similar
damage.
exchange premium
prima, ganancia cambiaria
exchange rate differential
diferencia(s) de tipos de cambio
exchange rate overvaluation
sobrevaloracion de las monedas
exchange rate policy
politica cambiaria
excess burden of taxation see efficiency cost of

taxation
exchange risk
riesgo cambiario
excess capacity
excedente de capacidad; capacidad
excedentaria
exchange stabilization fund

fondo de estabilizacion cambiaria
A fund set up to stabilize the value of the domestic
currency. Used primarily in the US.
exchange see foreign currency, exchange

exchange adjustment
ajuste cambiario
exchange allocation
asignacion de divisas
exchange system
regimen, sistema cambiario
excise tax
impuesto aI consumo
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exclusive economic zone - EEZ
zona de soberanfa economica
The area beyond and adjacent to the territorial sea
over which the coastal state has sovereign rights
for the purpose of exploring, exploiting,
conserving and managing the natural resources of
the bed, subsoil and supeIjacent waters and with
regard to other activities for the economic
exploitation and exploration of the zone as well as
jurisdiction with regard to marine scientific
research and the preseIVation of the marine
environment. It should not exceed 200 miles.
execute an agreement, to
celebrar, firmar un convenio, un acuerdo
executing agency [UNDP]
organismo de ejecucion
Organization that implements a project on behalf
of another.
exit bond
bono de exclusion
Instruments issued by a debtor country to a
creditor bank in place of a bank credit, that allows
the creditor bank to be exempted from future
requests for new money and restructuring. Used
by Argentina and the Philippines (with its
Philippines Investment Notes - PIN).
exit mechanism
mecanismo de opciones
Procedures to allow users of a seIVice to use
alternative services. In public sector management,
these include deregulation, contracting out of
seIVices to multiple private providers and
competition between the public and private
sectors. The basic concept was developed by Albert
Hirschman in Exit, Voice and Loyalty and adapted
by Samuel Paul to the issue of accountability.
exit value see current exit value
Executive Board; Board of (Executive) Directors

[IBRD; IDA]
ex-officio [ICSID]
ex officio
Executive Director
Director Ejecutivo
expansionary policy
politica expansionista
executive summary
resumen
expatriate
expatriado
ex factory price; price ex factory; factory gate price

precio en fabrica
The manufacturing cost excluding cost of
distribution.
expectation [mathematics] see expected value
exhaustion of local administrative or juridical

remedies [ICSID]
(exigir) el agotamiento previo de las vias
administrativas 0 judiciales (de un Estado)
existence value
valor intrinseco; valor de existencia
Value of keeping something (e.g. a species of plant
or animal) even when no benefit is expected to be
derived from keeping it, now or in the future.
exit barrier
obstaculo a la salida del mercado
Legal mechanism that prevents from leaving a
market (e.g. liquidating or merging a firm), often
designed to protect workers from unemployment
or to conseIVe scarce capital resources.
expected value
valor esperado
The mean value of single obseIVations drawn from
a finite or infinite universe in repeated samplings.
expendable equipment
material fungible
expenditure-switching
reorientacion del gasto
One of the policy alternatives necessary to remove
an international trade imbalance. Examples are
devaluation and import restrictions which are
intended to encourage domestic output and also
foreign expenditure on domestic output.
expense, to; to write down
castigar; rebajar el valor en Iibros; amortizar
parcialmente
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expert appraisal
tasacion, avaluo pericial; peritaje
and the project boundary and the point where the

cif or fob price is quoted.
expertise
conocimientos especializados; pericia; expertos
export processing zone - EPZ

zona franca industrial
An industrial area forming an enclave in the
customs area of a country (generally near a port or
airport).
explanatory variable; predictor; predicated,

independent variable; fixed variate; regressor
[statistics]
variable independiente, predictiva
(explicitly) collusive oligopoly
oligopolio colusorio expUcito; cartel
An oligopoly where participants act as a cartel.
export adjustment loan - EAL
prestamo para ajuste del sector exportador. de
exportacion
Loan made by the World Bank to assist a country
to adjust its export sector.
export credit
credito de exportacion, a la exportacion
export development fund - EDF
rondo para el fomento de las exportaciones
A self-sustaining revolving fund set up to
recapture the foreign exchange advanced within a
specific period, typically 120-360 days, for use
again by eligible beneficiaries. It provides
mechanisms to give access to exporters to foreign
exchange for the purchase of intermediate inputs.
The Bank has made loans for these funds as part
of its Program of Special Assistance.
export earnings. proceeds
ingresos de exportacion
export-enclave economy
economia dependiente de la exportacion de un
solo producto
Economy which is geared towards the export of
one commodity only (e.g. oil).
export-oriented
orientado hacia la exportacion
export parity price
precio paritario de exportacion
The estimated price at the farm gate or project
boundary derived by adjusting the cif or fob price
by all the relevant charges between the farm gate
export rehabilitation project - ERP [mRD]

proyecto de rehabilitacion del sector
exportador. de exportacion
Project geared towards improving the export
performance of a country.
export shortfall
insuficiencia de las exportaciones; insuficiencia
de los ingresos de exportacion
export subsidy
subvencion, subsidio a las exportaciones
exports of goods and services - XGS
exportaciones de bienes y servicios
ex post cofinancing
cofinanciamiento ex post
Cofinancing after tbe initial loan has been made,
e.g. by selling part of the loan.
ex post evaluation
evaluacion ex post, a posteriori
The process whereby the Bank, and in some
instances, an agency of the government, shortly
after completion of project implementation and
disbursements of the proceeds of the loan, review
comprehensively the extent to which the objectives
and expectations of the project, on the basis of
which the Bank loan was approved, have been or
show promise of being achieved.
ex post real interest rate
tipo de interes real ex post
The actual real interest rate.
exposure
riesgo; prestamos pendientes; participation en
una inversion; compromisos neros
Amount of investment made, with the additional
idea of risk. These translations are proposed. The
translation will often depend on the context.
[see also bank exposure; co-exposure; country
exposure]
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exposure diversification
diversificacion de los riesgos
external payment position

situacion de palOs extemos
ex quay (duties on buyers' account)

en el muelle (derecbos por cuenta del
comprador)
Applies to goods that the seller makes available to
the buyer on the quay at the destination named in
the sales contract. The seller bears the full cost and
risk involved in bringing the goods to this
destination, except for the liability for clearing the
goods for import, which is the responsibility of the
buyer.
external review mission

mision de examen extemo
extended family
familia extensa
extended payment plan
venta a plazos
extender [gasoline]
aditivo (que aumenta la cantidad)
extension [agriculture]
extension; divulgacion
extension [building]
ampliacion
extension agent, worker
agente de extension, de divulgacion agricola;
extensionista
Low-level staff providing assistance and advice to
farmers.
[see also field-level extension worker]
extension officer
oficial de extension, de divulgacion agricola
A higher-level staff member providing assistance
and advice to farmers.
[see also agricultural extension officer]
external current account deficit
deficit de la balanza en cuenta corriente
external debt outstanding
deuda extema pendiente
external debt reporting system
sistema de notificacion de la deuda extema
external viability
viabilidad de la balanza de pagos
externalities [projects]
dectos extemos; extemalidades {proyectos]
Costs and benefits of development projects which
do not get captured by the market mechanism, e.g.
revulsion caused by bad taste advertising, garbage
dumped on the outskirts of a city and poor
performance of sanitary services.
extra long staple cotton
algodon de fibra extra larga
Cotton with fibers of 1 3/8 inches long or more.
extraordinary budget; special budget
presupuesto extraordinario
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fair price shop
puesto de venta de productos subvencionados
-F-
fallacy of composition
falacia de composicion
A wrong conclusion reached by taking a known
fact about individuals and projecting it to apply to
the entire population.
face value
valor nominal
facility
mecanismo; servicio; instalacion; medios
fact sheet
datos basicos
family planning
planificacion familiar, de la familia
farm
explotacion agricola; granja; finca
factor cost, at - f.c.

aI costo de los facto res
farm budget
presupuesto de la explotacion agricola
factor income
ingresos de los factores
Income derived directly from the current
production of goods and services. There are
normally four main categories: rent; wages and
salaries; interest and profits.
factor income payments
pagos en concepto de ingresos de los facto res
factor price
precio de los factores
The price of a factor of production (e.g. land, labor
and capital).
factoring
factoraje
The purchase of trade debts, usually without
recourse.
farm forestry
agrosilvicultura
Forestry carried out on private farmlands.
farm gate price
precio a nivel de la explotacion agricola
farm income
ingreso(s) agricola(s)
farmer-pull innovations
innovaciones inducidas por eI agricultor
farming system
sistema de explotacion agricola
farming systems research - FSR
investigacion sobre sistemas de produccion
agricola
factory farming
agricultura industrial
farming techniques
metodos, tecnicas de cultivo
factory gate price see ex factory price

facultative reinsurance
reaseguro facultativo
Reinsurance of a specific risk.
reinsurance.
fair market value
valor justo, equitativo de mercado
farming unit
unidad agricola, de explotacion agricola
Cf. treaty
fast disbursing (loan); quick disbursing (loan)

(prestamo) de rapido desembolso
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fast -track procedures
negociaciones por via expedita
Procedures designed to facilitate negotiation of
complex trade agreements. They give the president
authority to conclude such agreements and submit
them to Congress for approval or disapproval
without amendment. Used by the Bush
administration in the 1990-1991 Uruguay Round
negotiations.
feed grains
cereales forrajeros
feed unit
unidad forrajera
One pound of com or its equivalent in feed value
in other feeds which is fed to cattle under normal
farm conditions.
feasibility study
estudio de factibilidad, de viabilidad
feedback (of information)

retroaccion; informacion obtenida;
retroinformacion
fecundity
fertilidad
feedback loop
circuito de informacion
fee see availability fee; backup facility fee;

commitment charge, fee; cost plus ftxed fee
contract; cost plus percentage fee contract; frontend fee; guarantee commission, fee; harbor fees;
loan origination fee; management fee; percentage
(fee) contract; service and support fee; stumpage
fee; tuition fees; zero fee policy
feeder road
camino de acceso, secundario, vecinal
fee-based service [!FC]

servicio a cambio del pago de honorarios
Services provided by IFC for which IFC charges a
fee. Includes such services as technical assistance,
advice on privatization, corporate strategies,
ftnancial risk management, project structuring,
setting up capital markets, etc.
fee for lodging requests [ICSID]
cargo por presentacion de solicitudes
fee-for-services basis
sistema de honorarios por servicios
feed balance; feed estimate
balance forrajero
feed conversion ratio
andice de aprovechamiento del forraje
Ratio which makes it possible to evaluate feed
efficiency. Obtained from the amount of product
obtained per kilo of feed given to the animal (Le.
daily average proftt/feed).
feed estimate; feed balance
balance forrajero
feeder school; contributory school; preparatory

school
eseuela preparatoria
School where students go on to a speciftc higherlevel school, for which it is the feeder.
feedlot
corral de engorde
feedstock
materiales basicos; materiu basicu
Substance (e.g. gas) used as raw material for its
chemical properties in creating an end product.
fellow [EDI]
ex participante
fertility rate
tasa de fecundidad
Births per thousand, usually related to individuals
of same sex, age, marital status, etc.
ftber crop
planta tenil
fteld see coal fteld
fteld agent
agente en el terreno
fteld assignment, mission
mision en el terreno, de observation en el
terreno
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field crop
cultivo; cultivo extensivo
final design
pianos definitivos
field-level extension worker

agente de extension a nivel de poblado
final design quantities

cantidades para los pianos definitivos
field mission, assignment

mision en el terreno, de observacion en el
terreno
final energy; secondary energy

energia final, secunda ria
field office
oficina exterior, fuera de la sede
field seeds
semillas, simientes de campo
The seed of field crops, as contrasted with
vegetable and flower seeds.
field staff
personal de las ofieinas exteriores, fuera de la
sede; personal en el terreno
field trip
viaje de observaeion, estudio, etc.
field unit [agricultural extension]
unidad de extension (agricola)
field work
trabajo en el terreno
field worker
funcionario destacado en el terreno
Fifth Dimension Program
programa de "quinta dimensi6n"
World Bank program whereby the Bank provides
additional IDA allocations to IDA-ooly countries
that have outstanding mRD debt, are current on
their debt service to the Bank and have an IDAsupport adjustment program.
filing of claims [MIGA]
presentaeion de reclamacioncs
Submitting appropriate documentation to support a
claim for a covered loss.
fill ratio [staff]
coeficiente de ocupacion de cargos, puestos
Percentage of positions in an organization that are
filled.
finance lease; financial, full payout lease

contrato de arrendamiento con opcion de
compra; leasing; arrendamiento financiero
A lease involving payment over an obligatory
period of specified sums sufficient in total to
amortize the capital outlay of the lessor and give
some profit. In other words, the lessee pays the full
value of the asset.
finance plan
plan finaneiero
financial adjustment
ajuste, reajuste financiero
financial claim
titulo de credito; acreencia; activo financiero
financial claims of government
uso de recursos por el gobiemo
financial contingency
imprevistos finaneieros
financial credit
credito financiero
financial deepening
intensification financiera
Acquisition of financial assets at a faster rate than
nonfinancial assets.
financial distress
dificultades financieras graves
financial engineering
tecnicas financieras; ingenieria finaneiera
[Mexico]
Application of innovative techniques in major
national and corporate workouts.
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financial expenses coverage ratio
coeficiente de cobertura del gasto financiero
Net income plus non-cash charges plus interest
payments divided by interest payments plus
current portion of long-term debt.
financial flows
Aujos financieros; conientes financieras
financial futures
futuros financieros
financial replicability
posibilidad de repetici6n financiera
Full recovery of the financial costs of the project
entity.
financial repression
represion financiera
Distortion in the financial system, with negative
interest rates, subsidy interest rates to some privileged borrowers, selective credit allocation, and
excessive bureaucratic control over the financial
system.
financial intermediary loan - FIL

pristamo a un intermediario financiero
World Bank loan to a financial intermediary, such
as a central bank.
financial restraint, stringency

austeridad, moderacion financiera
financial internal rate of return see financial rate

of return
financial spread
margen financiero
Income from loans and investments minus cost of
borrowing.
financial intrinsics
situaci6n financiera
An alternative word for financial position.
financial standing see creditworthiness
financial lease see finance lease

financial leverage see leverage
financial package
serie, conjunto de medidas financieras; paquete
financiero
financial paper
efectos, valores financieros
Commercial paper issued by financial institutions.
financial statement
estado financiero
A balance sheet, income statement, funds
statement or any supporting statement or other
presentation of financial data derived from
accounting records.
financial year; fiscal year
ejercicio (economico)
financial pedormance, results

actuacion financiera; resultado(s) financiero(s)
financialization
financializacion
The holding of assets (e.g. savings) in financial
form (e.g. bills, bonds, cash) as opposed to in the
form of fixed assets (e.g. gold, real property),
financial plan
plan financiero
financing gap
deficit de financiamento
financial rate of return; internal rate of financial

return; financial internal rate of return - FIRR
tasa de rendimiento financiero, de rentabilidad
financiera
The internal rate of return based on financial or
market prices.
financing package
financiamiento; a veces: plan de financiamiento
financial ratios
relaciones rmancieras
financing plan
plan de financiamiento
fineness (of a precious metal)
ley (de un metal precioso)
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fine tuning (of the economy)
afinamiento (de la economia)
firm bid rule
nonna de oferta finne
Principle that a bid is irrevocable for a reasonable
time after bid opening.
first in, first out - FIFO
salida en el orden de adquisicion, fabricacion,
etc.
[see also last in, first out]
first-loss deductible [insurance]
franquicia correspondiente a la primera
perdida
first ranking security
garantla de primer grado
first refusal right; preemptive right
derecho prioritario, preferencial, de
preferencia, de prelacion
Right to have the first opportunity to purchase real
estate when such becomes available, or right to
meet any other offer.
first year rule - FYR [project analysis]
regia del primer aDo
A method of determining when to start a project.
Two time streams of costs and benefits (using oneyear intervals of discounting) are subtracted. The
project should be delayed by one year if the net
present value of this figure is negative.
1. Reduction in real income due to the increase

in income from inflation, resulting in income
earners being placed in higher tax brackets.
2. Action by public financial authorities with
regard to economic activity.
fiscal gap
deficit fiscal
fiscal policy
politica fiscal
fiscal revenue
ingresos fiscales, tributarios
fiscal transparency
transparencia fiscal
Refers to the situation whereby certain partners
and associates in certain companies are deemed to
be the same as the company for taxation purposes.
Used in France.
fiscal year; financial year
ejercicio (economico)
fishing by lamplight; lamplight fishing
pesca con luz artificial, aI encandilado
five day biochemical oxygen demand see
biochemical oxygen demand over five days BOD5
fixed assets see capital assets
fixed capital see capital assets
fiscal agent
agente financiero
A bank appointed by the borrower as its agent for
a new issue of securities when no trustee has been
appointed. Its functions include those of a
principal paying agent and a number of the
clerical functions but none of the fiduciary
responsibilities of a trustee.
fiscal balance
equilibrio fiscal, del presupuesto
A balance between the receipts and expenditures
of a government (not just taxes).
fiscal drag
lutre fiscal; remora fiscal; freno fiscal
fixed cost contract; fixed price contract

contrato a precio fijo
fixed costs
costos, gastos fijos
fixed investment
inversion en capital fijo
fixed price contract; fixed cost contract
contrato a precio fijo
fixed-rate financing
financiamiento con tipo de interes fijo
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fixed rate matched funding loan
prestamo de contrapartida con tasa fija
One of two types of fixed rate loans made by the
Bank to IFC, involving amounts in various
currencies from which currency-specific tranches
are established to fund new fixed rate IFC loans on
a back-to-back basis.
flexibility quotient
cociente de flexibilidad
Number of redeployable staff resources as a
percentage of the total workforce.
fixed term appointment

nombramiento de plazo fijo
flight capital
capital fugado
fixed term contract

contrato de plazo fijo
flight of capital; capital flight

fuga de capitales
fixed term staff

personal contratado a plazo fijo
flip chart
rotafolio
fixed variate; predictor

float [banking]
efectos en cobro, cobraoza
Checks, drafts, etc., in the process of collection.
flexitime; flextime
borario flexible
fixing see price fixing

flag of convenience; open registry flag
bandera de conveniencia, de favor
float a loan, to
obtener un emprestito; lanzar una emision de
bonos
flagship product
producto, publicacion estrella
Used to describe key publications, summarizing
Bank policy in a major area, e.g. poverty,
adjustment, health in Africa.
floating capital
capital tirculante, flotante
That portion of the capital of an enterprise not
invested in fixed or other capital assets but in
current and working assets.
flagship project
proyecto puntero, de punta
Project used to promote development in a key area,
e.g. environment, women in development.
floating cash reserve

reserva flotante en efectivo; encaje (ireulante,
flotante
flat budget
presupuesto igual, sin cambio, sin aumento
Budget which shows no increase over previous
budget period.
flat rate
tasa, tarifa unifonne, a tanto alzado
flattening out
aplanamiento de una curva; nivelacion
fleet [transportation]
flota; parque
floating rate
tipo de cambio flotante
floating rate bond
bono con interes variable, flotante
Bond on which the coupon is established
periodically and calculated with reference to
short-term interest rates.
floating rate note
pagare con interes variable, flotante
Note issued from five to fifteen years with a fixed
spread, usually over the six month London Interbank Offered Rate (LIB OR), normally with
provision for a minimum interest rate. Primarily
used by banks to raise dollars for their
Euromarket operations.
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flock management~ herd management

manejo de rebaiios
floor return
rendimiento minimo
The amount of annual investment income
projected at the beginning of the fiscal year for the
Bank.
flood control irrigation

riego por anegacion controlada
flotation [bonds]
emision
flooded rice
arroz acuatico
flotation costs [bonds]

gastos de emision
flood irrigation; spate irrigation

riego por inundacion
A method of irrigation in which water is made to
cover the surface of the land to a considerable
depth and remains for a considerable period, after
which so much of it as has not soaked in is drawn
off, leaving the land ready for the growing of
crops.
flow see capital flow; capital inflow; cash flow;

cash inflows; concessional flow; discounted cash
flow; equilibrating capital flow; financial flows;
funds flows; inflow of capital; nonconcessional
flows; official flows; other official flows; student
flow
floating rice
arroz flotante
flooding see controlled flooding

floodplain
lIanura inundada, de inundacion; terreno
aluvial, de a1uvion
floodplain agriculture, cultivation
agricultura, cultivo en tierras de aluvion
flood recession crop
cultivo de decrecida
Crop planted on land which has recently been
flooded.
flow chart; process chart

grafico de circulacion; diagrama de
movimiento, de flujo, de produccion, de
secuencia, de procedimiento
A graph or chart that illustrates the movement of
money, credit, goods or some other economic
element through various stages. In computer
terminology it is a diagram of the processing of a
problem in a computer by means of symbols and
lines to show either the logic and sequence of
specific program operations or a system of
processing to achieve certain objectives.
flow meter; flowmeter
caudalimetro
A meter that indicates the rate of flow of water.
floodway; high-flow diversion

canal de derivacion
Natural or man-made bypass channels or conduits

that redirect flood waters around or away from
urban centers or area of high population density.
floor price
precio minimo
Usually established by the government, the
smallest price that a seller is allowed to charge.
floor rate of exchange
tipo de cambio minimo
The minimum rate of exchange.
flow of funds see funds flow

fluidized bed combustion
combustion en lecho fluidizado
A method of burning particulate fuel such as coal
in which the amount of air required for
combustion far exceeds that found in conventional
burners. The fuel particles are continually fed into
a bed of mineral ash in the proportions of 1 part
fuel to 200 parts ash, while a flow of air passes up
through the bed, causing it to act like a turbulent
fluid.
focus group
reuniones de grupos de representantes de los
interesados; grupo muestra elegido
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focusing effect
efedo de concentracion
In crop estimations, the effect of selecting one
specific part of a field over another. In most cases,
the tendency is to select the center part of the field,
where crop density is likely to be higher, thereby
leading to an upward bias in the estimates.
food production
produccion alimentaria, de alimentos
follow-up
seguimiento; complemento; etc.
foodstuffs
productos alimentarios
follow-up financing
footloose industry
industria no localizada, sin vinculacion
permanente
Industry not bound to particular location by
specific locational requirements and thus can
effectively locate anywhere.
follow-up project
proyecto complementario
food crop
cultivo alimentario
food demand program
programa de demanda de alimentos
food-for-work programme
programa de alimentos por trabajo
A programme set up under the World Food
Programme where food is provided as
part-payment to men and women engaged in
community improvement programmes.
food grains
cereales, granos alimentarios
food import dependency ratio
coeficiente de dependencia de la importacion de
aUmentos
The ratio of food imports to the food available for
internal distribution, i.e. the sum of food
production, plus food imports, minus food exports.
food intake
ingesta, ingestion de alimentos; alimentos
ingeridos
food security
seguridad alimentaria
The availability of adequate food supplies for a
target population.
forage tree
arbol forrajero
A tree whose leaves are used for forage.
forage unit
unidad forrajera
Unit of measurement of the energy input of
feedstuffs based on the net energy value of lkg of
barley.
force account, by/on [US]; direct labour [UK];
direct work; departmental forces
por administracion
Used to describe a situation whereby the owner of
a project uses his own labor force to undertake the
project, rather than hiring contractors.
forced investment
inversion forzosa
A requirement placed on a commercial bank
(usually in a developing country) that it make
specific investments (e.g. x % of its portfolio must
be agricultural investments), sometimes at a
specific rate.
forced sale value see liquidation value
food plant
planta alimentaria
Food Price Index [IBRD]
Indice de precios de los alimentos
food processing industry
industria de elaboration de alimentos
forced savings
ahorro forzoso
foreclosure
ejecucion (de una bipoteca); juicio bipotecario
foregone output see forgone output
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foreign assets
activos en el exterior, activos sobre el exterior
foreign tax credit

cn!dito por pago de impuestos en el extranjero
foreign borrowing
emprestitos en el exterior
foreign trade
comercio exterior
foreign capital (official, private)

capital extranjero, externo (oficial, privado)
forest canopy
cubierta, dosel forestal
foreign currency, exchange

divisas; moneda extranjera
forest fallow
barbecbo forestal
All complexes of woody vegetation derived from
the clearing of natural forest for shifting
agriculture. It consists of a mosaic of various
reconstitution phases and includes patches of
uncleared forests and agriculture fields which
cannot be realistically segregated and accounted
area-wise, especially from satellite imagery. Forest
fallow is an intermediate class between forest and
non-forest land uses. Part of the area which is not
under cultivation may have the appearance of a
secondary forest. Even the part currently under
cultivation sometimes has the appearance of forest,
due to presence of tree cover. Accurate separation
between forest and forest fallow may not always be
possible.
foreign currency issue

emision en divisas
foreign exchange auction
subasta de divisas
Auction of foreign currency, as used in some
developing countries, whereby the price obtained
for the foreign currency at the auction is the rate of
exchange applied till the next auction.
foreign exchange component
elemento, componente en divisas
foreign exchange cost
costo en divisas
forest mining see tree mining

foreign exchange coverage fund
fondo de cobertura del riesgo cambiario
foreign exchange market
mercado de divisas, de cambios
foreign exchange position
situacion en materia de reservas de divisas
foreign exchange reserves
reservas de divisas
foreign exchange resources
recursos en divisas
foreign exchange risk
riesgo cambiario
foreign-owned
de propiedad extranjera
foreign price
precio en el exterior
forfaiting
forfetizacion
The business of discounting medium-term
promissory notes or drafts related to an
international trade transaction. Repayments are
semiannual and discounting is at a fixed rate.
forgiveness (of a debt)
condonacion
forgone output; foregone output
production a que se renuncia
The use of an input (e.g. labor) in a project which
is thereby prevented from being used elsewhere.
form ofbid, tender
modelo de (presentacion de) ofertas
form of contract
modelo de contrato
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formal adherence
adhesion oficial
process of transforming raw materials into final

goods.
formal credit
credito institucional
forward linkage of an industry

eslabonamiento descendente de una industria
The relationship between an industry or firm and
other industries or firms which use its output as an
input. A change in output or price will be
transmitted forwards to users of its product.
formal education
educacion formal, academica
formal eligibility threshold; eligibility threshold;
eligibility ceiling
limite oficial para recibir financiamiento de la
AIF
The maximum limit above which a country is no
longer eligible for IDA financing. In practice, only
countries below the operational cut-off, with the
exception of a few small island economies, receive
IDA financing.
formal sector
sector estructurado
formal suspension of disbursements [IBRD]
suspension oficial de los desembolsos
foundation seed
semilla basica
The progeny of breeder, select or foundation seed
handled to maintain specific genetic purity and
identity.
founder's share
participacion de fundador
Shares subscribed by original owners of a business.
frame agreement [IBRD]
acuerdo basico
An agreement between the World Bank and a
member country on cofinancing.
formal vote [ICSID]

votacion formal
formation expenses; organization expenses
gastos (iniciales) de constitucion
forward budgeting
presupuesto multianual
Planning tool to determine
expenditures for the next few years.
forward-looking
de vision bacia el futuro; con vision bacia el
futuro
government
forward cover
entrega futura, a plazo
The arrangement of a forward foreign exchange
contract to protect a buyer or seller of foreign
currency from unexpected fluctuations in the exchange rate.
forward exchange market
mercado de divisas a termino, a plazo
forward exchange rate
tipo de cambio a termino, a plazo
forward integration
integracion progresiva
Refers to a firm whose activities extend over more
than one subsequent stage of the production
framework cooperative arrangement [MIGA]

acuerdo de cooperacion general
franchise
concesioo; licencia; franquicia; etc.
franchising agreement
acuerdo de concesion
Agreement where the franchiser provides the
franchisee with a package of resources such as
trademarks,
know-how
and
management
assistance and where his remuneration depends, at
least in part, on the production, revenues or profits
of the investment project. Considered as a type of
non-equity direct investment for the purposes of
MIGA.
free alongside ship. F AS

franco al costado del buque - f.a.s.
Applies to goods delivered alongside a specified
ship at the quay or in lighters.
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free carrier (named point) - FRC
franco transportista
Applies to goods delivered into the custody of the
carrier at the named point.
free of particular average - FPA

franco de avena particular
Type of marine insurance which does not cover
partial loss and damage.
free-enterprise economy; free market economy

economia de libre empresa
free on board - FOB

franco a bordo - f.o.b.
Applies to goods delivered and loaded onto a ship
at a port of shipment specified in the sales
contract.
free (foreign) exchange

divisa(s) de libre convertibilidad
Foreign exchange which is freely convertible.
free funds [IDA]
fondos de libre utilizacion
Funds provided to IDA in a freely convertible
currency or in a member's currency if available
for financing procurement in the territory of the
member, if there is a reasonable expectation that
such resources will be fully used for procurement
in such territory during the disbursement period.
free in and out - fio
franco de carga y descarga - f.Lo.
A chartering term by which is meant that the
owner who charters his ship is responsible for all
the usual costs of ship management with the
exception of loading and discharging cargo and of
putting the vessel in dry dock if required to do so
by the charterer.
free limit [ffiRD]
limite de aprobacion autonoma
The limit on a free-limit loan.
free-limit loan [DFCs]
prestamo de aprobacion autonoma
A loan which does not exceed the amount above
which onlending is subject to official approval.
free limit ofloan [DFCs]
limite maximo de los prestamos de aprobacion
autonoma
free-limit subloan
subprestamo de aprobacion autonoma
A subloan which does not exceed the limit above
which onlending is subject to Bank review.
free market economy; free-enterprise economy
economia de libre empresa
free on board (FOB) port of shipment price

precio f.o.b. puerto de embarque
free on quay - FOQ; free on wharf - FOW
franco en muelle
Same as free alongside ship (F AS)
free on rail - FOR
franco vagon
Applies to goods delivered and loaded to the
railway.
free on wharf see free on quay
free port
puerto franco, Iibre
Area sometimes found in large ports where
provision is made for reshipping imported goods
without taking them through customs.
free reserves
reservas disponibles
Total reserves held by a bank less reserves
required by authorities.
free resource ratio see gearing ratio
free rider [economics]
que se beneficia sin asumir carga algona
In banking, a bank that collects full interest due on
outstanding loans without contributing to the new
money loans which provide, in part, the resources
to pay future interest. In other contexts, any party
that benefits from the activities of others without
making any contribution.
free-standing; self-contained
independiente; autonomo
free-standing loan
prestamo independiente, autonomo
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free-standing project
proyecto iodepeodieote, autooomo
free-standing technical assistance - FSTA
asisteocia tecoica iodepeodieote
Technical assistance independent of a loan.
free trade
Iibre comercio; libre iotercambio
free trade area
zooa de libre comercio
free trade zone - FTZ; bonded area
zooa fra~ca
freely convertible currency
mooed a de Iibre coovertibilidad
freely usable currency
moneda de libre uso
1. Any currency designated as such by the
International MonetaJy Fund from time to time.
2. Any other freely available and effectively
usable currency which the Board of Directors may
designate for the purposes of the Convention after
consultation with the International Monetary Fund
and with the approval of the country of such
currency. Will normally apply to the United States
dollars, Japanese yen, Deutsche marks, French
francs and pound sterling.
freeze (of salaries, prices, etc.)
coogelacioo
[see also price freeze]
freeze drying
deshidratacion por congelacion; liofilizacioo
fresh fruit bunch - FFB
racimo de frotas frescas
frictional unemployment
desempleo fricciooal
fringe benefits
prestaciooes suplemeotarias
front-end cost
costo inicial
front-end fee
comision ioicial
Fee levied on borrower when a loan is first made.
The World Bank used to levy a front-end fee on its
loans but no longer does.
frontier technology
tecnologia avanzada, de vanguardia
front-loaded spending
gasto concentrado al comieozo de uo periodo
front loading
desembolsos, gastos, reembolsos, etc.,
coocentrados al comienzo de uo periodo
front loading of the subscription [ffiRD]
mayor pago inicial de la porcion pagada de las
suscripciones de capital
front office
direcci6n
frozen capital
capital congelado, bloqueado
fruit vegetable
hortaliza de frota
fuel cell
celula energetica; pita de combustible
fuel efficiency
eficiencia eo la utilizaci6n del combustible
fuel oil
petroleo residual, combustible; fuel oil
full budgeting
presupuestacion completa
full cost accounting
contabilidad de costo total
A method of accounting in the oil and gas industry
in which costs of unsuccessful acquisition and
exploration activities are initially recorded as
assets and then amortized as expenses as the total
reserves in the cost center are produced.
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(full cost) nominal budget planning, budgeting
planificaci6n presupuestaria nominal
Budget planning based on a fixed overall sum for
items, with allowances for cost increases.
funding pro rata

participati6n proporcional
Type of mRD "B" loan, whereby mRD takes a
pro rata share of about 10 percent in each maturity
of the commercial loan.
full cost pricing

valoraci6n a costo total
funds flow; flow of funds

flujo de fondos; corriente de fondos
The flow of purchasing power into and out of an
organization. Inward flows include sales revenue,
sales of fixed assets and investments, and issues of
debentures, loans, and shares. Outward flows
include purchases of fixed assets and investments,
repayment of debt, payment of dividends, and
taxation on profits.
full member
miembro de pleno derecho
full development, at [project]
en pleno funcionamiento
full mission
mision general
funds flow statement see statement of changes in

financial position
full payout lease see finance lease

fully allocated cost
costo total mente imputado
Cost derived from the apportionment of the total
costs of operating an enterprise by distributing this
total among the various units or classes or service
in such a manner that the sum of the costs imputed
to each unit or class is made to equal the total
costs.
fully funded system
sistema financiado con fondos propios
fully paid stock see paid-up stock
functional literacy
alfabetizaci6n funtional
funded debt
deuda consoIidada
The debt of a business or government in the form
of outstanding bonds and other long-term notes.
funding gap
breeha, deficit de financiamiento
funding latter maturities
financiamiento de los ultimos vencimientos
Type of mRD "B" loan, whereby mRD would
take an initial share of the loan up to about 25
percent, concentrated in the latter maturities.
funds-in-trust
fondos fidutiarios
Funds held by one agency on behalf of another
when the first agency is implementing a project on
behalf of the other agency.
funds statement see statement of changes in
financial position
fungible funds
fondos intercambiables, transferibles
fungible goods
bienes fungibles
funk money [UK] see hot money
furrow irrigation
riego por surtos
futures
futuros
An agreement to take or make delivery of a
specific commodity or instrument on a particular
date.
futures market
mercado de futuros
Market where futures contracts are bought and
sold.
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galloping inflation
inftacion galopante
game see management game; negative sum game;
plus sum game; zero sum game
gap
brecha; deficit; diferencia
gap theory
teoria de recuperacion de los bosques
The process by which tropical forest regenerates
spaces opened by windfalls.
gas flaring
quema de gas
The burning of gas in the field as a means of
disposal when there is no market for the gas.
gazetted (protected) public forest
bosque publico protegido
Woodlots which have been subjected to a formal
act of classification or where the State has carried
out reafforestation.
gearing [UK]; leverage
nivel de endeudamiento relativo al capital;
relacion endeudamiento-capital propio
gearing ratio; free resource ratio; capital gearing
ratio
relacion prestamos desembolsados y
pendientes-capital y reservas [Banco Mundial];
relacion pasivo-capital
1. [UK] [= leverage ratio in US] Ratio of
debtlliabilities to equity/assets. Includes debt and
debt-equity ratios.
2. [IBRD] Ratio of capital plus reserves to loans
outstanding and loans disbursed.
gearing ratio [IFC]
relacion pasivo-capital
Ratio of outstanding investments and guarantees to
the capital base.
gender issues
cuestiones que afectan a la mujer; cuestiones
relativas a las desigualdades entre los sexos, a
las diferencias de roles del hombre y la mujer; a
veces: discriminacion sexual
gene bank [plants]
banco de genes
gene pool
reserva genetica, genic a
General Algebraic Modeling System - GAMS
[IBRD]
sistema de modelos a1gebraicos generales
General Capital Increase - GCI
aumento general del capital
general cargo
carga general; carga mixta
general equilibrium analysis
analisis del equilibrio general
general equilibrium model see computable general
equilibrium model
general government [national accounts]
administraciones publicas
General Loss Reserve [IFC]
Reserva general para perdidas
Loss Reserve set up to replace Unidentified Loss
Reserve. It broadens the reserve coverage to the
entire disbursed portfolio, excluding the portion on
which there are specific loss reserves.
general price level accounting; price level
accounting
contabilidad segUn el nivel general de precios
general procurement notice
anuncio general de adquisiciones
A notice of bidding opportunities in a competitive
bid. It should contain information concerning the
recipient, amount and purpose of the loan,
describe the goods and works to be procured,
indicate the scheduled date for availability of
documents and specify the Borrower's agency
responsible for procurement. In the case of Bank
loans these are normally published in the United
Nations Development Forum, Business Edition.
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General Reserve(s) [IBRD]
Reserva General
Generalized System of Preferences - GSP
Sistema Generalizado de Preferencias - SGP
generated traffic
trlflco generado
generic drug
producto fannadutico generico; medicamento
generico
geothermal deposit
yacimiento geotennico
germplasm
germoplasma
ghost fishing
pesca fantasma
Fish killed by being caught in lost or discarded
fishing nets, traps and other fishing gear.
ghost worker
empleado "fantasma"
Worker who is drawing pay but is not actually
doing any work, e.g. because he is dead, does not
exist or is doing another job.
gill fishing
pesca por enmalle
Fishing using a flat net suspended vertically in the
water with meshes that allow the head of a fish to
pass but entangles its gill covers as it seeks to
withdraw.
gilt-edged securities
valores de primer orden; bonos del gobierno
britinico
ginning [cotton]
desmotado
Global Cap Authority [IFC]
facoltad de adquisidon de contratos con inteRS
tope
Authority given by the Board to IFe to purchase
contracts with interest rate ceilings (caps) and
then sell to its borrowers. It reflects the total
amount of caps, in dollars, that IFe is authorized
to make.
global commons
patrimonio natural de la bumanidad; bienes
comunes de la bumanidad
The elements of the Earth and atmosphere,
comprising the oceans and sea bed, the atmosphere
and outer space, which are not the property of any
one nation or individual and are therefore deemed
to the property of all.
global depositaIy receipt - GDR
cenificado internadonal de deposito
Instrument that allows trading of stocks on foreign
exchanges when the country concerned will not
allow foreign ownership of the stock of domestic
firms. The shares are deposited with a bank in the
country of incorporation and an affiliate or
correspondent bank in other countries issues
depositaIy receipts for the securities. They can
then be traded on stock exchanges in the same way
as other securities. Used, for example, in Korea.
Global Swap Authority [IFC]
facultad para efectuar swaps
Authority given to IFe by the Board to borrow
from the markets up to a level of US$2S0 million
equivalent through private placements and direct
institutional loans.
global warming
recalentamiento atmosferico, de la Tierra;
calentamiento de la Tierra; aumento de la
temperatura mundial
The predicted excessive warming of the
atmosphere, as a result of the accumulation of
atmospheric carbon-based and other heat
absorbing gases.
global warming potential - GWP
potencial de recalentamiento atmosferico, de la
Tierra
The extent to which individual emissions
contribute to global warming.
globalization
g1obalizacion
glued-together household
unidad familiar con intereses en comu
GNP price deflator
dell actor de precios del PNB
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going concern
empresa en plena actividad y crecimiento
going price
precio corriente, vigente
gold content (e.g. of US dollar)
contenido de oro
The amount of gold formally maintained in the
legal tender of a currency. From January 1934 to
May 1972, the gold content of the United States
dollar was 0.888671 gram of tine gold. This dollar
was used as the common denominator of the value
of capital subscriptions for the Bank and Fund.
Because the US changed the value of the US
dollar, partially because of the abolition of the
official price of gold, the Fund (in 1978) and the
Bank (in 1986) ceased to used the US dollar for
this purpose and adopted the Special Drawing
Right in its place.
gold holdings
tenencias en oro; reservas de oro
gold-pegged currency
moneda vinculada at oro
gold value
valor oro
golden share
accion con derecho de veto
Single share in a privatized company which gives
the holder (usually the government) the right to
block certain key decisions.
good practice project
proyecto modelo
Project using good project design and a good
approach to a special operational emphasis area,
such as women in development.
goods and services
bienes y servicios
goodwill
fondo de comercio; a veces: "derecho de lIave"
goodwill clause
chiusula de buena voluntad
A clause in a Paris Club loan agreement that
commits the creditors to consider debt relief after
the end of the stipulated consolidation period. In
return, creditor countries ask the debtor country to
meet two conditions. Firstly, the debtor country
must have secured debt relief from creditors not
covered by the Paris Club agreement and secondly
at the time the creditors agree to review the need
for further debt relief, the country remains eligible
for use of upper credit tranche IMF resources.
governance
gobiemo; buen gobiemo; buen ejercicio del
poder; buena gestion de la cosa pUblica;
direccion; conduccion
The exercise of political power to manage a
nation's affairs. Public service that is efficient, a
judicial system that is reliable and an
administration that is accountable to its public.
governing law
derecho, ley aplicable
government
gobiemo; autoridades; Estado
government bond
bono publico, del Estado
government expenditure
gasto(s) publico(s)
government-owned programs
programas preparados por el gobiemo mismo
government paper
efectos publicos
government receipts, revenues
ingresos publicos; rentas publicas
government securities
efectos, valores publicos, del Estado
government services
administracion publica
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grace period
periodo de gracia
The period allowed in a loan schedule during
which repayments of loan principal need not be
made.
grant-in-aid
donation; subvencion
grade creep
tendencia hacia categorias mas altas de
clasificacion del personal
Tendency for the employees of an organization to
be in a higher average classification as people rise
up the scale but do not leave the organization.
graphical user interface - GUI

interfaz grMica para el usuario
grade ratio; retention rate (education]

tasa de retencion
Ratio between enrolment in a given grade and
enrolment in the previous grade the previous
school year.
grading see land grading
graduate, to [Bank, IDA]
"graduarse"; pasar de las condiciones de
asistencia de la AIF a Jas del Banco; dejar de
reunir las condiciones para recibir
financiamiento del Banco
graduated tax
impuesto progresivo
graduation (ffiRD]
graduacion (paso de Jas condiciones de Ja AIF a
las del Banco; terminacion del derecho a
financiamiento del Banco)
grant-like contribution
aportacion con caracteristicas de donacion
grass root plant; greenfield plant

planta totalmente nueva
grass root(s) level, at the
a nivel popular, comunitario, local; de base
grass roots organization
organizacion de base, comunitaria
graveling; regraveling
recubrimiento, aplicacion de grava
gravel road
camino de grava
gravity check irrigation see bordercheck irrigation
gravity irrigation
riego por gravedad
gray cotton; light gray cotton; blue stained cotton
algodon gris claro
A discolored cotton which has been stained to a
gray color by exposure.
gray market see grey market
graduation mission (ffiRD]

mision de finalizacion (previa a la terminacion
de un proyecto)
grandfather clause
clausula de exencion por derechos adquiridos
grant basis, on a
a titulo de donacion
grant element
factor, elemento concesionario, de donacion
grant equivalent
equivalente en donacion
green projects
proyectos verdes
Projects concerned with the promotion of
sustainable natural-resource management and the
reduction of resource degradation, including
agriculture and land management, forest
management, water-resource and watershed management, marine and coastal-zone management,
and biodiversity conservation. Cf. blue projects,
brown projects.
greenfield investment
inversion de tipo totalmente nuevo
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greenfield plant; grass root plant
greenfield project
proyecto totalmente nuevo
greenhouse effect
efecto de invernadero
Increased retention of heat energy by the Earth's
atmosphere as a result of increased emissions of
carbon-based and other heat absorbing gases,
including chlorofluorocarbon and carbon dioxide.
greenhouse gas - GHG
gas que produce el efecto de invernadero
Gas that helps cause the greenhouse effect.
Includes
carbon
dioxide,
methane
and
chlorofluorocarbons.
greenhouse index
indice de invernadero
Net emissions of three major greenhouse gases
(carbon
dioxide,
methane
and
chlorofluorocarbons), with each gas weighted according
to its heat trapping quality, in carbon dioxide
equivalents and expressed in metric tons of carbon
per capita.
green labeling
etiquetas verdes
Labeling
goods
that
are
considered
environmentally sound. Has been proposed for
wood grown under sustainable conditions.
gross domestic income - GDY

ingreso interno bl1lto - YIB
Gross income from domestic as opposed to foreign
sources.
gross domestic investment - GDI
inversion intern a bl1lta - DB
Outlays for additions to the fixed assets of the
economy plus the net value of inventory changes.
gross domestic product GDP
producto interno bl1lto - PIB; producto
geografico bl1lto - PGB [Chile]; producto
territorial bl1lto [peru]
[see also commercial, commercialized GDP;
monetized GDP]
gross domestic product at factor cost
producto interno bl1lto at costo de los factores
The gross domestic product at market prices
minus the difference between indirect taxes and
subsidies.
gross domestic product at market prices
producto interno bl1lto a precios de mercado
The sum of the income accruing from production,
i.e. the provision for consumption of fixed assets,
compensation of employees, operating surplus and
the excess of indirect taxes over subsidies.
grey market~ gray market
gross earnings margin [banks]; gross margin;

banker's spread; banker's markup
margen (bancario) bl1lto
Interest received on loans less interest paid on
deposits plus other income (interest received on
investments, gains or losses in foreign exchange
operations and commissions and fees received and
paid).
mercado gris
Market in bonds that have not been given a firm
price.
gross enrollment ratio see gross (primary)

enrollment ratio
green manure
abono verde
gross budget
presupuesto bl1lto
Bank budget including nonBank resources (e.g.
from Trust funds and reimbursable programs).
gross calorific value GCV; gross heating value GHV; higher heating value
poder calorifico bl1lto - PCB
Total amount of heat produced by combustion.
gross fixed capital expenditure; gross fixed

investment
inversion bl1lta en capital fijo; gasto bl1lto de
capital fijo
The addition during a period of time - usually a
year - to a country's stock of fixed capital without
making any allowance for the depreciation of the
existing fixed capital.
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gross fixed capital formation - GFCF
formacion bruta de capital fijo
The outlays of industries, producers of government
services and producers of private non-profit
services to households, on additions of new
durable goods to their stocks of fixed assets less
their net sales of similar second-hand and
scrapped goods. Excludes government outlays on
military goods.
gross fixed investment; gross fixed capital
expenditure
inversion bruta en capital fijo; gasto bruto de
capital fijo
The addition during a period of time - usually a
year - to a country's stock of fixed capital without
making any allowance for the depreciation of the
existing fixed capitaL
gross heating value - GHV; gross calorific valueGCV; higher heating value
poder calorifico bruto - PCB
Total amount of heat produced by combustion.
gross margin; banker's spread; banker's markup;
gross earnings margin [banks]
margen (baneario) bruto
Interest received on loans less interest paid on
deposits plus other income (interest received on
investments, gains or losses in foreign exchange
operations and commissions and fees received and
paid).
gross material product - GMP
producto material bruto - PMB
Corresponds to gross domestic product less output
of certain services, such as public administration,
defense, education, health and social insurance.
Used instead of GNP in state-trading countries.
gross national income - GNY
ingreso nacional bruto - YNB
Gross national product and a terms of trade
adjustment. The terms of trade adjustment
reflects changes in the capacity of exports to buy
imports.
gross national investment - GNI
inversion nacional bruta - INB
The total of new capital goods built with allowing
for wear and tear on existing capital.
gross national product - GNP

producto nacional bruto - PNB
gross operating profit
utilidad bruta de operacion, de explotaeion
Difference between total output per period and the
costs of goods and services purchased to produce
this output less cost of labor and taxes (excluding
income tax). The English term is invented as the
concept does not exist in US and UK accounting.
gross (primary) enrollment ratio - GER
tasa bruta de matricula (primaria)
Total number of children enrolled in school as a
percentage of the school-age population.
gross (register) tonnage - GRT [shipping]
tonelaje (de registro) bruto
A measure of the total space of a vessel in terms of
100 cubic feet (equivalent tons) including middeck, between deck and the closed-in spaces above
the upper deck, less certain exemptions.
gross value product - GVP
producto agricola bruto
The total value of all agricultural production for a
given country in a given year, expressed in
constant dollars.
groundwater table
nivel freatico; eapa freatica
group credit
crMito colectivo
Group of Fifteen
Grupo de los Quince
Created in September 1989 to promote SouthSouth cooperation, it consists of Algeria,
Argentina, Brazil, Egypt, India, Indonesia,
Jamaica, Malaysia, Mexico, Nigeria, Peru,
Senegal, Venezuela, the former Yugoslavia and
Zimbabwe. Chile joined in 1993.
Group of Five
Grupo de los Cinco
Informal meeting of senior officials (usually
ministers of finance or heads of state) of the five
most industrialized nations (France, Germany,
Japan, UK, US).
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Group of Seven
Gnapo de 108 Siete
Informal meetings of senior officials (usually
ministers offinance or heads of state) of the seven
most industrialized countries (Canada, France,
Germany, Italy, Japan, UK. US). Cf Group of
Five.
growing period
periodo vegetativo, de crecimiento
Period during the year roughly between spring and
autumn when crops grow, usually from seed to full
maturity and ripen for harvesting. It corresponds
to the period when mean daily temperatures are
above 6 degrees C.
Group of Seventy-Seven
Gnapo de los 77
Set up in 1967, it is an informal meeting of senior
officialslministerslheads of state of the developing
countries. It currently has 128 members plus the
PLO.
growth accounting [econometry]

analisis del crecimiento
Decomposition of the observed rate of economic
growth of a given country into components
corresponding to factors of production responsible
for growth.
Group ofTen
Gnapo de 108 Diez
Also known as the Paris Club, it consists of the
wealthiest members of the IMF that provide most
of the money for lending. It currently has eleven
members: Belgium, Canada, France, Germany,
Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland,
UK, US.
guarantee authority
facultad de otorgar garantias
Group of Twenty-Four
Gnapo de 108 Veinticuatro
Set up in 1972, it exists to promote the interests of
developing countries in the IMF. Current
Algeria,
Argentina.
Brazil,
membership:
Colombia, cate d'Ivoire, Egypt, Ethiopia. Gabon,
Ghana, Guatemala. India. Iran. Lebanon. Mexico,
Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Sri Lanka,
Syria, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela, former
Yugoslavia, Zaire.
group travel [World Bank]
viaje en gnapo
Travel by Executive Directors to member countries
outside their constituencies.
growing concern
empresa en plena actividad y crecimiento
guarantee capacity [MIGA]

capacidad de garantia
guarantee commission, fee [ffiRD]
comision de garantia
Commission payable periodically (e.g. to mRD) as
compensation for the risk in guaranteeing a loan.
guarantee currency
moneda de la garantia
The currency designated as the currency for the
guarantee in the contract.
guarantee holder [MIGA]
tenedor de la garantia
Holder of a guarantee issued by MIGA.
guarantee leverage
capacidad de endeudamiento en, por concepto
de garantias
guaranteed percentage
porcentaje garantizado
The percentage of each loss for which the
guarantee holder is entitled to compensation
under the contract.
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Guaranteed Recovery oflnvestment Principal
GRIP [IFC]
Recuperacion Garantizada del Principal de las
Inversiones - GRIP
A financial service offered by IFe, involving the
structuring of IFe and co-investor equity
exposures in such a way as to take advantage of
differences in their risk-preferences and
perceptions, generating benefits which can be
shared by both. An investor making an investment
in the equity of a developing country enterprise,
instead of making the investment directly, gives
the money to IFe in return for a U.S. dollar debt
instrument. IFe makes the investment in its own
name but has a contractual agreement with the
investor regarding voting of shares, management
and long-term strategy for the enterprise.
guidance see vocational guidance
guidelines
directrices; pautas, normas generales
guiding price
precio indicativo
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hairy cotton; upland cotton

algodon velloso; algodon upland; algodon
americano
halfway country
pais medianamente industrializado; pais
pareialmente industrializado
A country that is on the way to being
industrialized but is not yet fully industrialized.
handles see tax handles
handling charges
cargos por manipulacion, tramitacion, etc.
harbor dues, fees; port dues
derechos portuarios
Charged for the use of the port by the ship and its
cargo.
hard-blend countries
paises que reciben financiamiento en
condiciones predominantemente gravosas
Country receiving more loans from ffiRD than
credits from IDA.
hard coal; anthracite
antradta; carbon antracitoso
hard component [projects]
componente fisico
hard copy
copia impresa; salida impresa
hard core [projects]
nudeo; base; basico; minimo
hard currency; strong currency
moneda fuem
hard loan
prestamo en condiciones ordinarias, de mereado
hard loan window

senicio, entidad de prestamos en condiciones
ordinarias, no concesionarias
hard technical assistance see engineering-related
hardening of loan terms
tendencia a condiciones de prestamo mas
gravosas
hardship allowance
subsidio por lugar de destino dificit
hardware
componentes fisicos; equipo de computacion
harmonic mean [statistics]
media armonica
A special kind of mean which is determined by
calculating the mean of the reciprocals of the
values concerned and then calculating the
reciprocal of this quantity.
harnessing
captacion; movilizacion; aprovecbamiento; etc.
harvest fishery see capture fishery
hardwood forest
bosque de especies frondosas, no coniferas
head gate structure [irrigation)
estructura de cabecera
head hunting
busqueda de personal calificado
head tax; poll tax; capitation tax
impuesto de capitacion
headcount index (measure) of poverty; headcount
ratio-HCR
indice de recuento de la pobreza
A useful way to measure poverty by expressing the
number of poor as a proportion of the population
although it ignores the extent to which the poor
fall below the poverty line.
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headroom [World Bank]
margen de maniobra
The difference between the statutory lending
limit and the value of loans that are disbursed and
outstanding.
heavy industry
industria pesada
health delivery system

sistema de prestacion de servicios de salud
heavy oil
aceite, petr6leo pesado
health maintenance organization - HMO

organizacion de medicina preventiva; centro
integral de salud
An organized health care delivery system where
participants pay a fixed, regular sum and receive
an agreed range of health services from an
approved set of health care providers. Health
system where medical care is provided directly by
salaried employees in facilities owned by the
HMO.
hedge [securities market]

valor de protection
Security acquired to cover possible loss on
speculative investments.
health post
puesto de salud; dispensario
health screening
reconocimiento, examen medico
heating oil
petrnleo, combustible para calefaccion
heat rate
rendimiento tcrmico; consumo calorifico
heat trapping
retention termica
The ability of a gas to prevent heat escaping from
the Earth's atmosphere.
heat trapping gas
gas que produce retention tcrmica
Gases, such as carbon dioxide and methane, that
trap heat in the ozone layer.
heat value
poder calorifico
heavy commodities
productos pesados
heavy engineering industry
industria metalmecanica
heavy fuel oil

petr6leo combustible pesado
hedge clause
c1ausula de salvaguardia
hedging
operaciones de cobertura, de proteccion
cambiaria
hedonic price analysis
anilisis del valor hedonico; anilisis hedonico de
los precios
Economic analysis technique which takes into
account the implicit prices of specific
characteristics of properties. For example, in the
environment field,
it places value on
improvements or deterioration in environmental
quality.
herbaceous cotton; Levant cotton; American short
staple cotton; Arabian cotton
algodon herbaceo
hidden hunger
hambre oculta, encubierta
hidden inflation
inOacion latente, oculia
hidden reserves
reservas ocultas
hidden unemployment; concealed, covert,
disguised unemployment
desempleo oculto, encubierto, disfrazado
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high absorber [oil exporter]
pais de elevada absorci6n, de gran capacidad de
absorci6n
Oil exporting capital surplus country which is a
net importer of capital and has been able to make
full use of revenues from oil production for
domestic development. Includes Algeria, Ecuador,
Gabon, Indonesia, Nigeria and Venezuela.
high-flow diversion see floodway
high fructose corn syrup - FlFCS
sirope, jarabe de mm de alto contenido en
fructosa
high income countries
paises de ingreso alto
high performing economy
pais de gran crecimiento econ6mico
high school see junior high school
highly leveraged
con alto coeficiente de endeudamiento; con gran
endeudamiento
Highways Design and Maintenance Model - HDM
[ffiRD]
modelo de normas de diseilo y mantenimiento

de carreteras
A mathematical model based on two earlier
models developed by the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology and the Transport and Road Research
Laboratory, UK, used to determine the total lifecycle transportation cost, provide economic
comparisons for large numbers of alternative
designs and maintenance policies and search for
the lowest total cost alternative,
hillside farming
cultivo en pendiente
hire purchase [UK]
compra a plazos
high-power(ed) money
dinero de alta potencia [teoria monetarista);
base monetaria; dinero primario; dinero de la
Reserva Federal de los EE.UU. para uso de los
bancos comerciales
historical cost
valor inicial; precio de compra, de adquisicion
higher heating value; gross heating value - GHV;

gross calorific value - GCV
poder calorffico bruto - PCB
Total amount of heat produced by combustion,
hit-and-run project
proyecto de muy corto plazo, rei amp ago
Project where an investor takes advantage of local
tax laws to operate a project (e,g. mining, textiles)
under a tax-free regime and then withdraws as
soon as he is liable for taxation, often leaving
severely depreciated equipment or exhausted
mineral reserves,
higher income brackets

grupos de ingresos mas elevados
higher level staff
personal, funcionarios de nivel profesional
higher training
estudios avanzados
highest bidder
licitante que presenta la oferta mas alta
highland rice; upland rice; mountain rice
arroz de montaiia, de tierras altas, de secano
highly indebted country
pais muy endeudado, sumamente endeudado,
fuertemente endeudado
historically valued assets

activos a su valor de adquisici6n
holding company
sociedad de cartera, de inversiones
holdings [foreign exchange, gold]
tenencias [en, de divisas, oro]
home country [MIGA]
pais de origen
The country or countries whose membership in
MIGA made the Guarantee Holder eligible under
Article 12 of the Convention Establishing MIGA
to receive the guarantee provided for in a contract.
home leave allowance [World Bank]
asignacion para vacaciones en el pais de origen
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hoof see cattle on the hoof
horizontal equity
equidad horizontal
Treating taxpayers with the same amount of
income equally irrespective of the source of
income.
horizontal integration
integraci6n horizontal
host country [MIGA]
pais receptor [inversiones]; pais beneficia rio,
anfitrion
A member, its government or any public authority
of a member in whose territories, as defined in
article 66 of the Convention, an investment which
has been guaranteed or reinsured, or is considered
for guarantee or reinsurance by MIGA is to be
located.
Host Organization [ICSID]
Organismo Anfitrion
housing stock
disponibilidades de viviendas
hub and spoke system
sistema radial
human immunodeficiency virus - HIV
virus de la inmunodeficiencia humana - VIH
human resource development
perfeccionamiento de los recursos humanos
human settlements
asentamientos humanos
hurdle rate
tasa critica de rentabilidad
A somewhat arbitrary rate of return, related to
the current cost of borrowing money, set by a
government or company to guide investment
decisions. Below this limit, investment is normally
considered inadvisable.
husbandry see animal husbandry
hot money; funk: money [UK]

capitales itinerantes
Short-term international capital movements,
motivated by interest rate differentials or
revaluation hopes/devaluation fears.
husk, to; dehusk, to

descascarar; deshojar
household expenditure survey - RES

encuesta de gastos familiares
hybrid capital base [IFC]

base de capital hibrida
Capital base consisting of current paid-in capital
and retained earnings to support growth in
operations with the debt-equity ratio not exceeding
2.5:1, combined with new callable capital to
support investment growth in a 1: 1 gearing ratio.
household goods
enseres domesticos
hydrant; standpipe; standpost

toma de agua
household survey
encuesta por, de hogares
hydrocracking
hidrocraqueo
household waste collection charge

tarifa de recoleccion de basura(s)
Charge levied for removal of household waste.
hydrodevelopment
aprovechamiento de la energia hidroelectrica
house connection
conexion domiciliaria
housing expenses/income ratio; affordability ratio

relacion gastos de vivienda-ingresos
The ratio of expenditure on housing to total
income.
hydroelectric power; hydropower

energia hidroelectrica
hydrofluoroalkane - HFA
hidrofluoroalcano - BFA
An alternative name for chlorofluorocarbons,
thought up by the wily manufacturers of
chlorofluorocarbons, to avoid the bad press.
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hydrochiorotluorocaIbon HCFC
hidrocloronuorocarbono - HCFC
A substitute for chlorofluorocarbons.
hydrofluorocarbon - HFC
hidronuorocarbono - mc
A substitute for chlorofluorocarbons.
hydropower, hydroelectric power
energia bidroelktrica
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index on the basis of three criteria: market capitalization, liquidity, and industry classification.
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ICSID clauses
chi.usulas contractuales que estipulan someter
las diferencias aI CIADI; chiusulas del CIADI
IDA-eligible country
pais que puede recibir creditos, financiamiento
de la AIF; pais babilitado para recibir creditos
de la AIF
Developing country which is entitled to receive
IDA credits because its per capita income is below
the IDA nonn.
IDA management fee
comision por administracion de la AIF
IDA recipient
pais prestatario de la AIF; receptor de creditos
de laAIF
IDAreflows
reembolsos de los creditos de la AIF; reflujos de
los creditos de la AIF
Payments received by IDA in the fonn of
reimbursements for credits made.
IDA's "free-funds"
fondos de Iibre utilizacion de la AIF
Funds provided to IDA in a freely convertible
currency or in a member's currency if available
for financing procurement in the territory of the
member, if there is a reasonable expectation that
such resources will be fully used for procurement
in such territory during the disbursement period.
idle cash
dinero inactivo
IFC Global Indexes (IFCG Indexes)
Indices de Cobertura AmpUa de la CFI (Indices
IFCG)
The IFCG Indexes are neutral and reliable
benchmarks of emerging markets' perfonnance,
calculated in a unifonn manner. They include
price and total return indexes for 20 emerging
markets, as well as a composite index for those 20
markets and regional indexes for Latin America
and Asia. Stocks are selected for inclusion in each
IFC Investable Indexes (IFCI Indexes)

Indices de la CFI de Valores para Inversion
(Indices IFCI)
These Indexes are calculated using the same
factors as the IFC Global Indexes but also take
into account the extent to which national laws,
regulations, or company statutes prohibit or limit
foreign ownership. They thus provide global
investors with a definitive benchmark of the
perfonnance of stocks in emerging markets in
which they can invest.
IFC risk assets-equity ratio
relacion activos de riesgo-patrimonio
Ratio calculated by measuring the risk content of
IFe's assets in relation to the sum of paid-in
capital and retained earnings.
illegal housing
vivienda ilegal
illegality clause
e1ausula de i1egalidad
Clause in a loan agreement which allows the
lender to ask for repayment of his funds if a
change in national legislation obliges him to
withdraw from the loan.
illiteracy rate
tasa de analfabetismo
Proportion of population 15 years and older who
cannot, with understanding, both read and write a
short simple statement on every day life.
immunity from taxation
inmunidad tributaria
impact (evaluation) report
informe de evaluacion de los efectos; informe
sobre las repercusiones (de un proyecto)
Implementation Completion Report - ICR
informe final de ejecucion - IFE
implementing agency
organismo de ejecucion
implementing agreement
acuerdo de ejecucion
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implicit deflator
denactor implicito
Obtained by taking each component of gross
national product in as fine detail as possible and
deflating it from current data. Once deflated the
components are again aggregated to obtain GNP in
constant dollars.
implicit gross domestic product deflator
denactor implicito del producto interno bruto
A deflator calculated by dividing, for each year of
the period, the value of GDP in current market
prices by the value of GDP in constant market
prices, both in national currency.
implied money control theory
teoria del control del dinero implicito
import coefficient
coeficiente de importaciones
(importacioneslproduccion total)
import component
componente importado, de importacion
import coverage index
indice de cobertura de las importaciones
import coverage ratio
coeficiente, relacion de cobertura de las
importaciones
The rate at which imports are covered by exports.
import growth rate
tasa de aumento, crecimiento de las
importaciones
import-intensive
con gran intensidad de importaciones; con alto
contenido de importaciones
import levy
gravamen a las importaciones
import licensing
sistema, regimen de licencias de importacion
import parity price
precio paritario de importacion
The estimated price at the farm gate or project
boundary derived by adjusting the cif or fob prices
by all the relevant charges between the fann gate
and the project boundary and the point where the

cif or fob price is quoted.
import quota
cuota, cupo de importacion
import subsidy
subvencion, subsidio a las importaciones
import substitution
sustitucion de importaciones
import surcharge
recargo a la(s) importacion(es)
importing power of exports
capacidad de importacion derivada de las
exportaciones
imprest account, fund
cuenta de anticipos; fondo de anticipos
An account or fund maintained for payments made
in cash, commonly used as a petty cash fund. A
fixed maximum sum is kept in the fund and, as the
fund is depleted, this sum is periodically brought
up to the maximum.
imputed costs
costos imputados
Generally used to mean costs that do not involve at
any time actual cash outlay and which do not,
therefore, appear in the accounting records but are
relevant to the decision at hand.
imputed value
valor imputado
inactive borrower, nonactive borrower
prestatario inactivo
Country that is not currently seeking new
borrowings from the Bank.
inactive loan
prestamo in activo
A loan which is in force but not being disbursed.
Inaugural Meeting [ICSID]
Reunion Inaugural
in-bond industries
empresas, industrias maquiladoras; industrias
de zona franca
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incentive
incentivo; estimulo
incentive payment
incentivo en dinero; prima; bonificacion
incentive price
precio de incentivo
inception report
informe inicial
incidence [medicine]
incidencia
incidental services
servicios conexos
Additional services required of the supplier as
specified in the Special Conditions of Contract,
including on-site assembly, startup, provision of
tools required for assembly, provision of manuals,
etc.
income
ingreso(s); renta
income (and expenditure) account
cuenta de ingresos y gastos, de perdidas y
ganancias
income and outlay accounts [national accounts]
cuentas de ingresos y gastos
Accounts showing the receipt and disbursement of
incomes by resident institutional units.
income bracket
grupo, categoria, nivel de ingreso(s)
income effect
efecto de ingreso, de renta
income elasticity
elasticidad-ingreso; elasticidad con respecto al
ingreso
A measure of the change in supply and/or demand
as income changes.
income elasticity of demand

elasticidad-ingreso de la demanda; elasticidad
de la demanda en funcion del ingreso
A measure of the percentage change in the
demand for a commodity or service as induced by
a given percentage change in the income of the
individual.
income note
bono, pagare participatorio
Note where the income is wholly or partially
dependent on the earnings of the issuing
corporation.
income shortfall
insuficiencia de ingresos
[see also poverty gap]
income statement [US]; profit and loss account
[UK]
estado de ingresos y gastos, de perdidas y

ganancias
[see also consolidated income statement]
income tax
impuesto sobre, a la renta
income tax [corporations]
impuesto sobre, a las utilidades, los beneficios
income tax return
declaracion del impuesto sobre la renta
income terms of trade
relacion de intercambio de ingresos
The net barter terms of trade weighted by the
volume of exports. It gives an indication of the
purchasing power of exports.
incremental benefits
beneficios adicionales
incremental budgeting
presupuestacion incremental
A budget process in which justification is
generally required only for increments (or
decrements) to previous budgeting levels.
incremental building, housing
construccion progresiva de viviendas
Building, usually from a core where additional
features are gradually added.
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incremental capital-output ratio - ICOR

relacion incremental capital-producto
Ratio of the change in capital investment (net of
gross investment minus capital consumption
allowances) to the change in output. If a certain
industry adds $2.5 million net to its capital
equipment and its yearly output increases by $1
million then its ICOR is 2.5:l.
incremental cost
costo incremental
[see also average incremental cost]
incremental housing, building
Building, usually from a core where additional
features are gradually added.
incremental rate of return
tasa diferencial de rentabilidad
The discount rate which equalizes the present
value of incremental costs with the incremental
benefits of the project.
indefinite quantity contract
contrato por cantidades indeterminadas
Contract which provides for the provision of an
indefinite quantity of specific goods or services,
within stated limits and during a specified period.
independent variable; predictor
indexed, index-linked bond
bono ajustable, indizado
Bond where the coupon rate or redemption value
is indexed (to other currencies, gold, or fuel
prices).
indexed, index-linked, index-tied loan
prestamo indizado, reajustado segim un indice
Indicative Planning Figures - IPF [UNDP]
cifras indicativas de planificacion - CIP
UNDP target expenditures for technical
cooperation.
indicator see concurrent indicator; convergent
indicator; economic indicator; lagging indicator;
leading indicator; performance indicators
indifference curve
curva de indiferencia
A graphical representation of different bundles of,

say, two commodities, from the consumption of
which the individual derives the same amount of
total utility. If we assume an individual obtains the
same utility from a bundle of 5 bananas and 6
mangoes or 4 bananas and 8 mangoes or 3
bananas and 11 mangoes, we can plot a graph with
bananas as the x-axis and mangoes as the y-axis.
We get three points for the three different bundles.
The curve we obtain by joining these points is the
indifference curve, so called because the individual
is indifferent about his choice as regards total
utility.
indigenization
reemplazo de personal extranjero por personal
nacional
indigenous NGO
ONG autoctona
indirect costs; on-costs [UK]
costos indirectos
induced-by benefit
beneficio inducido indirecto
A form of indirect benefit that accrues to suppliers
of project inputs. Includes the direct and indirect
value added to national income generated by the
investment and recurrent expenditures of a project.
Equivalent to using a shadow price for a project
input for which an adjustment is made for
opportunity cost in the estimates of direct and
indirect value added. Sometimes estimated using
specialized forms of input-output multipliers.
induced development effect; boomtown effect
efecto secundario de urbanizacion
The secondary growth of settlements and
infrastructure, resulting from a project.
industrial and trade policy adjustment - ITP A
ajuste de la(s) politica(s) industrial y comercial
industrial and trade policy adjustment loan ITPAL [World Bank]
prestamo para ajuste de la(s) politica(s)
industrial y comercial
World Bank loan made to assist adjustment of a
country's industrial and trade policy.
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industrial deepening
intensificacion industrial
Increasing the amount of the industrial sector
compared with other sectors.
industrial estate [UK]. park (USA]
zona, parque, poligono industrial
industrial goods
bienes, productos industriales
industrial market economy
pais industrial con economia de mercado
industrial park (USA], estate [UK]
zona, parque, poligono industrial
industrial relations; labor-management relations;
labor relations
relaciones entre empleados y empleadores;
relaciones obrero-patronales
ineligible
inadmisible; carente de derecho a; no
habilitado; que no cumple los requisitos
inertial inflation
inflation inercial
Inflation caused by spiraling wage and price
increases.
inflationary expectations
expectativas, previsiones inflacionarias
inflationary gap
brecba inflacionaria
A condition of excess aggregate spending (for
consumer. investment and government goods and
services) relative to the spending that would be
consistent with a full-employment stable economy.
The gap is actually the amount of change in
spending which would lead to stability.
inflation premium
prima de inflation
A premium added to a security to allow for
inflation.
inflation tax
impuesto de la inflacion; impuesto que significa
la inflacion
Increased income tax paid as wages rise with
inflation but tax thresholds remain constant.
inflow see capital inflow; cash inflows; flow
inflow of capital
entrada, atluencia de capital
informal credit
credito no institutional
infant industry
industria naciente, incipiente
informal education
educacion informal
infant mortality
mortalidad infantil; mortalidad de ninos
menores de un ano
[see also child mortality]
informal meeting
reunion oficiosa
infected area
zona infestada, de infestacion
inflation accounting
contabilidad en periodos de inflacion
Accounting for dealing with the impact of
inflation. Includes the current purchasing power
method whereby accounts are expressed in terms
of purchasing units employing a retail price index;
value accounting whereby assets are measured by
reference to their value and not cost; replacement
cost accounting whereby assets are revalued from
historic to current costs.
informal sector
sector no estructurado; sector informal
The sector of the economy which is not organized
and which, therefore, does not appear in official
economic statistics.
Sometimes used for the
underground economy.
informal suspension of disbursements [ffiRD]
suspension no oficial de los desembolsos
infrastructure developer
empresa de obras y servicios de infraestructura
in-house training
capacitacion, formacion en la empresa
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initial expenses
gastos iniciales, de instalacion
input subsidy
subvencion para insumos
initial operation
actividades iniciales; explotacion inicial
input switching
reasignacion de fondos presupuestarios
Budget term whicli means managers can change
budget allocations as a result of changing cost
pressures over the range of expense accounts.
initial subscription [IDA]

suscripcion inicial
initiating memorandum - 1M [World Bank]
primer memorando oficial
in-kind costs
costos de, en servicios
inland fisheries, fishing
pesca en agoas interiores
input
insumo; aportacion
[see also cash input; noncash input]
input mix
combinacion de insumos
input-output coefficient
coeficiente de insumo-producto
input-output model
modelo de insumo-producto
A mathematical model of inputs and outputs to a
system. In econometrics it refers to a model
representation of an input-output table.
input-output ratio
relacion insumo-producto
input-output table
tabla de insumo-producto
A matrix which shows the way in which industries
or sectors interact. It generally shows, for each
industry, the amount of that industry's output that
goes to each other industry as input (as raw
materials or as semifinished products), as well as
the amount that goes to the final markets of the
economy.
input shifting
sustitucion de recursos para reducir costO!
Reducing costs by using lower priced inputs, e.g.
using contractors instead of permanent staff,
communications instead of travel.
in-service training
capacitacion, formacion, adiestramiento en el
servicio
insider dealer, trader
especulador (en la Bolsa) que aprovecba
informacion intern a
insider dealing, trading
especulacion (en la Bolsa) aprovecbando
informacion interna
instability index
indice de variacion
An index which measures the variability of world
prices for selected agricultural commodities.
installed capacity [electricity]
capacidad instalada
The maximum runoff of a hydroelectricity facility
that can be constantly maintained and utilized by
equipment.
institutional framework
marco, estructura institucional
institutional investors
instituciones inversionistas
institutional performance
desempeiio de las instituciones; actuacion de las
instituciones
institutional programs [ffiRD]
programas de fortalecimiento institucional
Programs undertaken that are required to further
the institution itself, as opposed to being part of its
operations. These would include production of the
Annual Report, Annual Meetings and the like.
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institutional ratio
coeficiente interinstitucional
The ratio between Bank subscriptions authorized
solely in general capital increases and IMF
quotas obtained solely from general quota
increases. Used to determine the initial share
allocation of countries joining the Bank during the
period of the 1979 General Capital Increase.
institution building
desarrollo, fortalecimiento institucional
instructional aid
material didactico, pedagogico
institution-related technical assistance; soft
asistencia tecnica relacionada con los
componentes no fisicos 0 de servicios; asistencia
tecnica para desarrollo institucional
Technical assistance geared towards institutional
development as opposed to engineering-related
integrated conservation-development project ICDP

proyecto integrado de consen'acion y desarrollo
A new type of experimental project that attempts
to link the conservation of biological diversity in
protected areas with local economic and social
development.
integrated management training program
programa integrado de capacitacion y
perfeccionamiento de funcionarios que ocupan
cargos de direccion
integrated pest management - IPM
lucha integrada contra las plagas
Growing farm crops with fewer chemical
pesticides and more natural pest controls.
Monitoring for pests and rotating plantings, the
use of pesticides can be virtually eliminated on
crops such as potatoes, com and apples.
integrated rural development project
proyecto de desarrollo rural integrado
Institution Rules [ICSID]

Reglas de Iniciacion
[see Rules of Procedure for the Institution of
Conciliation and Arbitration Proceedings]
integration see backward-forward integration;

backward integration
instrument [ICSID]
instrumento (oficial)
intercompany pricing
fijacion de precios de transferencia entre
empresas
instrument of acceptance
instrumento de aceptacion
A legal document indicating that a state has
accepted the rules and regulations of an
organization it is joining.
interchange see course interchange
intercropping
cultivo intercalado
Growing two or more crops simultaneously as in
alternate rows in the same field or single tract of
land.
insurance see social insurance

intake
toma (de agua); ingesta; ingestion; admision;
contingente; entrada
[see also calorie intake]
intangible assets, property
activos, bienes intangibles, inmateriales
Items or rights lacking physical existence, their
value being mainly in their income generation
potential and the rights and benefits that
possession confers.
interest see beneficial interest; controlling interest;

covered interest arbitrage; depositor rate of
interest; effective interest rate; working interest
interest bearing note
pagare que devenga intereses
interest charges
intereses (cobrados, pagados)
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interest coverage ratio - ICR; times interest earned
ratio
relacion de eobertura de intereses
Net income before interest expenses divided by
interest expenses. IFC's definition is "The number
of times income, after deducting all expenses
except borrowing charges and provision for losses,
covers borrowing charges."
interest during construction - IDC
intereses durante la constl1lccion
Interest payable on long-term or short-term debt
incurred to finance capital works (e.g. plant or
road construction in progress) in a fiscal year.
Financing charges, including commitment fees,
should also be included.
IDC is frequently
capitalized (or charged to the project cost) until
the asset is commissioned or as a capital
expenditure item it is transferred to a deferred
charges or deferred capital expenditure account.
For Bank projects IDC should be computed as part
of project costs to determine total financing
requirements.
interest earnings, income
ingresos por intereses
interest equalization tax
impuesto de igualacion, de equiparaeion de
intereses
A tax on foreign investments for the purpose of
curtailing the outflow of private funds.
interest income, earnings
ingresos por intereses
interest leakage
fluctuacion de los tipos de intem debida a la
fuga de capitales
Changes in U.S. interest rates due to movement of
funds from the U.S. to the Eurodollar markets.
interest rate cap [ffiRD]
tope de los tipos de interes
A limit on the amount of interest that can be levied
on a variable rate loan. Proposed for ffiRD.
interest-rate differential
margen, diferencia entre tipos, tasas de interes
interest rate risk
riesgo de perdida en, por coneepto de intereses
Risk due to difference in interest rates.
interest (rate) sensitivity

sensibilidad a las tasas de interes
Rate-sensitive assets as a percentage of ratesensitive liabilities
interest (rate) swap
intereambio, swap de tipos de interes
An agreement to exchange floating rate payments
for fixed-rate payments in the same currency.
interest rebate
rebaja de intereses
interest service ratio
coefieiente del servicio de los intereses
Ratio of payment of interest on debt to exports of
goods and services.
interest subsidy, subsidization
subvencion de intereses
Interest Subsidy Fund [= Third Window]
Fondo de Subvencion de Intereses [= Tercera
Ventanilla]
A lending facility to extend loans to the
developing countries on terms intermediate
between those charged by the Bank and IDA. Now
discontinued.
interest support
apoyo de los intereses
interfuel substitution
sustitucion de combustibles
Interim Committee [IMF]
Comite Provisional
interim financial statement
estado financiero intermedio
interindustry linkages
eslabonamientos interindustriales, entre
industrias
interlocking debt
deuda(s) reciproca(s)
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intermediate goods
bienes intermedios
Those goods used as an input for further
transformation by some other production activity,
not for consumption or as an addition to the stock
of fixed capital.
intermediation
intermediacion
Process whereby a financial institution interposes
its names and trustworthiness between a lender
and a borrower. For example, instead of buying an
issue directly from a corporation, an investor may
deposit funds with a bank which, in tum, invests
in the issue.
[see also market intermediation]
intermediation rate
tasa de intermediacion
intermediative borrowing
prestamos obtenidos de intermediarios
financieros
Borrowing from financial intermediaries.
internal audit
auditoria intema; control intemo
internal cash generation; internally generated
funds; cash generation
operaciones
The gross income from all sources less all
operating and administrative expenses, excluding
depreciation, interest, other non-cash charges and
other charges on debt, and taxes.
internal cross subsidy
subvencion, subsidio cruzada(o) intema(o)
internal exchange rate; modified Bruno ratio
tipo de cambio intemo; coeficiente modificado
de Bruno
As for the Bruno ratio but using for the entire
project life instead offor just one year.
internal importing costs
costos intemos de importacion
internal rate of financial return see financial rate
of return
internal rate of return - IRR

tasa de rentabilidad intema
The rate of retum on an asset investment. It is
the discount rate that equates the present value
of future net revenue streams (over the economic
life of the asset) to the cost of the investment.
[see also economic rate of return; financial rate of
return]
internally generated funds; cash generation;
internal cash generation
operaciones
international agricultural research centers - IARC
centros intemacionales de investigaciones
agrieoJas
international banking facility - IBF
senicio baneario intemacional
International branch of a bank in a kind of internal
free trade zone in the U.S., which allows banks to
engage in international banking without some of
the usual restrictions facing domestic banks.
Those restrictions from which IBFs are exempt
include reserve requirements, payment of certain
insurance premiums, and special relief from state
tax.
international commodity agreements,
arrangements
eonvenios, aeuerdos intemacionales sobre
productos basieos
Any intergovernmental agreement or arrangement
to promote international cooperation in a
commodity, the parties to which include produces
and consumers covering the bulk of world trade in
the commodity concerned.
international commodity bodies - ICBs
organismos intemacionales de produetos
basieos
An international body concerned on a continuiing
basis with the trade, production and consumption
aspects of a commodity.
international commodity organizations - ICOs
organizaciones intemacionales de produetos
basieos
An organization established by an international
commodity agreement to implement the provisions
of the agreement.
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International Comparison Project, Programme ICP
Proyecto, Programa de Comparacion
Internadonal - PCI
A project supported by the World Bank and the
United Nations which enables incomes to be
compared in terms of the prices of a common set
of consumer goods, which reflect real purchasing
power. When outside financing dried up in 1987,
the Project became a Programme, which is what it
is now.
international competitive bidding - ICB
lidtadon publica internadonal
Bidding open to all eligible suppliers and
contractors.
international competitiveness margin - ICM
margen de competitividad internadonal
The percentage by which the BanklFund payline
should exceed the combined French/German
market paylines to provide adequate international
competitiveness.
International Compilers Working Group on
External Debt Statistics
[WBIIMFIBIS/OECDlBerne Union]
Grupo de Trabajo Internadonal de
Compiladores de Estadisticas sabre la Deuda
Externa
international credit guarantee fund
fondo internadonal de garantias de credito
international credit guarantee system
sistema internadonal de garantias de crMito
international financial institutions - IFIs
instituciones finanderas internacionales
international liquidity
Uquidez internadonal
international payments position
situadon de pagos internadonales
international reserves
resen'as internacionales
international shopping
comparadon internadonal de precios
Procurement based on comparing price quotations
from at least three foreign suppliers.
internship
pasantia; intern ado; practica(s)
intervention currency
moneda de inten'endon
Currency used by central bank for official
intervention in the foreign exchange market. This
currency is often not the same as the home
currency, which may not be a convertible currency.
intervention price
precio de inten'encion
The minimum price set by an agency at which a
producer is guaranteed to sell his product.
intra-day settlement
pago en el dia
Trading settlement within less than one day.
inventory; inventories
existencias; inventario(s)
Raw materials and supplies, goods finished and
being manufactured and stock on hand, in transit,
in storage or consigned to others at the end of the
accounting period.
inventory control
control de existendas, inventario(s)
inventory investment
inversion en existendas
inventory turnover
movimiento, rotacion del inventario, de las
existencias
inverted rates [electricity tariffs]
tarifas progresivas
Rate where the lowest block is the cheapest, in
order to subsidize low income groups.
investment agreement [IFC]
convenio de inversion [CFI]
investment bank [US]; merchant bank [UK]
banco de inversiones
Institution that accepts new issues of stocks from a
corporation and attempts to sell them to the public
at a profit In the US., they have a separate legal
status from commercial banks.
investment budget
presupuesto de inversiones
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investment review mission [ffiRD]
mision de estudio de oportunidades de inversion
investment center [accounting]

centro de inversion
A responsibility unit whose performance is
measured in terms of resources committed (capital
invested) relative to monetary costs and returns.
investment tax credit

credito impositivo por inversione5
investment commitment [IFC]

compromiso de inversion [CFI]
investment trust see closed-end investment

company, fund
investment company, fund

compaiiia de inversiones; sociedad de
inversiones; rondo de inversiones
Company that uses its capital to invest in other
companies.
The two kinds are open-end
investment company and closed-end investment
company, the former being by far the most
frequent.
[see also closed end investment company, fund;
open end investment company, fund]
invisible transactions
operaciones, transacciones invisibles
Exports and imports of services. Includes
insurance,
shipping
charges aIld
tourist
expenditures.
[see also surplus on invisibles]
investment gap
deficit de inversiones
investment goods
bienes de inversion, de equipo, de capita]
investment grant
subveocion para inversion
investment incentives
incentivos para la inversion
investment income
ingresos por (concepto de) inversiones,
derivados de inversiones
investment insurance
seguro de inversion
[see also multilateral investment insurance]
investment loan
prestamo para proyecto de inversion
investment portfolio
cartera de inversiones (a largo plazo)
Portfolio of longer-term investments. cr. trading
portfolio.
investment project
proyecto de inversi6n
investment return, yield
rentabilidad, rendimiento de la inversi6n
invitation to bid, to tender

lIamada a Iicitacion
A notice issued under competitive bidding
procedures calling on bidders to submit bids for
contracts.
invitation to prequalify [contracts]
invitacion a la precalificacion
A notice issued under competitive bidding
procedures calling on bidders to prequalify prior
to bidding on a contract.
involuntary lending
prestamos no voluntarios
Lending by banks as long as the resulting
reduction in probability of default, multiplied by
the existing exposure, exceeds the amount of new
money multiplied by the remaining probability of
default even after the new assistance.
involuntary resettlement
reasentamiento involuntario
Movement of peoples away from their normal
place of abode against their will.
inward-looking; inward-oriented [country; policy]
orientado hacia el interior; aislacionist.
irrevocable agreement to reimburse
garantia irrevocable de reembolso
An agreement given e.g. by the Bank to a
commercial Bank that it will reimburse any part of
a cofinancing loan on which a borrower defaults.
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irrevocable letter of credit
carta de credito irrevocable
Form of letter of credit whereby the issuing bank
gives an undertaking to the beneficiary that
payment will be made, provided that the
beneficiary complies with the terms of the credit.
Sometimes used as performance security.
irrigation see basin irrigation; border check
irrigation; border ditch irrigation; border
irrigation; center pivot sprinkle irrigation;
corrugation irrigation; drip irrigation; flood
control irrigation; flood irrigation; gravity
irrigation; micro-sprayer irrigation; runoff
irrigation; small-scale irrigation; sprinkle
irrigation; strip irrigation; subirrigation; surface
irrigation; trickle irrigation; wild flooding
island developing country
issued share capital
capital accionario emitido
issues on tap; tap issue
emision continua
An issue of a security made available on an as
required basis. Used primarily in the British
market, where the British Government issues
Treasury stock and seeks subscriptions. As the
stock is rarely fully subscribed, the remainder is
sold to Stock Exchange jobbers as demand
requires
issues paper
documento de exposicion de problemas; Temas
del Banco Mundial [mRD]
issuing bank; bank of issue
banco emisor, de emision
item [budget]
partida
[see also tariff item]
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jeopardy clause; escape clause; break clause

clausula de salvaguardia, de elusion, de escape
A clause in a Eurocurrency agreement specifying
jeopardy loan
prestamo con riesgo de posibles perdidas
Term used by IFe to indicate that a loan has
serious problems. IFe expects to make a loss
(though not necessarily a 100% loss) on a jeopardy
loan.
jitney
colectivo
jobbing
trabajo a destajo
job description
descripcion de cargo, puesto
job order accounting
contabilidad por ordenes de trabajo, por
pedidos
A cost accounting method which accumulates the
costs of doing a separately identifiable job.
job-related training
formacion, capacitacion para el puesto, cargo
joint and several
mancomunado y solidario
joint committee
comite conjunto; comision conjunta
joint monitoring committees
comites conjuntos de fiscalizacion
joint stock company
soeiedad en comandita por acciones
joint venture
soeiedad en participacion; empresa, operacion
conjunta
jumbo borrowiog(s)
(obtenci6n de) emprestitos gigantescos
Borrowing or lending in large quantities; usually
refers to amounts in excess of US $250,000.
junior creditor
acreedor no prioritario
junior debt; subordinated debt
deuda subordinada
Debt which, in case of liquidation, cannot be paid
till payments on other obligations have been made.
Opposite of senior debt.
junior high school
escuela secundaria de primer cicio
juridical personality; legal existence
personalidad juridica
justification
documentos justificativos; documentacion de
apoyo
just in time (liT) manufacturing
fabricacion "justo a tiempo"
Production and inventory control systems
designed to produce small lots and to produce the
right items in the quantities needed by subsequent
production processes at the right time.
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key data
datos clave, basicos
key interest rates
tipos, tasas de interes clave
The main market interest rates - includes LIB OR,
U.S. prime rate, U.S. federal funds rate and
certain others, depending on where it is used.
key money rate; central rate
tipo, tasa central
The term used to describe the main interest rate set
by the central bank (or equivalent) and which
effectively governs other market interest rates. In
the U.S., it is the federal funds rate.
keynote address, speech
discurso principal
keynote speaker; keynoter
orador principal
key species
especies esenciales
Species that have a more profound impact on their
ecosystem than other species. They are organisms
which provide critical support through webs of
interactions to the existence of other species.
kidney cotton; West Indian cotton; Sea Island
cotton; Egyptian cotton;
algodon de las Indias Occidentales; algodon de
Barbados; aIgodon egipcio
knapsack spraying
rociado, fumigacion con tanque lIevado a la
espalda
know-how
conocimientos tecnicos, tecnologicos
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lagging indicator
indicador retrospectivo
A statistic that does not change till after the
economy in general has changed, e.g. the value of
construction completed.
labor costs
costos de mano de obra; costos del (actor
trabajo; costos laborales
labor force
(uena de trauajo, laboral; mano de obra; a
veces: poblacion activa
labor force penetration; labor force participation
rate
tasa de actividad
The extent to which those of working age are
actually working.
labor-intensive
con gran intensidad de mano de obra; de uso
intensivo de mano de obra; de alto coeficiente
de mano de obra
labor-intensive industry
industria con gran intensidad de mano de obra
labor-management relations; labor relations;
industrial relations
lamplight fishing; fishing by lamplight

pesca con luz (artificial), aI encandilado
land betterment tax
impuesto de valorizacion, sobre la plusvalia
land consolidation
concentracion parcelaria
land development
aprovechamiento, habilitacion,
acondicionamiento de tierras; urbanizacion
land equivalent, equivalency ratio - LER
coeficiente de la tierra de cultivo equivalente
Area needed under sole cropping to give as much
produce as 1 hectare of intercropping or mixed
cropping at the same management level, expressed
as a ratio.
landfill
vertedero
land improvement
mejoramiento de tierras
labor market
mercado de trabajo, laboral
landlocked country
pais sin Iitoral, mediterraneo
labor relations; industrial relations; labormanagement relations

land reclamation
bonificacion, recuperacion, saneamiento de
tierras
labor shed
zona de contratacion de mano de obra
laboratory school see demonstration school
lag; slippage
retraso; demora; desfase
A delayed climatic effect.
lagged inflation
inflacion desfasada
land reform
re(orma de la tenencia de la tierra
land register
registro catastral; catastro
land resilience
capacidad de recuperacion de la tierra
A measure of the ability of the land to withstand
and recover from shock, i.e. a sudden impact such
as drought, overgrazing, change in specified land
use.
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settlement
asentamiento; colonizacion
land tax
contribudon, impuesto territorial
land tenure rights
derecho de tenencia de la tierra
land tenure system
regimen de tenencia de la tierra
land use plan
plan de utilizacion de tierras
land use planning
planificadon de tierras
land use ratio
coeficiente de utilizacion de tierras
landed price
precio aI desembarque
The quoted or invoiced price of a commodity,
including costs of loading, shipping and unloading
at destination.
lapse-of-time decision
decision tacita por vencimiento de un plazo
A decision which is deemed to be approved if no
objection is received by a specific date.
last in, first out - LIFO
salida en orden inverso aI de adquisicion,
fabricacion, etc.
late bid
oferta fuera de plazo, tardia
Bid submitted after the deadline specified for bid
submission.
late maturing [crop]
de maduracion tardia
latrine see bucket latrine; cistern flush latrine; pit
latrine; pour flush latrine; vault toilet; ventilated
improved pit latrine
law of diminishing marginal utility

ley de utilidad marginal decreciente
Law which states that although total utility
increases, the marginal utility received from
consuming each additional unit of a commodity
decreases.
law of diminishing returns
ley de rendimientos dec recientes
laydays; laytime
estadia
The period of time agreed between the parties
during which the owner shall make and keep the
ship available for loading/discharging without
payment additional to the freight.
layout
diseiio; pianos generales (de un proyecto);
distribucion
layout plan
plan de distribucion
laytime see laydays
lead agency
organismo director, principal
lead bank; lead manager
banco director
Bank with main responsibility for arranging a
bond issue or international Eurocredit. Lead
manager is also used in the sense of agent bank.
lead donor
donante principal
lead economist
economista principal (de un departamento
geogrifico)
lead manager see lead bank
lead time of a project
periodo de gestacion de un proyecto
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leading indicator
indicador anticipado
A statistic valued for predicting purposes because
its movement is generally followed by a certain
movement of the economy in general, e.g. building
permits,
average
weekly
work
hours,
unemployment claims and corporate profits.
leads and lags
adelantos y atrasos
A term referring to changes in the pattern of
international payments terms. At anyone time a
country is extending and receiving trade credit via
its exporters and imports. If a devaluation of its
currency is feared, its importers with foreign
currency obligations may hurry to pay, otherwise
their debts will be greater after devaluation, i.e.
they "lead" payments. Conversely, exporters will
benefit by not hurrying to convert export receipts
in foreign currency - they "lag" payments.
leakage
utilidades encubiertas
In investment, benefits to selected parterns by
means other than declared financial returns, such
as distorted transfer pricing, non-arms length
royalties or management fees and inflated
equipment costs.
leaseback
retroarriendo; retrocesion en arrendamiento
leasing
arrendamiento; arrendamiento financiero;
a veces: leasing financiero
least cost analysis
anlilisis de costo minimo
A type of analysis commonly used to compare
alternative projects or project designs when value
of output (benefits) cannot be measured adequately
(e.g. certain transport projects). If it can be
assumed that the (unquantifiable) benefits exceed
the cost and if appropriate adjustments are made
for any differences in benefits among the
alternatives, the task is then to minimize the cost
of obtaining them through least-cost analysis.
least developed countries - LLDCs
paises (en desarrollo) menos adelantados - PMA
least squares method
metodo de minimos cuadrados
An econometric estimation technique involving
minimizing the sum of the squares of the vertical
distance between the observed data points and the
regression line.
learning by doing
aprender sobre la marcha; aprender con la
practica
A method of learning involving practical
experience.
legal authority
autorizacion legal; facultad legal
learning curve
cUn'a de aprendizaje
An imaginary graph which describes the rate at
which people learn something new. Initially, they
will normally pick up a lot of infonnation quickly
but then will gradually take more time to learn
less.
legal existence; juridical personality

learning materials
materiales didacticos
learning rate
tasa de asimilacion de conocimientos
lease see finance lease; operating lease; true lease
legal entity, person

persona juridica
legal force
fuerza de ley
legal instruments [agreements, etc.]
instrumentos juridicos, legales
legal opinion
dictamen juridico; opinion juridica
legal person, entity
persona juridica
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legal remedy
recurso (legal)
legal reserve
reserva obligatoria; encaje legal
legal status
condicion juridica
legal tender
moneda de curso legal
lender of last resort
prestamista en ultima instancia
One of the functions and a major raison d'etre of a
modern central bank whereby the bank has to
provide liquid assets to the banking system when
the existing liquid assets of the banking system
threaten to deplete.
lending agency, institution
organismo de credito, crediticio; institucion de
credito, crediticia
lending authority
facultad para conceder prestamos
The amount of money that the Bank can lend,
based on its paid-in capital.
lending commitment
compromiso de prestamo
lending limit
limite de credito, de prestamos
lending pipeline; pipeline of projects
proyectos en tramitacion, en reserva
Projects which have advanced beyond the stage of
appraisal mission departure, i.e. which are
expected to be in the forthcoming year's lending
program.
lending program
programa de operaciones crediticias; programa
de financiamiento
lending rate
tipo, tasa de interes sobre los prestamos; tipo,
tasa activo(a)
lengthman [highway maintenance]

peon caminero
A man appointed to maintain a certain length of
road.
less developed country - LDC
pais en desarrollo; pais menos desarrollado PMD
less than carload freight - LCL
trafico, mercancias de detalle
A shipment that occupies less than a full railroad
car, that may moved from car to car as economy of
shipment dictates and on which higher rates than
full carload lot rates apply.
letter of acceptance
carta de aceptacion
Written notification by the employer to the
contractor of acceptance of his bid.
letter of comfort
carta de seguridades
A written instrument issued by A, where A agrees
to make every effort to assure B's compliance with
the terms of a contract, but without committing A
to perform B's obligation in the event that B is
unable to fulfil his obligation. Usually issued by a
parent company on behalf of a subsidiary in
another country.
letter of credit (LIC)
carta de credito
Form of documentary credit whereby a bank
promises to honor drafts payable to one party,
drawn on it by another party.
letter of development policy - LDP [ffiRD]
carta de intenciones sobre la politica de
desarrollo
Letter from the Government of a country receiving
a structural adjustment loan to the President of the
Bank, setting out the Government's medium-term
objectives for structural change and the range of
measures that it intends to take over several years
to achieve these objectives.
letter of intent - LOI
carta, declaracion de intencion, de intenciones
Used to put in writing a preliminary understanding
of parties who intend to enter into a contract.
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letter of no objection - LNO [imports]
consulta sobre posibles objeciones
In some countries, a letter sent by the Government
to a domestic company, asking that company if it
has any objection to specific items being imported.
The company may make an objection, thereby
preventing the goods from being imported.
letter of sectoral policy [IBRO]
carta de intenciones sobre la politica sectorial
Letter from the Government of a country receiving
a sectoral adjustment loan to the President of the
Bank, setting out the Government's medium-term
objectives for sectoral change and the range of
measures that it intends to take over several years
to achieve these objectives.
letter of understanding
carta de entendimiento
Levantcotton;hetbaceouscotton;AJnericanshort
staple cotton; Arabian cotton
algodon herbaceo
leveling off
nivelacion; estabilizacion
level annuity system
sistema de pagos totales iguales (de principal e
intereses)
The level annuity system entails equal aggregate
payments of principal and interest (i.e. with
principal repayments made in gradually ascending
amounts). This system was used by the World
Bank prior to 1975.
level border irrigation see basin irrigation
level repayment
reembolso en cuotas iguales
Repayment scheme where repayments are at a
fixed level, even though the interest rate may
change.
leverage (ratio) [US]; gearing (ratio) [UK]
nivel de endeudamiento relativo aI capital;
relacion endeudamiento-capital propio; relacion
pasivo-capital
Ratio of debtlliabiIities to equity/assets. Includes
debt and debt-equity ratios. [See also guarantee
leverage]
leverage, to
ejercer inOuencia; ejercer, producir efecto
multiplicador [finanzas] [diferentes contextos
pueden requerir distintas traducciones)
[See also highly leveraged; underleveraged]
leveraged buyout - LBO
compra de una empresa con fondos tomados en
prestamo
Purchase of a company by a small group of
investors, often including management, mostly
with borrowed funds. The debt is usually repaid
from the company's cash flow or from the sale of
assets.
levy
gravamen (tributario)
[see also betterment levy]
liabilities
pasivo; obJigaciones
The credit half of a balance sheet.
[see also accrued liabilities; contingent liability;
currency liabilities; current liabilities; deposit
liabilities; long-term liabiliaties; sight liabilities;
sundry liabilities; tax liability; temporary
liabilities; unfunded liabilities]
liability management
gestion de pasivos
[see also asset and liability management1
LmOR [London interbank offered rate1
LmOR [tipo, tasa de orerta interbancaria de
Londres1
The interest rate at which banks in London are
prepared to lend funds to first-class banks. It is
used to determine the interest rate payable on most
Eurocredits.
licensing agreement
acuerdo, convenio de licencia, de concesion de
Jicencia
lien; charge [legal]
gravamen; embargo preventivo; cargo
life (of a project)
duracion, vida atiI
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life cycle cost evaluation
evaluacion de los costos durante la vida litil (de
equipos)
Evaluation of equipment over its whole life,
including initial purchase, maintenance and
operation.
life expectancy
esperaoza de vida
lifeline tariff
tarifa minima, vital
A special low tariff for a commodity (e.g. gas or
electricity) made available to disadvantaged
groups (e.g. poor or elderly) or to all consumers
but only up to a certain amount.
lifelong education; continuing education; recurrent
education
educacion permanente
life of a loan
vigencia de un prestamo
light Arabian crude; Saudi Arabian light crude
(petroleo) crudo liviano, Iigero de Arabia
Saudita
The world's most prolific crude oil, frequently used
as a marker crude in establishing the prices of
other crudes.
Sea, where the lenders had no recourse to BP if

there was insufficient oil).
line breeding
cruzamiento continuo; cruzamiento absorbente
Special form of inbreeding to maintain a high
genetic relationship to a desirable ancestor.
line department
departamento ejecutivo, de ejecucion, de
operaciones
[see also line ministry]
line-haul [transportation]
transporte, acarreo entre term inales
line item [budget]
partida (presupuestaria)
A specific revenue or expenditure separately
detailed in a budget.
line kilometer [surveying]
kiJometro lineal
A kilometer as measured by the line of flight of an
aircraft. Used to measure the distance covered by
an aircraft when taking remote sensing images.
line management
direccion; supervision
light gray cotton see gray cotton
line management position

cargo ejecutivo, de direccion, de supervision
light industry
industria ligera, liviana
line manager
supervisor directo, inmediato
light spotted cotton

algodon Iigeramente manchado
line ministry, department

ministerio, departamento de operaciones,
sectorial, de ejecucion
A Government ministry responsible for
implementing a program or group of programs as
opposed to one responsible for general planning
and administration,
e.g.
would
include
Agriculture, Social Security but exclude Finance,
Planning.
limited international bidding - Lm

Iicitacion internacional Iimitada
International competitive bidding by direct
invitation without open advertisement.
limited liability company
sociedad de responsabilidad Iimitada
limited recourse finance
financiamiento con recurso Iimitado
Finance arranged on the basis of the lender having
recourse to the borrower only in certain
circumstances (e.g. the loan to British Petroleum
(BP) to finance the Forties oil field in the North
line position
cargo, puesto ejecutivo, de operaciones
line staff
persooal ejecutivo, de operaciones
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linear programming
programacion lineal
A mathematical procedure to obtain an optimal
answer to a series of equations that usually specify
resources available; technological relationships of
the production process; goals of the society;
relevant constraints to any solution that is found.
liner (shipping) conference
conferencia maritima
A combination of shipping companies or owners
which sets common liner freight rates on a
particular route and which regulates the provision
of services.
link see UHF link; VHF link
linkage see backward-forward integration,
linkage; backward integration, linkage
liquefied natural gas - LNG
gas naturallicuado - GNL
liquefied petroleum gas - LPG
gas de petroleo licuado - GPL
liquid assets; quick assets
activos Iiquidos, disponibles; disponibilidades
Cash in banks and on hand and marketable
securities.
liquid assets portofolio; liquidity portfolio [IFC]
cartera de aenvos Uquidos
liquid ratio see acid test ratio
liquidated damages
clausulas penales; penalidades; multa; dafios y
perjuicios previstos en un contrato
A sum of damages agreed upon in advance
between parties to a contract, to be paid by the
party who breaches the contract, as opposed to
unliquidated damages, which are not fixed in
advance, and are liable to be overturned by the
courts.
liquidation value; forced sale value
valor de venta formsa
The price obtainable from an immediate sale,
where the seller is under either legal or voluntary
compulsion to sell.
liquidity management; liquidity portfolio

management
gestion de la Iiquidez
liquidity portfolio [IFC]; liquid assets portfolio
cartera de activos Ifquidos
liquidity position
situacion de Iiquidez
liquidity ratio
coeficiente de Iiquidez
The ratio of the actual level of liquidity to
projected three year net cash requirements.
liquidity shortage
insuficiencia de Iiquidez
liquidity squeeze
crisis de Iiquidez
listing (of securities)
cotizacion (de val ores en la bolsa)
The process of public quotation on a Stock
Exchange of a share or bond.
literacy; literacy education
alfabetizacion
literacy level
nivel de alfabetizacion
live fencing
setos,cercosvivos
The use of live trees as boundary markers for the
production of fruit, fodder or other products,
instead of wooden fences.
live storage, capacity
capacidad util
living area
area, superficie habitable
load see peak load
load, base
carga de base, fundamental
load bearing capacity; traffic bearing capacity
eapacidad de trafieo
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load factor [electricity]
factor de carga
The ratio of the average load over a designated
period of time to the peak load occurring in that
period.
[see also system load factor]
load fund
fonda mutuo que cobra comision
Mutual fund which charges a handling fee.
loan portfolio
cartera de prestamos
The unpaid loans of a lending organization.
loan pricing, costing
fijacion, determinacion del costo de un
prestamo
Establishing the interest rate of a loan.
loan processing
tramitacion del (de un) prestamo
loan account
cuenta del prestamo
loan proceeds see allocation of loan proceeds
loan agreement
convenio de prestamo
loan recovery
recuperacion de un prestamo, de prestamos
loan application
solicitud de prestamo
local area network - LAN

red de area local - LAN
loan assumption agreement

convenio de asuncion de prestamo
local authority; local government

administracion local; autoridades municipales,
provinciales, etc.
loan capital
capital en prestamo; emprestito
loan commitment
local competitive bidding - LeB see competitive

bidding in accordance with local procedures
local cost; onshore cost
costo en moneda nacional
loan costing see loan pricing

loan equivalency pricing
fijacion de precios equivalentes en operaciones
de cofinanciamiento
Pricing procedure adopted in Bank cofinancing,
whereby credit alternatives offered by the Bank,
such as loans and guarantees, are all priced
comparably and do not compete among
themselves.
loan investment
inversion en forma de prestamo
loan officer
oficial del prestamo, de prestamos
loan origination fee
comision por tramitacion de solicitud
The fee typically charged by a DFI to recover the
cost of investigating and granting a request by a
borrower for a loan.
local currency
moneda nacional
local employee [IBRD]
funcionario, empleado contratado localmente
local government; local authority
administracion local; autoridades municipales,
provinciales, etc.
local shopping
comparacion nacional de precios
Procurement based on comparing price quotations
obtained from several local suppliers.
localization
autoctonizacion
Use of local staff.
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localization economies
econom(as de ubicacion
Agglomeration economies which are external to a
specific company but internal to a specific
industIy.
They commonly result from the
increased demand for goods and services from
specific industries. Increased demand leads to
increased competition and efficiencies among
firms intending to provide inputs to production. It
also includes venical and horizontal integration of
specific industries. where ancillary industries
within the same area provide inputs or
complementary services to other industries and
firms. Cf. urbanization economies.
locked in capital gains
ganancias de capital realizadas
long staple cotton

aJgodon de fibra larga
Cotton with fibers of 1 1/8 inches long or more.
long-term blended cost rate - LTB [IFC]
coeficiente de costos combinados a largo plazo
A rate used by IFC to assist in determining the
performance of its loan ponfolio, it is based on
three parts of average costs of borrowed funds and
one pan capital resources.
long-term debt ratio
relacion de endeudamiento a largo plazo
Ratio oflong-term debt to total assets.
locked in interest rate

tipo, tasa de interes inmodificable
Long-term Facility for Financing Purchases of

Capital Goods by Developing Countries [ffiRD]
Servicio de financiamiento a largo plazo para la
compra de bienes de capitaJ por los paises en
desarrollo
locked-up capital
capital inmovilizado
Capital that is unavailable as it is committed to
other uses.
long-term liabilities
pasivos a largo plazo
Liabilities that will become due in the future,
usually more than one year.
lock gate price; sluice price; sluice gate price

precio de compuerta
A theoretical cif price used in calculating
European Communities supplementary levies on
impons of pork, poultIy and eggs.
long-term prime rate - LTPR

tipo, tasa preferenciaJ a largo plazo
Prime rate used in Japan.
logging [forestIy]
corte y extraccion de madera en trozas;
exp]otacion forestal; extraccion de madera
long form audit repon .
informe largo de auditoria
A detailed repon or letter prepared by an auditor
It is addressed to the
following an audit.
management or directors.
long-run average incremental cost - LRAIC
costo incremental medio a ]argo plazo
long-run marginal cost - LRMC; efficiency price;
efficient price [electricity tariffs]
costo marginal a largo p]azo
The cost of meeting an increase in consumption,
sustained indefinitely into the future. when needed
capacity adjustments are possible.
longitudinal survey
encuesta longitudinaJ
Surveys of limited populations in purposively
selected areas, recording events as they actually
occur (as opposed to making estimates).
loss in weight; waste [commerce]
perdida; desperdicio
loss leader
articulo de propaganda, de cebo, de reclamo
loss of load probability - LOLP
probabilidad de perdida de carga
A measurement of the probability of power
outages.
loss payee
beneficiario
In insurance, a third party suffering the actual loss
named as beneficiary of the policy.
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loss provision; provision for losses; reserve for
losses
reserva para perdidas
low absorber [country]
pais de baja capacidad de absorcion
Oil exporting capital surplus country that has
been able to make very limited use of oil revenues
for domestic development. Includes Saudi Arabia
and Kuwait.
lower heating value; net heating value - NHV; net
calorific value - NCV
poder calorifico neto - peN
lower middle income country - LMIC
pais de ingreso mediano bajo
Developing country with a per capita income in
1980 exceeding $600 but below $1200. Include
some Latin American countries, some South-East
Asian ones (such as Philippines and Thailand),
Mediterranean countries (such as Morocco and
Tunisia) and some sub-Saharan African countries
(such as Cote d'Ivoire and Nigeria).
lower quality old debt
deudas anteriores con condiciones menos
favorables
lower secondary education
educacion secundaria de primer cicio, de cicio
baisico
lowest bidder
licitante que presenta la oferta mas baja
[see also second lowest bidder]
lowest evaluated bid
oferta evaluada como la mas baja
Bid which is considered to have the lowest price,
taking into account factors such as time of
performance, reliability of construction methods or
efficiency
of equipment,
availability of
maintenance services and other criteria disclosed
to the bidder. The relative factors should be
stated in the bidding documents and should be
expressed in monetary terms or given a relative
weight.
lowest priced bidder
licit ante que presenta la oferta de menor precio
The bidder who offers a bid at the lowest price.
low income country

pais de ingreso bajo
low load factor consumer [electricity]
consumidor de bajo factor de carga
A consumer using a low amount of electricity.
low standard road
camino, carretera de normas reducidas, bajas
low voltage consumer [electricity]
consumidor de bajo voltaje
lump sum borrowing [IFC]
emprestito de suma global
A currency-specific borrowing made in a lump
sum by IFC from IBRD for its short-term future
needs.
lump sum contract [consultants]
contrato a suma alzada
Contract where payments are based on an agreed
lump sum with no matching of inputs to payment
being made once the figure has been agreed.
lump sum loan
prestamo de suma global
One of two types of fixed rate loan made by the
Bank to IFC involving currency-specific lump sum
amounts to meet net cash requirements for the
following six to twelve months.
lump sum price
tanto a1zado; monto global; suma alzada; precio
global
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manageable
controlable; manejable; gobemable; etc.
-Mmacro-level accountability
responsabilidad macroeconomica
Macroeconomic accountability (including financial
accountability and accountability for overall
economic performance), e.g. congruence between
public policy and actual implementation, the
efficient allocation and use of public resources and
external auditing and follow-up to this auditing.
managed costs
gastos generales directos
Discretionary and direct overhead expenses for
which budget units are responsible.
managed economy
economia dirigida
mainframe computer
gran computadora; gran ordenador [Espana]
management see asset and liability management;

cash management; collegial management;
comanagement; corporate management; country
assistance management; demand management;
economic management; IDA management fee;
labor-management relations; liability
management; line management; liquidity
management; participative management; project
management; range management; risk
management; supply management; water
management; watershed management
main power grid [electricity]

red principal
Management [World Bank]

la administracion
mainstream, to
incorporar a las actividades habituales (del
Banco)
management accounting
contabilidad de gestion
The design, installation and operation of financial
planning, budgeting and financial accounting
systems with the use of appropriate methods and
techniques to monitor and control all aspects of
financial operations and the coordination of these
systems, methods and techniques with the primary
activities of an entity.
Enacromanagement
macrogestion
main contractor; prime, principal contractor
contratista principal, primario
maintenance of value - MOV (of mRD capital)

mantenimiento del valor
The provision in the Bank's Articles of Agreement
requiring members to maintain the value of that
portion of their paid-in capital that is subscribed in
their own currency in terms of the subscription
price (i.e. 100,000 gold dollars).
maintenance of value settlement; settlement of
maintenance of value
liquidacion por concepto de mantenimiento del
valor
Enajor currency
moneda importante
malnourished
malnutrido
malnutrition
malnutricion
management audit
evaluacion administrativa
A review and appraisal of any or all parts of
management activity.
management auditor
inspector administrativo
management by objectives - MBO
gestion, administracion por objetivos
management chart; performance chart; working
table
diagrama, grifico de situacion
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ntiDagementcompany
compailia administradora, de administracion,
de gestion
management consultant
consultor en direccion de empresas, en
administracion de empresas
management contract
contrato de administracion, gestion
Contract where
the contractor
assumes
responsibility for the management of the
investment project or a significant part of its
operations and where his remuneration
substantially depends on the production, revenues
or profits of the investment project.
management development
perfeccionamiento del personal directivo;
perfeccionamiento de la funcion de gestion
management succession planning

plan de sucesion para cargos de direccion
managerial accounting
contabilidad gerencial
That portion of accounting which attempts to
supply management with quantitative information
as a basis for decisions, as opposed to
management accounting which is accounting
designed for or adapted to the needs of information
and control at the various administrative levels of
an organization.
managers
administradorcs; gerentes; directivos; etc.
managing group
consorcio, grupo de direccion, directivo
managing unit
unidad directiva
management fee
comision de administracion; comision de gestion
Fee payable to lead bank for handling bonds.
mandatory planning
planificacion obligatoria, preceptiva
management game
juego de gestion
man-day
dia-hombre
management group; managing group

consorcio, grupo de direccion, directivo
man-made capital
capital creado por el hombre
management information system - MIS

sistema de informacion para la administracion
System, usually computerized, designed to provide
the management of a particular organization with
the key information needed for decision-making.
man-made disaster
desastre provocado por el hombre
ntiDagement letter [auditing]

carta a la administraci6n
A formal letter from auditors to the management
concerning the accounts. It will discuss any
deficiencies or weaknesses which the entity should
remedy for its own protection.
management participation system;
codetermination; comanagement
cogestion; coadministracion; sistema de
participacion en la gestion; administracion
man-month contract
contrato por meses-hombre
Contract where payment is based on agreed timebased rates (usually the man-month rate),
subsistence allowance for staff and reimbursable
items.
manpower development
perfeccionamiento, formacion de recunos
humanos, de la manu de obra
manpower planning
planificacion de recunos humanos, de la manu
de obra
manufacturing grade [meat]
calidad para elaboracion
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Manufacturing Unit Value Index [World Bank]
indiee del valor unitario de las manufacturas
VUM
Industrial countries' indices of US dollar unit
values of manufactured exports to developing
countries. There are two indices the cif index
which combines a 9()01o weight of FOB export
prices with a 10% weight of transport costs and a
FOB index.
mapping see school mapping
marginal benefit
benefieio marginal
marginal capacity cost - MCC
costo marginal de mantenimiento de la
eapacidad
Present worth of the least-cost investment stream
divided by present worth of the stream of
incremental output resulting from the investment.
marginal cost
eosto marginal
[see also long-run marginal cost]
marginal cost pricing
rljacion de precios aI costo marginal
A policy used to minimize selling price or to lower
costs to keep a business operating during a period
of poor sales, by which the firm charges for each
unit sold only the addition to total costs which
results from manufacturing that unit, usually just
material and direct labor.
marginal disutility
desutilidad marginal
The extra disutility resulting from a small change
in some variable.
marginal effective tax rate - METR
tasa impositiva efectiva marginal
A measurement of the effect of taxes on investors'
rate of return for an incremental addition to their
activities.
marginal efficiency of capital

eficiencia, productividad marginal del capital
In popular terms, the expected rate of profit. More
rigourously, it is a discount rate at which the
perpetual annual yields of an asset are expressed in
present value terms. The present value is
obtained such that it is equal to the replacement
cost of the asset or its supply price. For example if
the supply or replacement cost of an asset is $ 80
and it yields a perpetual annuity of $5 then the
present value of the perpetual annuity is equal to
$80 if the rate of discount applied is .0625 or
6.25%. This 6.25% is the marginal efficiency of
capital.
marginal national savings rate
tasa marginal de ahorro nadonal
marginal propensity (to consume, to save, etc.)
propension marginal (a1 con sumo, aI ahorro,
etc,)
An induced increase (in consumption or saving) as
a proportion of the increase in income. If income
increases by $10 and consumption or saving by $5
then the marginal propensity is 0.5.
marginal physical product - MPP
produeto fisico marginal
The change in total product that results from
employing one additional unit of a variable
resource together with other fixed resources.
marginal reserve requirement
encaje legal adicional; reserva obligatoria
marginal
Additional deposits that by law depositoI)'
institutions (e.g. banks) must set aside in their
vaults or with the central bank. In the U.S., this
applies to additional reserve requirementc on
increased managed liabilities imposed by the
Federal Reserve, in order to curtail the expansion
of bank lending.
marginal revenue product - MRP
ingreso marginal
The change in the firm's total revenue from selling
the marginal physical product that results from
employing one additional unit of a resource
together with other fixed resources.
marginal soil(s)
suelo(s) de fertilidad marginal, de baja
fertilidad
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marginal utility
utilidad marginal
The utility derived by an individual from his
consumption of an additional unit of a commodity
or service at a given time. It may also be regarded
as the utility of a unit of the commodity or service
the consumption of which an individual may
decide to forego.
marginal value product
valor del producto marginal
margin of preference; preference, preferential
margin
preferencia; margen de preferencia
[see also domestic preference]
marker crude; benchmark crude [oil]
crudo de refereneia
Saudi Arabian light crude oil (gravity API 34
degrees) employed as the standard on which
OPEC price changes have been based.
marker price; benchmark price [oil]
precio de referencia
The reference price used by OPEC for oil price
changes, based on the price of Saudi Arabiao
light crude oil.
market-clearing prices
precios de equilibrio del mereado
A price for an item which attracts just enough
buyers as there are buyers. If prices are lower
demand will be too high; if higher demand will be
too low.
"market-in-hand" agreement
eontrato "mereado en muo"
Turnkey contract requiring contractor to assist
in sales.
market intermediation
intermediacion del mereado
Acting on the market (i.e. buying and/or selling of
securities) on behalf of someone else.
market power
influencia en el mercado
market-related lending
financiamiento eo condiciones de mereado
Lending at market rate and under market
conditions (Cf. eommereiallending).
market timing
distribucion optima de los vencimientos
Taking advantage of securities of different
maturities.
market value
valor comereial, de mereado
marketable securities
valores negociables
Equity securities or debt securities that are
actively traded or which can be otherwise bought
or sold.
marketability
posibilidad de comereializacion, de eolocacion;
comereiabilidad
market-clearing quotations
eotizaciones de precios de equilibrio del
mereado
marketing
eomereializacion [productos); colocacion
[valores)
market-clearing returns
rentabilidad de equilibrio del mereado
marketing arrangement
acuerdo de eomereializacion
market-eligible countries
paises que tienen aeceso aI mereado finaoeiero
Countries that have access to financial markets.
marketing board
junta de eomereializacion
market -friendly
en armonia coo, que armoniee con el mereado;
de conformidad coo las leyes del mercado
mark-up
margen de utilidad; aumento de precio
marshal evidence, to [ICSID]
presentar y ofrecer pruebas
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marshalling yard
patio de maniobra, de c1asificacion
maturation (of borrowers from IDA to IBRD

loans)
maduracion
mass media
medios de informacion, difusion, comunicacion
mass production
produccion en gran escala, en serie
master plan
plan maestro
Master Loan Agreement
convenio de prestamo entre el Banco y la eFI
Agreement between the Bank and IFe on Bank
lending to IFe. First issued 1971 and periodically
updated as the Bank makes further loans to IFe.
matched funding [IFC]; matching funds
financiamiento, fondos de contrapartida
Funding needed by the IFe to commit a loan. It
must match the loan in terms of amount and
maturity.
matching contribution
contribucion de contrapartida
A contribution that is conditional on a similar
amount of funds being contributed by another
party.
matching credit
credito de contrapartida
[see also tax sparing]
mature investments [IFC]

inversiones que han alcanzado su madurez, su
fase productiva
Investments which are just at the beginning of the
stage at which they will start to become profitable.
mature markets [securities]
mercados bien establecidos
mature project
proyecto en avanzado estado de ejecucion,
proximo a termioarse
maturity (of a loan, bond, etc.)
vencimiento (de un prestamo, obligacion, etc.);
plazo de vencimiento
maturity mismatch
discordancia entre los vencimientos
Having borrowings and loans with different
maturities. This could mean, for example in the
case of the Bank. that borrowings the Bank had
made on the capital market to finance certain
loans it had made were due before it had received
the money from the loans.
maturity transformation
modificacion de los vencimientos
Reborrowing, in order to extend the maturity of a
loan.
matching funds see matched funding

matching grant
donacion de cootrapartida
A grant given when an equal sum is provided by
the recipient or a third party.
matching payment
pago de contrapartida
mathematical expectation [mathematics]
esperaoza matematica
The mean value of single observations drawn from
a finite or infinite universe in repeated samplings.
matrix reporting
respoosabilidad ante mas de una autoridad,
entidad, jefe
Staff or offices reporting to more than one agency.
maximum aggregate liability [MIGA]

responsabilidad global maxima
The maximum liability of MIGA for all claims
arising from coverage for one project enterprise.
maximum amount of guarantee
monto mliximo de garantia
The maximum amount of guarantee coverage
provided under all forms of coverage.
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maximum likelihood method
metodo de mhima verosimilitud
An econometric estimation technique which
involves the maximization of the likelihood
function of the sample observations with respect to
the values of the parameters of the equation(s)
being estimated. It chooses those values of the
parameters which are "most likely" to have
generated the sample observations.
McNamara Fellow
becario McNamara
McNamara Fellowship
beca McNamara
mean annual increment - MAl [forestry]
incremento anual medio
The total growth of a stand of trees divided by the
total age.
means-tested pension plan
plan de pensiones seglin, conforme a las
necesidades, con comprobacion previa de
medios de vida
measured production
produccion medida, efectiva
The actual production of a farmer as measured, as
opposed to the estimated production.
meat processing
elaboracion de carne
mechanical completion [projects]
termination de las instalaciones
The final stage of a project where the actual
physical equipment has been installed.
medium absorber [oil exporter]
pais de mediana capacidad de absorcion
Oil exporting capital surplus country which has
only been able to make some use of oil revenues
for domestic development. Includes Iran, Iraq and
Libya.
membership application
solieitud de ingreso
membership shares [World Bank]
acciones de adhesion
These were introduced in connection with the
1979 General Capital Increase in order to ensure
that the voting power of small members was not
eroded by the Capital Increase. A special
allocation of 250 shares, known as membership
shares, was made to each member in addition to
the pro rata allocation. No payment was required
for these shares nor were they included in the
Bank's lending authority.
membership votes
votos de adhesion
memo item; memorandum entry, item
partida de memorando; partida pro memoria
An explanatory notation in a book of accounts
which does not change the balance in any account.
memorandum account
cuenta de orden
A temporary account used to store accounting data
prior to actual receipt or disbursement of the sums
concerned.
memorandum entry, item; memo item
partida de memorando; partida pro memoria;
partida informativa
An explanatory notation in a book of accounts
which does not change the balance in any account.
Memorandum of Administrative Arrangements
[ICSID]
Memorando sobre Arreglos Administrativos
memorandum of law
memorando juridico; dictamen legal
A legal opinion signed by a legal officer of a
government authorized to give legal opinions on
his Government's behalf.
medium staple cotton

algodon de fibra mediana
Cotton with fibers of 1 to 1 1/8 inches long.
memorandum of understanding
memorando de acuerdo
A written document detailing the points upon
which two or more parties agree.
membership [IFC]
calidad de miembro; a veces: ingreso; miembros
memorial [ICSID]
memorial
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menu approach
metodo de la lista de opciones
merchandise balance see trade balance
merchandising
comercializacion; ventas
merchant bank [UK] see investment bank [US]
merger
fusion
merit goods
bienes preferentes, deseables; bienes de interes
social
Goods the consumption of which is deemed to be
intrinsically desirable. In the case of such goods it
is argued that consumer sovereignty does not hold
and that if consumers are unwilling to purchase
adequate quantities of such goods they should be
compelled or encouraged to do so. Examples are
education and health services.
mezzanine financing
financiamiento "mezzanine"
Financing using medium-risk capital, as opposed
to pure debt financing. The risk is intermediate between secured or senior debt and equity. It
differs from venture capital lending in that owners
surrender only a low amount of equity.
MlBOR [= Madrid Interbank Offered Rate1
MIBOR (tipo, tasa de oferta interbancaria de
Madrid)
microdata
microdatos; datos detallados
micro-level accountability
responsabilidad microeconomica
Microeconomic accountability, e.g. ensuring
efficiency in investment and in the production and
delivery of goods and services.
micromanagement
microgestion
merit increase
aumento por merito
micro-sprayer irrigation
riego por microaspersion
merit point system

sistema de puntos
In procurement, a system whereby points are given
to each bid in respect to a number of factors.
These points are then correlated with the bid price
and the contract awarded on the basis of the best
points/price combination.
microteaching
microensenanza
Scaled-down version of teaching, planned to
develop new teaching skills and analyse existing
ones. The technique provides teaching practice in
a situation in which the complexities of the
classroom are minimized by restricting the number
of pupils and length of lesson and by focusing on
specific teaching skills.
message front -end system

sistema multiple de mensajes financieros
messages [agricultural extension]
contenido tecnico
The basic information that an agricultural
extension scheme wishes to impart to farmers.
metal works
estructuras metaIicas
Metals and Minerals Price Index [ffiRD]
indice de precios de los metales y minerales
meter rent [electricity]
cargo por medidor, por contador
The income received from electricity metering.
middle income country

pais de ingreso mediano
Developing country with per capita income of
$400 or more.
midterm project review mission [World Bank]
mision de supervision general del proyecto a
mediados del periodo de ejecucion
Midterm Review - MTR [IDA]
examen de mediados del periodo (de una
reposicion)
Review of IDA resources in the middle of a
replenishment period.
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midyear review
exameo de mitad del ejercicio, de mitad de aDo
misallocation of resources
asignacioo desacertada de los recursos
milling yield
rendimiento en la fabricacion, la molienda, el
maquioado
misprocurement [ffiRD]
adquisicioo no conforme coo los procedimieotos
reglameotarios
Procurement not in accordance with agreed
procedures.
millions of barrels per day oil equivalent - mbdoe

millones de barriles diarios de equivalente en
petroleo - mbdep
minehead price
valor en boca de mina
The price of a mineral as it comes out of the mine,
i.e. excluding transportation aod processing.
mineral lick; salt lick
salegar
mine run coal; run-of-mine coal
carbOn sio cluificar, tal como sale, en bruto
Ungraded coal of various sizes as it comes from
the mine.
minimum cash ratio
encaje legal; coeficiente mfnimo de encaje
minimum cash requirement
(porcentaje de) reserva minima obligatoria;
encaje legal
minimum package project
proyecto de contenido minimo
minimum tillage
labranza minima
Plaoting crops through a sod of dead weeds or
stubble.
minority threshold [ffiRD]
umbral de veto de una minoria
Situation whereby a minority has ao effective veto
because a certain majority is required to effect a
change aod the minority holds enough votes to
prevent this majority being obtained, e.g. in the
World Bank. the US could block changes
requiring 80% majority when it had a 20%
shareholding.
misalignment (of rates of exchange)
desajuste, divergencia eotre tipos de cambio
mission see appraisal mission; audit mission;

composite mission; end-of-mission document;
external review mission; field mission; full
mission; investment review mission; midterm
project review mission; post appraisal mission;
preappraisal mission; review mission; supervision
mission
mission statement [EDI]
declaracioo de objetivos
mitigation plao; environmental maoagement plao;
action plao
plao preveotivo; plao de ordenaci6n ambiental
Part of a formal project environmental assessment,
this plao outlines feasible aod cost-effective
measures which may reduce potentially significant
adverse environmental impacts to acceptable
levels. It should provide details of proposed work
programs aod schedules to ensure that the
proposed environmental actions are in phase with
engineering activities throughout preparation.
The Bank uses all three terms.
mixed enterprise
empresa mina
mixed farming project
proyecto agropecuario; a veces: proyecto de
cultivos multiples
mixed fertilizer see compound fertilizer
mixed financing; blend financing
fioaociamieoto combinado (del BIRF y la AIF)
mixed forest
bosque mino
Type of temperate forest, consisting of trees of
different species.
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mixed-use forest
bosque de usos multiples
Forest which has uses
production.
Policy of reducing restrictions on the availability

of money, e.g. by easing credit restrictions.
other than
timber
mobile training unit

unidad movil de formacion, de capacitacion
mobilization advance [contracts}
anticipo para movilizacion
Advance payment to a contractor to enable him to
start work.
mobilization costs
costos de movilizacion
In a construction project, the initial costs needed to
get a project under way, including advance
payments, bonds, etc.
monetary expansion
expansion moneta ria; expansion de la masa
monetaria
monetary restraint
austeridad monetaria
Holding down the rate of growth of the money
supply.
monetary stringency
constriccion moneta ria
monetization
monetizacion
monetized GOP
mobilization ratio [IFC]

coeficiente de movilizacion
Ratio of project cost net of IFC financing to IFC
financing.
model bid documents
modelos de documentos de Iicitacion
model school see demonstration school
modified Bruno ratio; internal exchange rate
coeficiente modificado de Bruno; tipo de cambio
interno
As for the Bruno ratio but using for the entire
project life instead offor just one year.
moisture stress
estres por falta de bumedad
monetary aggregates
agregados monetarios
The main indicators of the monetary status.
Include such features as monetary base and money
supply.
monetary correction
correccion monetaria
Macroeconomic changes to the money supply, e.g.
by adjusting interest rates or altering the amount
of money in circulation.
monetary ease
relajacion monetaria; flexibilidad monetaria
pm monetizado
money at call see call money
money center banks
bancos establecidos en las principales plazas
financieras
Bank based in a large financial center (e.g. New
York or London).
money income
ingreso monetario
money-losing operation
operacion deficitaria
money market
mercado monetario, de dinero
The market for short-term debt instruments, such
as certificates of deposit, commercial paper,
bankers' acceptances, Treasury bills, discount
notes and others. These instruments are all liquid
and tend to be safe. [see note to capital market,
financial market].
money market (mutual) fund - MMF; mutual fund
fondo comon de inversiones; fondo mutuo
A mutual fund specializing in high yield shortterm instruments of credit such as Treasury Bills,
certificates of deposit, commercial paper,
bankers'
acceptances
and
repurchase
agreements. For the difference between FCP and
SICAV, see mutual fund.
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money market paper
titulos, valores dd mereado monetario
mortgage bank
banco bipotecario
money market rate

tasa del mereado monetario; tasa de los fondos
comunes de inversiones
The rate of interest in the money market. In the
U.S., there is no single rate but a series of rates,
including the prime rate, the Federal Reserve
discount rate, the Federal Funds rate, the 1
month commereial paper rate and the 3 and 6
month Treasury Bill rate.
mortgage financing
prestamos, creditos bipoteearios
money stock. supply

oferta monetaria; medio cireulante
money wage
salario monetario, nominal
moneyness
liquidez
Closeness to being money; ease with which an
asset can be spent; liquidity.
monitoring
observacion; verificacion; seguimiento;
vigilancia; supervision
monitoring and evaluation - M & E
seguimiento y evaluacion
monoculture; sole cropping
monocultivo
monocyclic management
ordenacion monocfclica
Forest management sYstem whicb provides for the
removal of all merchantable trees down to a
specific diameter at breast height in a single
operation, followed by a poison - girdling of
remammg
large
noncommercial
stems.
Silvicultural treatment is continued at intervals to
promote the growth of desirable species.
monopoly rent
renta de monopolio
moral hazard
riesgo moral
Irresponsible conduct by the insured which is
likely to increase the possibility of loss.
most-favored-nation clause
clliumla de la nadon mas favorecida
A clause in an international trade agreement
which states that contracting parties to an
agreement are bound to grant to each other
treatment as favorable as they extend to any other
country regarding the application of import and
export duties and other trade regulations. First put
forward at Geneva Trade Conference, 1947 and
became a part of GAIT regulations.
most immediately impacted (MIl) countries
paises inmediatamente afeetados
most seriously affected countries - MSA
paises mas gravemente afectados
mother and child health (MCH) center
centro de salud maternoinfantil
motivator [family planning]
promotor
motor octane number - MON
indice de octano; octanaje
A measurement of the octane quality of gasoline
relating to part throttle operation.
mountain forest
bosque de altura
mountain rice; upland rice; highland rice
arroz de montana, de tierras a1tas, de secano
moving average see running average
multiattribute decision analysis
tecnica de aniJisis de deeisiones tomando en
cuenta multiples atributos
Technique of decision analysis which allows
tradeoffs between objectives to be analysed.
multicropping; multiple cropping
cultivos multiples
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multiplier see credit multiplier
multicurrency clause [loan contract]

chiusula de, sobre multiples monedas
A clause in a loan agreement stating that more
than one currency may be used in paying or
redeeming the loan.
multiproduct agency credit line [IFC]

linea de credito para productos multiples a
traves de agentes
multidwelling houses
viviendas multifamiliares
multipurpose berth
puesto de atraque de fines multiples
Multifibre Arrangement
Acuerdo Multifibras
multipurpose project
proyecto de fines multiples
multigrade teaching
enseoanza simultanea de varios grados
Teaching where more than one grade is taught in
the same class due to shortage of teachers and/or
low amount of pupils.
multi sectoral general equilibrium model

modelo multisectorial de equilibrio general
A computable general equilibrium model which
covers several sectors.
multilateral investment insurance

seguro multilateral de inversiones
multilateral trade negotiations - MIN
negodaciones comerciales multilaterales
multishift teaching
enseoanza en multiples tumos, jomadas
multistory farming; multilevel farming
cultivos minos silvoagropecuarios
Intercropping trees, shrubs and crops of various
heights for total ground cover.
multilevel farming see multistory farming

multimedia training modules [EDI]
modulos audiovisuales de capacitacion
multimodai transport
transporte multimodal
multiple cropping; multicropping
cultivos multiples
Growing two or more crops in the same year on
the same field.
(multiple) (currency) option bond
bono con opcion de cambio de divisas
Bond (usually Eurobond) which gives the lender
the right to opt to receive interest and/or capital in
a currency other than that in which the bond is
denominated.
multiple stage tax
impuesto por etapas, en cascada
A tax which has more than one rate such as
income tax in most countries.
multiple trading approaches
sistema de multiples procedimientos para las
transacciones
multivariate technique
tecnica de variables multiples
A technique of analysis (normally of a statistical
nature) which involves more than two variables.
multiyear rescheduling arrangement; multiyear
restructuring agreement - MYRA
acuerdo de reprogramacion multianual de la
deuda
Agreement in commercial bank negotiations
which allowed for restructuring over a period of
years rather than annually, to reduce the burden
imposed by annual restructurings.
mutual fund; money market (mutual) fund
fondo comun de inversiones; fondo mutuo
mutually offsetting entries
partidas que se compensan mutuamente
In accounts, two entries which cancel each other
out.
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due and commence
outstanding.
reducing the principal
-N -
narrow money
dinero en el sentido estricto
Easily available money, i.e. cash, checking accounts, very short-tenn liquid funds, etc. Equivalent toM!.
national agricultural research system - NARS
sistema nacional de investigaciones agronomicas
national environmental action plan - NEAP
plan nacional de proteccion ambiental - PNPA
Environmental action plan at the level of an
individual country. They are intended to ensure
that decision-makers take environmental issues
into consideration in policy fonnulation and are
closely linked to World Bank projects.
natural capital
capital natural
The natural environment.
Includes
watercourses, the oceans, the air, etc.
land,
natural gas liquids - NGL

Iiquidos de gas natural
near cash instruments
instrumentos cuasimonetarios
Instrument that can be converted to cash in a very
short time.
near money; quasi-money
cuasidinero
Assets which have properties resembling those of
money in the strict sense. Includes savings
deposits, time deposits, certificates of deposits,
deposits in thrift institutions, etc.
negative amortization loan
prestamo de amortizacion negativa
Installment loan having the annuity principal as a
basis for computation, whose fixed periodic
payments increase from time to time, e.g.
annually, bi-annually.
Iuitial installments
typically are insufficient to meet the interest
accruing on the loan principal and unpaid
balances of interest are added to the principal
outstanding. As the periodic installments increase
in value they become sufficient to meet the interest
negative pledge clause

chiusula de obligacion negativa, de abstencion
Clause in loan agreement obligating the borrower
not to grant security without equally securing the
loan in question.
negative rate of interest
tipo de interes negativo; tasa de interes negativa
negative sum game
juego de suma negativa
net beneficial product
producto util neto
net benefit investment ratio
relacion beneficio neto-inversion
The ratio between the present worth of net
benefits and the present worth of an investment;
alternatively, the sum of present worths after the
incremental net benefit stream has become
positive, divided by the sum of present worths in
the earlier years of the project.
net book value; current equity investment; net
investment
valor contable neto; inversion en capital social
corrientej inversion neta
The contribution value plus covered retained
earnings, less remitted earnings, less depreciation
of assets or other commercial losses. Used by
some countries as a basis for computing the
amount of compensation.
net calorific value - NCV; lower heating value; net
heating value - NHV
Total amount of heat produced by combustion less
the latent heat of evaporation of any water present
in fuel before combustion.
net cash requirements - NCR
necesidades netas de efectivo
Gross disbursements plus outstanding debts due to
mature, less repayments and sales of loans, less net
income adjusted for non-cash items, less the increase in usable capital.
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net discounted value
valor neto actualizado
net energy ratio - NER
relacion de energia neta - REN
Ratio between delivered net energy demand and
GOP.
net factor service income
ingreso neto por servicios de los factores
Net income derived directly from the provision of
services.
net heating value - NHV; net calorific value NCV; lower heating value
Total amount of heat produced by combustion less
the latent heat of evaporation of any water present
in fuel before combustion.
net income
ingresos netos [BIRF); utilidades netas
[sociedades]
Revenues less operatIng costs.
net interest margin on average earning assets
margen neto de interes sobre el promedio de
activos productivos
Average interest return on loans and investments
less average rate of debt interest expenses. Return
on investments includes realized capital gains and
losses.
net investment see net book value
net material product - NMP
producto material neto - PMN
The total amount of material goods and services
associated with production supplied by the
national economy. Used in the national accounting
of the socialist countries.
net of taxes
deducidos los impuestos
net out
expresar en cifras netas; obtener cifras netas
net present value in efficiency prices - ENVP
valor actual neto a precios econ6micos
The present value of net benefits measured in
efficiency prices.
net present worth, value - NPW, NPV

valor neto actual, actualizado
The net value or net benefit of a project when all
costs have been discounted to the present at the
accounting rate of interest. May be positive or
negative but for project to be acceptable must be
either zero or positive.
[see also social net present value]
net profits interest [oil]
participacion en las ganancias, utilidades net as
A share of gross production from a property,
measured by net profits from operation of the
property. It is carved out of the working interest.
net realizable value see current exit value
net register tonnage - NRT
tonelaje de registro neto
The gross register tonnage of a ship (calculated
on cubic capacity at 100 cu ft per ton) less engine
room, navigation, light, air, locker room spaces,
etc. It represents the actual carrying capacity of the
ship.
net reproduction rate - NRR
tasa de reproduccion neta - TRN
Number of daughters a newborn girl is projected to
bear during her lifetime, assuming fixed agespecific fertility rates and a fixed set of mortality
rates.
net unrealized gain
ganancia neta no realizada
The difference between unrealized gain and
specific reserves in the equity portfolio.
net worth [individuals, private corporations]
patrimonio neto
The excess of all assets over liabilities. In a
company this represents the net interests of the
owners, i.e. stockholders' equity.
net worth see stockholders' equity [corporations]
netback value [energy]
valor residual neto; ganancia neta
Value of oil or gas taking the price paid
downstream for the product less the transportation
and other costs incurred between the wellbead and
the downstream place of sale.
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network analysis
anaHsis de redes
network diagram
diagrama de red(es)
newly agro-industrialized economy - NAE
pais de desarrollo agroindustrial reciente
newly industrialized country - NIC
pais recientemente industrializado
Used in OECD classifications, this refers to those
countries at a relatively advanced level of
economic development with a substantial and
dynamic industrial sector and with close links to
the international trade, finance and investment
system (Argentina, Brazil, Greece, Hong Kong,
Korea, Mexico, Portugal, Singapore, Spain,
Taiwan and Yugoslavia).
newly industrializing country - NIC
pais de reciente industrializacion, en vias de
industrializacion
A general term, often used synonymously with
newly industrialized country, used by the Bank
but not as one of their official classifications.
new money packages
cantidades de dinero nuevo
"new style" project [IBRD]
proyecto de "nuevo estilo"
Project geared less toward large infrastructure
construction (often carried out almost entirely by
foreign contractors) and more toward smaller
efforts using local staff, emphasizing appropriate
technology and low-cost design, using and/or
strengthening local institutions, having a built-in
monitoring and evaluation system and paying
attention to cost recovery from beneficiaries.
next-in-line manager
supervisor inmediato
niche market
mercado especializado, para productos
especificos
night soil
excretas; abono de cloaca, de letrina
NIMBY (not-in-my-backyard)
"ecologia, si; en mi barrio, no"; "si, muy bien,
pero no en mi barrio"
The idea that people favor, e.g. waste disposal
sites, anywhere but in their immediate
environment.
nitrogen, nitrogenous fertilizer
fertilizante nitrogenado
nitrogen oxides (NOx)
oxidos de nitrogeno
Compounds which affect the human respiratory
system and plant growth. In combination with
SOx, one of the causes of acid rain.
nitrous oxide
oxido nitroso
A greenhouse gas.
no load fund
fondo de inversion que no cobra comision
Money market fund that does not charge a fixed
fee commission to investors.
nominal effective exchange rate
tipo de cambio efectivo nominal
An effective exchange rate which is not adjusted
for relative inflation differentials.
nominal price
precio nominal, simbOlico
nominal protection coefficient - NPC
coeficiente de proteccion nominal
A coefficient that takes into account tariffs, quotas
and nontariff barriers that protect farmers as well
as the impact of export taxes or restrictions that
penalize farmers and the over- or undervaluation
of the exchange rate, when determining the
incentives or disincentives farmers face in
different countries.
nominal service
servicio minimo
nominated subcontractor
subcontratista propuesto
Subcontractor approved by the employer or
engineer.
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nomination
propuesta de candidatura
Bond or other instrument that cannot be recalled

or redeemed prior to maturity.
nonaccelerating-wages rate of unemployment -
noncash expenses
gastos, costos no monetarios
Depreciation and amortization for the year and
other expenses appearing in an income statement
which are not subject to cash drawn down, and
which should be added to net income in preparing
a sources and applications of funds statement.
NAWRU
tasa de desempleo que no modifica el nivel
salarial
The level of unemployment at which wage growth
might be kept stable.
nonaccrual rate [World Bank]
porcentaje de prestamos excluidos del regimen
de contabilidad en valores devengados
Percentage of loans in nonaccrual status.
nonaccrual status
exclusion del regimen de contabilidad en
valores devengados
When a borrower is placed in nonaccrual status,
accrued interest is eliminated from the financial
statement receivable balances and interest income
is correspondingly reduced. During the time the
borrower remains in nonaccrual status, interest
income is reflected in the financial statement only
to the extent actually received in cash. Placing a
borrower in nonaccrual status in no way affects the
interest payment obligations to the borrower;
interest continues to be billed on the original terms
of the loan.
nonaccrual trigger point, date
periodo previo a la exclusion del regimen de
contabilidad en valores devengados
Period, usually six months, before a loan or credit
is put into nonaccrual status.
nonaccruing loan see nonperforming loan
nonactive borrower see inactive borrower
nonassociated gas
gas no asociado
Free gas not in contact with crude oil in the
reservoir.
nonbulk traffic
trans porte de productos empacados
Carriage of small items, not in bu1k form.
noncallable [bond]
no rescatable, no redimible antes del
vencimiento
noncash input
insumo no moneta rio
Agricultural input not in the form of cash.
noncash item
partida de transaccion no monetaria
noncash working capital
capital de trabajo, de explotacion no disponible
inmediatamente
Working capital not in cash form, i.e.
receivables and inventories.
nonconcessional, nonconcessionary flows
movimientos, flujos de callital cn condidOl"'~s no
concesionarias
noncore project
proyecto no basico
Opposite of a core project, i.e. a project not in one
of the key designated by the Government.
non-18% currency
moneda distinta del monto del 18%
Protected 18% currency recovered by the Bank
under the accelerated recall procedure and
exchanged for an equivalent amount of currency
freely convertible and usable by the Bank.
nonequity direct investment
inversion directa distinta de las contribuciones
al capital social
Any of the following forms of investment which
have terms of at least three years and the other
characteristics individually specified. Investments
such as: production-sharing contracts, profitsharing contracts, management contracts,
franchising agreements, licensing agreements,
turnkey contracts, operating leasing agreements
and subordinated debentures.
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nonexcludable, nonexcludible goods
bienes no exclusivos, no excluyentes
A good is said to be non-excludable if its provision
to anyone person automatically makes it available
to others.
nonexpendable equipment
material no fungible
Used in UNDP to cover all items for which
inventory records are maintained at Agency HQ,
Le. valued at more than $100 with a normal life
expectancy of more than 5 years.
nonfactor services - n.h.
senicios no atribuibles a facto res
In balance of payments, all services except for
interest payments and other income from capital
and wages, salaries and other income from labor.
non-food agricultural commodity
producto basico agricola no alimentario
Non-Food Agricultural Price Index [ffiRD]
Indice de precios de los productos agricolas no
alimentarios
nonformal education
edueacion no formal
Education taking place outside of schools, colleges
and universities and aiming to develop knowledge,
skills and attitudes that are not normally given
prominence in formal educational institutions.
nonfuel minerals
minerales no combustibles
nongovernmental organization - NGO
organizacion no gubemamental - ONG
noninterest bearing note
pagan! sin intereses
noninterest current account deficit
deficit en cuenta corriente (excluidos los
ingresos por coneepto de intereses)
Services that do not have a commercial aim.

Usually used for the services provided by local and
national government and other official bodies.
nonnegotiable note
pagare no negociable
nonoil developing country
pais en desarrollo no petrolero
nonoperating income
ingresos no provenientes de las operaciones
The revenue of an enterprise derived from sources
other than its regular activities.
nonoriginal member [MIGA]
miembro no fundador
Full member, i.e. has signed and ratified the
Convention and paid initial capital subscription as
required by Resolution No. 12. of the Council of
Governors, adopted on March 1989, since
adoption of this Resolution.
non-pension retiree medical costs
gastos medicos del personal retirado no
eubiertos por el sistema de pension
non performing assets
activos no redituables, i~productlvog
Assets which have no financial return.
nonperforming debt
aereencias no redituables, improductivas
A debt which has no financial return (i.e. no interest is paid on it).
nonperformingloan;nonaccntingloan
prestamo no redituable, improductivo
Loan where payment of interest has been delayed
for more than 90 days.
nonpoint source
fuente (de contaminacion) no identificable
Discharge of pollutants from a non-specific source.
Includes runoff from city streets, parking lots,
agricultural land and construction sites.
noninterest deficit see primary deficit

nonmarket economy
economia no de mercado
nonmarket services [national accounts]
senicios no comerciales
nonportfolio project [IFC]

proyecto no incluido en la cartera
Project carried out by IFC that does not form part
of its loan portfolio, e.g. providing technical
assistance.
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nonpricecompetition
competencia no relacionada con los precios
nonprofit organization; not-for-profit organization
organizaci6n sin fines de lucro
nonproject aid
asistencia, ayuda no destinada a proyectos
especificos, para fines generales
nonproprietary name
nombre generico; denominaci6n comun
nonpurpose loan
prestamo sin finalidad especifica
nonrecourse finance
financiamiento sin posibilidad de recurso
A loan where the lenders look solely to the cash
flow generated by the project being financed for
repayment. There is no recourse to the sponsor of
the project, so that the lenders assume all the
commercial and political risks of the project.
nonrecourse participation
participacion sin posibilidad de recurso
Sales of participation in a company where the sale
is on a "nonrecourse" basis, i.e. the buyer has no
recourse against the seller if the project fails to
generate money.
nonrecurring expenses
gastol euraordinariol
nonregular staff - NRS
personal no permanente
nonreporting nonmember country
pais no miembro y no declarante
nonresponsive
que no Ie ajusta (a las estipulaciones, normas,
etc.)
nonrevenue water
agoa que no produce ingresos
Water that is supplied but for which no revenue is
collected (e.g. illegal extraction, leakages).
nonstock corporation
sociedad no accionaria
nontuUfbarrier-~
barrera no arancelaria
Factors other than tariffs inhibiting international
trade. Include advance deposits on import
payments, customs and administrative procedures
and similar practices.
nontradable [noun]
bien no comerciable, no comercializable; no
exportable 0 importable
A good that cannot be exported because its
domestic cost of production is higher than the
export (fob) price but lower than the import (cit)
price.
nontraded goods
bienes no comerciados, no comercializados, no
exportados 0 importados
Tradable goods that for economic or policy
reasons are neither imported nor exported, or
inherently non-tradable goods.
nontraded tradable; tradable but nontraded (good,
item)
bien comerciable no comerciado (etc.)
Goods which would usually be imported were it
not for an import quota or outright ban enforced
against them.
"no objection" (procedure)
(procedimiento de) aprobaci6n tacita
Procedure whereby a proposal is deemed approved
if no objection is formally received by a specified
date.
no recourse sale
venta sin recurso de rescision, irrevocable
Sale where the buyer has no legal recourse against
the seller.
no-return equity
capital improductivo
normal financing
financiamiento contra factura
not applicable - n.a.
no se aplica - n.a.
not available - n.a.
no disponible - n.d.
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notebook computer
computadora portitil
not elsewhere specified - n.e.s.
no especificado en otra parte - n.e.p.
not-for-profit organization; nonprofit organization
organizacion sin fines de lucro
not included elsewhere - nj.e.
no indicado separadamente - n.i...
nucleus estate
plantadon nudeo
A central unit in the form of a processing plant or
plantation that provides technical assistance,
inputs and marketing services to its associated
outgrowers who;m~~return, sell their products
through the unit.
nuisance tariff
araneel de "puro estorbo"
Very low tariff established merely to cause a
nuisance.
not-in-my-backyard see NIMBY

note [capital markets]
pagare
A bond with short- or medium-term maturity.
[see also deep discount note; demand note;
discount note; floating rate note; interest bearing
note; noninterest bearing note; nonnegotiable note;
promissory note; Treasury note]
note deposit [IDA]
depOsito de pagares
note issuance facility - NIF see revolving
underwriting facility
numeracy
conocimientos bisicos de aritmetica
numeraire
unidad de cuenta; numerario
nurse crop; cover crop
cultivo protector, de cobertura
nurse see practical nurse; registered nurse
nutrients
nutrientes; elementos, sustandas nutritivos(as)
nutritional dwarfing see stunting
note issue
emision fiduciaria
notice of registration
notification de registro
Notice sent to applicant on receipt of preliminary
application for guarantee to show that the
investment has been registered by MIGA.
notice to proceed [contracts]
orden de proceder
A letter sent to a vendor prior to the issuance of a
contract to ensure that certain basic agreements
are clearly understood by both parties. When
signed by both parties, this document establishes a
contractual relationship and is legally binding.
nuclear housing see core housing
nuclearization [education]
Dudearizadon
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official development assistance - ODA
asistencia oficial para el desarroUo - AOD
-0-
official export credit

credito oficial a la exportacion
objection to jurisdiction [lCSID]
eIcepcion de incompetencia
objective function [economic analysis]
funtion objetivo
A function relating the objective (the variable to be
optimized) to the choice variable in an
optimization problem.
object-oriented programming system - OOPS
sistema de programacion orientado a objetos
Type of computer programming where each object
carries out specific tasks and the information
passed between objects is in a standardized way. It
is an extension of structured programming.
occasional earnings
ganandas ocasionales, eventuales
ocean freight rate index
indice de netes maritimos
An index oftrans-oceanic freight rates. For grains,
the Bank uses US/Canada (S1. Lawrence) to
AntwerplRotterdamlAmsterdam;
for
sugar
Queensland., Australia to UK or Japan.
octane booster
aditivo que aumenta el octanaje
Fuel additive used to boost octane level. Lead has
been the main octane booster till recently but now
other, more environmentally friendly substances,
such as ether, are being Used.
office automation
automatizacion de ofieinas; ofimatica
office occupancy fee - ooF
cargo por usa de ofieinas
The fee paid by IFC to the Bank for occupying the
I Building.
official capital
capital ofitial, publico
official debt
deuda publica
official flows [development]

nujos oficiales; corrientes oficiales
official holdings
tenendas oficiales
officialization (of debt)
oficializaci6n de la deuda
Shifting of the composition of debt holdings from
commercial banks to official creditors.
off-market~on
transaction fuera de mercado

off-season, out-of-season crop
cultivos de fuera de estation, de temporada
offset agreements
acuerdos compensatorios
Countertrade in which a company agrees to buy
products unrelated to its normal business to
complete a sale.
offset borrowings
emprestitos compensatorios, contra depOsitos
Borrowings of funds by Bank from institutions
where deposits are held., prior to the maturity of
the deposits.
offshore assembly, processing
elaboracion, montaje de material fabricado en
otropais
Production activity in a developing country
involving assembling materials produced in a
foreign country.
offshore bank
banco extraterritorial
Bank located outside the country in question.
offshore cost
costa extranacional
Assembly costs outside the host country.
offshore drilling
perforation submarina, mar adentro
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offshore field
yacimiento submarino, mar adentro
offshore market
mereado extraterritorial
A non-domestic market, e.g. there is a domestic
(US) and offshore market in US dollars.
(drilling) rig, platform

equipo, torre de perforacion petrolera;
plataforma de perforacion petrolera [mar.]
oil sands
arenas petroliferas, asf8lticas; arenas
impregnadas de brea
offshore processing, assembly

elaboracion, montaje de material fabricado en
otro pais
Production activity in a developing country
involving assembling materials produced in a
foreign country.
oil shale
lutita bituminosa; esquisto bituminoso
offtake [livestock]
extraccion
Livestock which can be taken out of a herd (flock,
etc.) and for marketing.
oilcake
torta (de semillas) oleaginosa(s)
oil shock
crisis, conmocion petrolera, producida por los
precios del petroleo
onchocerciasis; river blindness

ceguera de las rios
oncJ",p~c!".!I!.'1;
offtake rate [livestock]

tasa de extraccion
The rate at which livestock is withdrawn from a
herd (flock, etc.) for marketing.
off-the-shelf
en existencia
off-the-shelf goods
bienes, mercancias en existencia
Goods that are available ready made, i.e. that do
not have to be custom made.
off-the-shelf purchases
compra de bienes en existencia en el mercado
off-the-shelf price
precio en almacen
The price of goods obtained off the shelf.
off-the-shelf technology
tecnicas disponibles
oil see heating oil; heavy oil; heavy fuel oil
oil bill [national]
gastos en petroleo; costo del petrol eo
oil fired power station
central electrica de petroleo
on-costs [UK]; indirect costs

costos indirectos
A cost not attributed to the production of a
specified good or service but to an activity
associated with production generally.
on demand guarantee
garantia pagadera a la vista
Guarantee, such as a performance guarantee,
where the bank issuing the guarantee must pay the
person or organization to whom the guarantee is
given the sum guaranteed, on demand, without
any reason being given.
one parent family
familia monoparental
one-shot survey
encuesta puntual
one-stop agency, shop
ofieina, organismo de centralizacion de tramites
System whereby several bureaucratic procedures
are combined into one.
on-farm consumption
consumo en la explotacion agricola
on-farm developments, improvements
mejoras en las explotaciones agricolas; a veces:
adecuacion predial
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on-fann research - OFR
investigacion(es) en las explotaciones agricolas
onlend, to
represtar; prestar de nuevo (el importe de un
prestamo)
onlending; onward lending
represtamo
Equivalent to relending in connection with new
money loans. The funds are recorded as a deposit
in the central bank but the foreign bank and the
contractual borrower (usually the Central Bank)
agree that the loan proceeds will be made available
to a third party within the country of the borrower.
onshore cost; local cost
on-the-job training
capacitacion, formr.cion, adiestramitnto en el
empleo, trabajo
onward lending see onlending
open cast, cut, pit, strip mining
explotacion a cielo abierto, a tajo abierto
[Chile]
open economy
economia abierta
An economy which engages in international trade.
open-ended commitment
compromiso sin plazo 0 volumen definidos
open-ended contract; open-end contract
contrato de duracion indefinida
A contract providing an unspecified amount of
goods or services over a period of time, which may
or may not be specified.
open general licence - OGL

Iicencia general de importacion
System where, for a previously approved list of
commodities,
qualified
importers
can
automatically obtain licenses and unlimited
foreign exchange from the authorities.
open-hearth steelmaking
fabricacion de acero en hogar abierto, en homo
Martin-Siemens
open market
mercado abierto; mereado financiero
1. The market maintained by government
securities dealers. As regards U.S. Treasury
borrowing operations, the open market is the
money market in the case of short-term
obligations or the capital market in the case of
long-term obligations.
2. The general financial market.
open pit, open cast, open cut, strip mining
[Chile]
open registry flag; flag of convenience
open tender; public tender
licitacion publica
open unemployment
desempleo evidente, manifiesto
operating account
cuenta de explotacion, operacion
Revenue and expense account.
operating budget
presupuesto de explotacion, operacion
A budget covering recurrent revenue and expense.
open-ended group
grupo abierto; grupo de participacion abierta
operating deficit
deficit de explotacion, operacion
open-end (investment) fund; unit trust [UK]

sociedad de inversiones con numero de acciones
variable
An investment company that sells and reclaims
its capital stock continuously, selling it at book
value, adding a sales charge, and redeeming it at a
slight discount or at book value.
operating department
departamento de operaciones
A department in an organization which is
responsible for the basic operating functions of the
organization (as opposed to support department).
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operating expenses, costs
gastos, costos de explotacion, operacion,
funcionamiento
The expense, other than financing, of carrying on
the normal activities of an enterprise.
operating income, profit
ingresos, utilidades de explotacion, de operacion
operating lease
contrato de arrendamiento operativo
A lease where the asset is not wholly amortized
during the obligatory period (if any) of the lease,
and where the lessor does not rely for his profit on
the rentals in the obligatory period. In other words,
the payments received under the lease do not
necessarily cover the purchase price, and the lessor
expects to take the asset back and re-lease it or
resell it. Operating leases are often offered by
equipment manufacturers rather than finance
houses.
operating leasing agreement
acuerdo de arrendamiento de equipo para
operaciones
Agreement with terms of at least three years where
the lessor leases capital goods to a lessee and
where rental payments are at least in part
dependent on the production, revenues or profits of
the investment project. Considered as a type of
non-equity direct investment for the purposes of
operating surplus
supenivit de explotacion, operacion
Operational Assistance - OPAS [UNDP]
asistencia operacional - ASOP
operational cut-off; effective cut-off; operational
threshold
limite practico para recibir financiamiento de
laAIF
The maximum limit above which a country
normally does not receive IDA financing. In
theory, countries below the formal eligibility
threshold can receive IDA financing but, with the
exception of a few small island economies, do not.
operational department [IBRD]
departamento de operaciones
Operational Manual Statement - OMS
documento del Manual de Operaciones
operational, operations research
investigacion operativa, de operaciones
operational review
estudios operacionales
operational threshold see operational cut-off
MIGA
operational travel
viajes oficiales relacionados con operaciones
operating losses
perdidas de explotacion, de operacion
Operations & Maintenance - 0 & M

funcionamiento y mantenimiento
operating profit, income

ingresos, utilidades de explotacion, de operacion
opportunity cost
costo de oportunidad, de sustitucion
The value of something forgone. For example, the
direct opportunity cost of a man-day of labor is
what the man would otherwise have produced had
he not been taken away from his usual occupation
to be employed in a project.
[see also social opportunity cost]
operating program [IBRD]

programa de operaciones
operating ratio
coeficiente de operacion; coeficiente neto de
explotacion
The operating costs before debt service,
depreciation and other financing charges, divided
by operating revenues.
operating subsidy
subsidio, subvencion de explotacion, de
operacion, de funcionamiento
option bond see multiple currency option bond

option value
valor de opcion
The value given to keeping an asset (particularly
an environmental one) for possible future use.
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oral procedure [ICSID]
actuation, procedimiento oral
oral rehydration therapy - ORT
terapia de rehidratacion oral
A method of treating victims of acute diarrhoea by
given them, orally, fluids containing oral
rehydration salts which contain special substances
to combat rehydration, such as sodium chloride,
glucose, trisodium citrate or potassium chloride.
orderly marketing arrangements * OMA
disposiciones de comercializacion orden ada
In international trade, a market*sharing pact that
restricts competition and preserves shares in
national markets for local manufacturers who
would otherwise lose out to cheaper or better
products from abroad.
official development assistance. This concept

used by the OECD to measure flows from DAC
countries to developing countries and to
multilateral organizations.
outage [electricity]
interrupcion del servicio; apagon
outgrower
agricultor con pequena(s) explotacion(es)
satelite(s)
Smallholder who manages his own crops but is
linked to a nucleus estate in the form of either a
processing plant or a plantation. The central unit
provides technical assistance, inputs and
marketing services and the outgrowers sell their
products through this unit.
outlay account see income and outlay account
ordinary share see common share

organizational fine tuning
ajuste institucional
organizational structure
estructura organica
organization expenses; formation expenses
gastos (iniciales) de constitution
Any cost incurred in establishing a corporation or
other form of organization, such as incorporation,
legal and accounting fees, promotional costs, etc.
These constitute an intangible asset.
original issue discount (OID) bond
bono emitido con descuento
Bond with a rate of interest below that demanded
by the market place and sold at a price at a
significant discount to par.
original member [MIGA]
miembro fundador
Full member, i.e. has signed and ratified the
Convention and paid initial capital subscription
prior to adoption of Resolution No. 12.
origin tax
impuesto de origen
other official flows - OOF
otras corrientes oficiales; otros flujos oficiales
The transfer of resources from donor governments
to developing countries which are not classified as
outlier
valor atipico
Datum that is greater than five standard deviations
from the mean.
outlier project
proyecto aislado
A one-ofI project.
out-of-school education
educacion extraescolar
Education taking place outside of schools, colleges
and universities and aiming to develop knowledge,
skills and attitudes that are not normally given
prominence in formal educational institutions.
out-of*season crop; off-season crop
cultivos de (uera de estacion, de temporada
outpatient treatment
tratamiento ambulatorio
outplacement
reubicacion; recolocacion
output
producto; production; egresados
outreach activities
actividades de extension, de divulgacion
Activities by a central authority (government,
World Bank) to establish contact with and assist
people or small business in provincial areas.
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outreach post
centro fuera de la sede
Local representative for an outreach program.
outreach program
program a de alcance exterior, de extension, de
divulgacion
Program by a central authority (central
government, World Bank) to establish contact with
and assist people or small business in rural areas.
outreach worker
trabajador, funcionario de extension, de
divulgacion; promotor
Worker engaged in an outreach program.
outright sale
venta simple, al contado
outsourcing; sourcing
contratacion de uno 0 varios servicios,
adquisicion de bienes, etc., fuera de la empresa,
etc.
The process whereby an institution, corporation,
etc. has an entire service carried out by an external
company or purchases its entire needs in a specific
area from an outside company.
outstanding bonds, securities, shares, stock
honos, valores, acciones en cireulacion
Capital stock in the hands of the public.
overage loan
prestamo para cubrir posibles excesos de costos
A special loan issued to cover excess costs on a
project.
overdesign
diseiio demasiado ambicioso; disdo excesivo
para las necesidades
overdraft facilities
servicio de sobregiro
overemployment
sobreempleo; hiperempleo; exceso de empleo
overexpenditures
gastos superiores a los previstos
overexposure
concentracion excesiva de riesgos de
financiamiento
overflow basin
cuenca de rebalse
Swampy area between river levees and valley
sides, set aside for the diversion of floodwater.
overgeared
endeudado en exceso
overgrazing
pastoreo excesivo
outstanding drawings [IMP]
giros pendientes de reembolso; total, monto neto

de los giros
In the International MonetaI)' Fund, the total
amount of credit outstanding under the different
Fund policies and facilities.
overhang
exceso de oferta; excedente; sobrante; saldos
pendientes
Excess, normally of supply over demand.
[see also debt overhang]
outstanding external debt

deuda extern a pendiente
overhaul [equipment]
reparacion general de equipo
outstanding loans
prestamos pendientes
overhead capital
capital social fijo; capital nacional fijo
[see also social overhead capital]
outward-looking, outward-oriented country

pais orientado hacia el exterior
overaccruals
cargos contables excesivos
Recording more money than was actually spent in
a set of accounts, for an item.
overhead costs; overheads

gastos generales
An actual cost of doing business that cannot be
associated directly with the production of a certain
product.
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overinvestment
exceso de inversiones; inversion excesiva
owners' equity see stockholders' equity
overlay [highways]
recubrimiento; revestimiento
ownership (of a corporation)

los propietarios de las acciones; control
mayoritario
[see also equity ownership]
overnight funds
fondos de un dia para otro
Short-teon funds borrowed to be returned by the
following business day.
ownership (of programs)

autoria; identificacion
overnight maturity
vencimiento de un dia para otro
ownership structure (of a company)

estructura, composicion del capital social
overseas allowance
bonificacion, prima por trabajo en el exterior
own price elasticity; price elasticity

elasticidad-precio; elasticidad con respecto aI
precio
The change in quantity (demanded or supplied)
which results from a given change in price.
overshoot
exceder el objetivo
ozone-depleting potential - ODP

potencial de agotamiento de la capa de ozono -
overrun see cost overrun; time overrun
PAO
overshooting
ajuste excesivo
overstaffed
con exceso de personal
oversubscription [capital markets]
suscripcion en exceso de la emision
oversupply
oferta excesiva
over-the-counter market; curb market
mercado extrabursatil, fuera de bolsa
Market for securities not listed in any of the
exchanges (about 80 percent of total securities in
the U.S.). In the U.S. includes U.S. Government
and agency issues, state and local government
bonds, railroad bonds and shares, many public
utility bonds and shares, and most corporation and
bank shares.
over-the-counter securities
valores extrabursatiles, fuera de bolsa
own, to
asumir como propio
E.g. the Government must own the program.
A measurement of the potential harm of the ozone

layer of each Chlorofluorocarbon, based on the
life span of the CFC and the number of chlorine
atoms it contains.
ozone-depleting substance - ODS
sustancia que agota la capa de ozono
Substance that contributes to destruction of the
ozone layer.
Cf greenhouse gas; ozone
depletion.
ozone depletion
agotamiento de la capa de ozono
The destruction of ozone molecules in the ozone
layer by chemical reaction with materials released
from human activities, including chlorofluorocarbons and halons.
ozone hole
agujero en la capa de ozono; adelgazamiento de
la capa de ozono
A large area over Antarctica discovered to have a
seasonal reduction of some 50% in stratospheric
ozone as a result of the release of ozone-depleting
substances. Subsequent discoveries suggest an
ozone hole may be forming in the Northern
Hemisphere.
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ozone layer
capa de ozono
An area of the stratospheric ozone about 12 to 30
miles in altitude where the intensity of short

wavelength ultraviolet light from the sun is high
enough to convert normal oxygen (02) to ozone
(0 3).
ozone sink
pozo de ozono
Atmospheric zone where ozone reacts with nitric
oxide to form nitrogen dioxide and oxygen.
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-P-
Pacific Rim countries

paises del areo del Pacifico
package
conjunto, serie de disposiciones, equipos,
proyedos, actividades, financiamiento;
programa de medidu, etc.
[see also bid package; financial package;
minimum package project; new money packages;
policy package; rescue package; slice and package]
package coverage [MIGA]
cobertura global
Coverage of a combination of types of risk.
package deal contract
contrato global
A variant of the turnkey contract.
paid-in (share) capital; called up (share) capital
capital pagado
The total amount of cash, property and services
contributed to a corporation by its stockholders
and constituting a major balance-sheet item.
paid-in capital subscriptions [mRD]
monto pagado de lu suscripciones de capital
[BIRF]
paid-up capital
capital pagado, totalmente pagado
That part of the issued capital of a company which
the subscribers have been required to pay.
paid-up stock; fully paid stock
acciones pagadas
Stock fully paid for (i.e. upon which no further
subscription installments are due).
panel data set
tabla de conexiones de datos
Set of survey respondent data, obtained from the
same group of respondents over a period of time.
Panel member [ICSID]

integrante de la Lista (de Conciliadores 0 de
Arbitros)
Panel of Conciliators, Arbitrators [lCSID]
Lista de Conciliadores, de Arbitros
panel of experts
grupo de expertos
paper [financial]
efectos; valores
[see also commercial paper; eligible paper;
financial paper; government paper; money market
paper]
paper profit
utilidades en libros
parallel economy; black economy; underground
economy; submerged economy
economia subterranea, paralela
Transactions for goods and services not declared to
the tax authorities and not appearing in the gross
national product.
parallel financing
financiamiento paralelo
Cofinancing, but with the partners financing
different parts of the project.
parastatal [noun]
entidad, institucion, organismo, servicio
paraestatal
parchment coffee
cafe pergamino
Coffee which is dried but unhulled.
parent body
organo, organismo principal
parent company
sociedad, empresa matriz
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Pareto optimum
optimo de Pareto
A state of the economy in which all economic
resources are allocated and used efficiently, such
that it is impossible to make anyone economically
better off without making someone else
economically worse off.
pari passu clause
chiusula pari passu
Clause
in
loan
agreement
precluding
subordination of the loan to other debt. In the
issue of new shares, it states that the new shares
will rank equally for dividend with an existing
similar issue.
parity price
precio de paridad
A price which is sought or maintained. For an
agricultural product, quantity of the goods and
services which could have been purchased with the
proceeds of a given amount of the product in a
reference period is determined. Parity exists today
if the proceeds from the same amount of that
product can purchase the same goods and services.
Part I countries [mRD]
paises de la Parte I
In the World Bank, those member countries who
are considered as developed countries and no
longer entitled to Bank lending.
Part II countries [mRD]
paises de la Parte II
In the World Bank, those member countries that
are considered as developing and therefore entitled
to borrow from the Bank.
partial budget
presupuesto parcial
A budget that addresses itself to only part of an
enterprise.
participation certificate; pass-through certificate
certificado de transferencia de prestamos
Certificate representing an interest in a pool of
funds or in other instruments.
participation rate; labor force penetration
tasa de actividad
The extent to which those of working age are
actually working.
participative management
administracion, gestion participatoria
participatory development
desarrollo participatorio, con participacion
Development where people influence development
decisions that affect them.
participatory poverty assessment - PP A
evaluacion de la pobreza con la participacion de
los afeetados
participatory rural appraisal, analysis - PRA
evaluacion con la participacion de los
habit antes de las zonas rurales
particulate matter - PM
particulas
In water, solid matter, in either solid or dissolved
states. In air pollution, solid particles or drops of
liquid carried by air or other gases.
partly knocked down - PKD
parcial mente montado
Components of a piece of machinery that have
only been partially assembled.
partner countries
paises asociados, que mantienen reladones
comerciales
partnership
sociedad simple, colectiva; asociacion
party (to proceeding or to the dispute) [ICSID]
parte (en el procedimiento 0 en la diferencia)
par value
paridad; valor a la par (monedas); valor
nominal (valores)
When applied to capital stock, a stated amount of
money by which the stock is known for accounting
and tax purposes. The market value of the stock
seldom bears any relationship to its par value.
When applied to bonds sometimes used
interchangeably with maturity value.
pass rate; promotion rate [education}
tasa de promocion
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pass-through audit [ffiRD]
evaluacion ex post abreviada de un proyecto
pass-through certificate see participation
certificate
pass-through effect
efecto secundario
pastoral association - PA
asociacion de pastoreo comunitario
A legally recognized, voluntary association of
pastoral livestock owners who use a common area
for grazing and frequent the same water points for
the purpose of managing natural resources (water,
graze and other vegetation), for the procurement of
inputs and services and the selling of products.
pastoralist
pastor nomad a
patching; spot improvement, patching; road,
surface patching [highways]
bacheo; reparacion de baches
pattern farm plan
plan modelo de presupuesto de finca
payable on demand
pagadero a la vista, contra presentacion
pay-as-you-eam - PAYE; pay-as-you-go [taxation]
retencion (de impuestos) en la Fuente
pay-as-you-go system [social security)
sistema (0 planes) de reparto; regimen de pagos
con cargo a los ingresos corrientes
A method of accounting for an unfunded pension
plan in which payments to the pension plan
beneficiaries are made from current receipts and
not from previous contributions.
payback period
pJazo de amortizacion, de reembolso; pJazo de
recuperacion (de inversiones)
paying agency fee
comision del agente pagador
Fee paid by borrower in the financial markets,
representing costs incurred in having the
borrowing serviced by an agent.
payline
curva salarial
The line connecting the midpoints of a given
salary structure. Also used for the line connecting
market pay data for several grades, at a given
level.
payload
carga 6til
payment arrears
atraso(s) en los pagos; pagos en mora
payment basis, on a
a titulo oneroso
payment bond [US]
fianza de pago
A bond executed in connection with a contract to
assure payment as required by law of all persons
supplying labor and material under the contract.
payment-in-kind - PIK
pago en especie
payment guarantee
garantla de palO
A guarantee executed in connection with a
contract to assure payment as required by law of
all persons supplying labor and material under the
contract.
payment schedule
plan de pagos
Timetable for payment by the purchaser to the
supplier/contractor.
payments position (ofa country)
situacion de pagos (de un pais)
payout date
fecha de desembolso
Date on which a due periodic payment, such as
payment on a bond or a stock dividend, is made.
payout price
precio neto
Difference between the face value of a bond and
the net value received by the bondholder, after
deducting commission.
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payroll
nomina
construction costs is paid and, once approved, no

matching of inputs to payment is required.
payroll contributions
aportes
percentage point
punto (porcentual)
payroll tax
impuesto sobre nominas
perfect competition; pure competition

competencia perfecta
peak load
carga de punta
perfection (of security)

inscripci6n; registro (de valores)
Registration of a security.
peak (load) shaving [electricity]

recorte de la demanda de punta
peer monitoring
fiscalizacion por los pares
Having neighbors who are in a good position to
monitor the borrower be required to pay a penalty
if the borrower goes bankrupt.
peg, to (prices, interest rates)
vincular; fijar
peg out, to [swveying]
marcar; trazar; piquetear
penalty clause
chiusula penal, punitiva
A clause in a legal instrument providing for the
assessment of a penalty under certain stated
conditions.
penstock [hydroelectricity]
tubena, canal de presion, de carga
A closed conduit which supplies water under
pressure to a turbine.
pent-up demand
demanda reprimida
PIE ratio; price/earning ratio

relacion p recio-utilidades
per capita income
ingreso, renta per capita, por habitante
percentage (fee) contract (consultants]
contrato a porcentaje, de honorario porcentual
A contract where the cost of consulting services
are directly related to project construction costs or
a ceiling thereof. A percentage of the approved
performance
actuacion; desempeiio; resultados;
comportamiento; rendimiento; eficacia; etc.
[see also economic performance; financial
performance; institutional performance; project
performance (audit) report; tax performance ratio]
performance audit
evaluacion de resultados
performance bond
fianza de cumplimiento
A bond put up by a contractor to protect the
employer from any breach of contract. This
practice is particularly prevalent in the United
States, where performance bonds are provided by
insurance companies. The bond usually gives the
guarantor the option of remedying a specific
default by the contractor, performing the contract
in his place or paying the beneficiary what it costs
to have the contract performed, up to a certain
limit of money.
performance budget
presupuesto por funciones
A budget of outputs, as in a planning,
programming, budgeting system (PPBS) but
often without the accompanying relations to longer
range accomplishments that form an integral part
of most PPBS budgets.
performance chart; working table; management
chart
diagrama, grMico de situacion
A chart comprising numerical data which
indicates the current performance of an
organization or part of an organization or an
individual.
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perfonnance contract
contrato-plan; contrato con fines especificos
celebrado entre el gobierno y el sector privado
perfonnance evaluation [personnel]
evaluacion; calificaci6n
perfonnance guarantee [consultants]
garantia de cumplimiento
A security in the fonn of a performance bond,
bank guarantee, cashier's check, certified check or
cash at an amount specified in the bidding
documents required in a contract to protect the
owner in case of breach of contract by the
contractor.
perfonnance indicators
indicadores del desempeiio, de la actuacion
Perfonnance Management Process - PMP
proceso de evaluacion del desempeiio (del
funcionario)
World Bank personnel evaluation system.
perfonnance monitoring
fiscalizacion, seguimiento, observacion del
desempeiio, de los resultados
perfonnance period
periodo de cumplimiento de obligaciones
During a workout program for a country with
protracted arrears, the period prior to clearance of
arrears when the country's perfonnance, including
compliance with a Bank-approved structural
adjustment program, is monitored by the Bank.
This perfonnance period must be satisfactorily
completed before the country is eligible for regular
Bank lending.
Perfonnance Planning and Review - PPR [ffiRD]
(sistema de) pJanificacion y evaluacion del
desempeiio (del funcionario)
System set up by the Bank for evaluating staff
perfonnance. An individual perfonnance plan is
set up every year and reviewed at the end of that
year.
Now replaced by the Performance
Management Process (PMP).
perfonnance requirements [contracts]
requisitos de desempeilo, cumplimiento,
funcionamiento
performance security [contracts]

garantia de cumplimiento, contra el riesgo de
incumplimiento
A security in the fonn of a performance bond or
bank guarantee at an amount specified in the
bidding documents required in a contract to
protect the owner in case of breach of contract by
the contractor.
perfonnance specifications
especificaciones de funcionamiento
perfonnance work statement - PWS
(documento de) especificacion de servicios
laborales
Statement defining the contractual perfonnance
required of a vendor providing labor service
requirements such as custodial services,
construction trades, etc.
performing assets
activos redituables, productivos
periodic health assessment - PHA
evaluacion medica periodica
(periodic) review clause
chiusula de examen (periodico)
A clause in a loan agreement, particularly
policy-based lending, which gives the lender the
right to determine periodically whether the stated
objectives are being met and whether any problems
have been encountered. If problems occur, further
disbursement may be withheld.
permanent assets see capital assets
perpetual bond
bono perpetuo
A bond which pays agreed-upon
indefinitely. It has no maturity date.
personal history [medicine]
historia clinica
personal stock see registered share, stock
Personnel Manual Statement
documento del Manual del Personal
pest and disease control
lucba contra plagas y enfermedades
interest
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phase out, to
eliminar, suspender por etapas,
progresivamente
phase out period [mRD]
periodo de eliminacion gradual de los prestamos
del Banco
Gradual period by which a country is graduated
from the Bank.
phase out program [mRD]
programa de eliminKion gradual de los
prestamos del Banco
Gradual program by which a country is graduated
from the Bank.
Philippines formula [MOy]
formula de Filipinas
A formula (named after the first country to use it)
whereby under the maintenance of value system a
country may repurchase the local currency value of
its capital subscription with a currency acceptable
to the Bank.
phosphate rock; rock phosphate
fosforita; roca fosfatada
physical contingencies
asignacion para excesos de cantidades fisicas
physical facilities
instalaciones
physical infrastructure
infraestructura fisica
physical investment
inversion en activos fijos
physical planner
planificador de obras, de instalaciones
physical planning
planificacion del espacio fisico
Physical Quality of Life Index - PQLI
indice de la cali dad material de la vida
Indexes which attempts to evaluate quality of life
by combining life expectancy at age one, infant
mortality rate and literacy rate, each with equal
weight.
piggyback financing
financiamiento concatenado
Financing studies for a future project as part of a
loan to finance another project usually in the same
sector.
piggyback project
proyecto concatenado
pioneer industry
industria pionera, de vangoardia
pioneering research
investigKion inicial, de avanzada
piped water
agoa corriente, por tuberia
pipeline loan, credit
prestamo, credito en tramitacion
pipeline of projects; lending pipeline; project
pipeline
proyectos en tramitacion, en reserva
Projects which have advanced beyond the stage of
appraisal mission departure, i.e which are
expected to be in the forthcoming year's lending
program.
pipeline project
proyecto en tramitacion, en reserva
Project in pipeline of projects.
pipeline ratio, lending
coeficiente de proyectos en reserva
Projects past appraisal as a percentage of next
year's lending program.
pit latrine
letrina de pozo
pit privy
letrina de pozo
pithead power plant
central electrica en la zona de una hocamina
planning see aggregative planning; blueprint
planning; comprehensive planning; development
planning; family planning; indicative planning
figures; land use planning; mandatory planning;
manpower planning; Performance Planning and
Review; physical planning; planning forecasts
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planning forecasts
previsiones para fines de planificacion
plus sum game; positive sum game

juego de suma positiva
planning, programming, budgeting system - PPBS

sistema de planificacion, programacion y
presupuestacion - Sppp
A budget, usually for a government agency, in
which the budget items are grouped under various
programs.
point see basis point
plant see base load station; biogas plant; biomass

(power) plant; coal fired power station; diesel
(fired) power plant; oil fired power station; pithead
power plant; steam plant; step-down power
station; step-up power station
plant and equipment
instalaciones y bienes de equipo
plant breeder see breeder
plant breeding
fitogenetica
plant cover
cubierta vegetal
plant population
densidad de siembra
planting material
material vegetativo; material de propagacion
pleadings [ICSID]
presentaciones [demandas, a1egatos, etc.]
pledge (of shares) [IFC]
promesa de participacion en el capital
accionario
pledging
promesa de contribuciones
plot servicing
instalation de senicios en los lotes;
urbanizacion de lotes
plowed-back profits
utilidades reinvertidas
point source [environment]

fuente puntual
An identifiable and confined source of discharge
of pollutants.
policy-based assistance
(medidas de) politica; politicas; asistencia en
apoyo de politicas
policy-based lending; policy loans [mRD]
prestamos, financiamiento en apoyo de
reformas de politicas
Loans made in support of policy and institutional
changes, rather than for specific projects.
Normally given under the structural adjustment
and sector adjustment lending programs.
policy framework
marco normativo; marco de politic as;
normativa
policy package
conjunto de medidas de politica
policy paper
documento de politica (sectorial, financiera,
etc.)
political entrepreneurship
iniciativa, motivacion (politica)
Having a "political entrepreneur" who motivates
others, engenders trust, and mobilizes tangible
benefits to cooperation in the interest of collective
action. It is a key element in common property
management.
poll tax; head tax; capitation tax
(impuesto de) capitacion
polluter
contaminadores (personas, industrias)
polluter-pays principle - PPP
principio de quien contamina paga
Principle whereby a polluter has to pay to clean up
the damage his pollution causes.
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pollution haven
pais que pennite la contaminacion sin
restricciones
Countty which allows companies to pollute with
few or no restrictions.
pool unit
numerario del fondo comun de monedas
A synthetic currency unit used as the nurneraire
for the currency pool. In practice, it is the
constant 1980 dollar.
polychlorinated biphenyl - PCB

bifenilo policiorinado - BPC
Aromatic compounds used as insulating and
cooling agents, plasticizers and in paper and ink
manufacture. They are very stable and are found
extensively in the environment.
port authority
direcci6n, administration, autoridad portuaria
polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons - PAH

hidrocarburos aromaticos policiciicos - HAP
Aromatic ring compounds found in coal, tar and
petroleum. They are emitted by combustionrelated activities, including cigarette smoking.
polycyclic management
ordenacion policiciica
Forest management system which is designed to
limit the damage to advanced regeneration of
commercial species that will become the final
timber crop after 20-30 years. It relies on efficient
monitoring of stand development, with thinning
where necessary to favor the growth of promising
individual timber trees.
pool see also borrowing pool; currency pool
Pool-Based Lending Rate System [ffiRD]
sistema de tipos de interes basados en una testa
de emprestitos pendientes
Lending rate system using the pool-based
variable lending rate.
pool-based variable lending rate [ffiRD]
tipo de interes variable basado en una cesta de
emprestitos pendientes
ffiRD lending rate where the lending rate on all
outstanding balances is adjusted every six months
to achieve a given spread above the average cost of
outstanding borrowings.
pooled loan
prestamo incluido en el sistema de fondo comun
demonedas
A loan included in the currency pooling system.
pooling
nnion; centralizacion
port charges, tariffs

tarifas portuarias
port dues; harbor dues, fees
derechos portuarios
Charges for the use of the port by the ship and its
cargo.
port of entty price see cost, insurance and freight
port of enttylborder point price
port of shipment price see free on board port of
shipment price
port tariffs, charges
tarifas portuarias
Specific charges for port services such as berth
occupancy, aids to navigation, pilotage, towage,
cargo handling, power and water supply, etc.
portfolio cleanup
saneamiento de la cartera
portfolio equity
inversiones de cartera
portfolio equity investments
inversiones de cartera en capital social,
accionario
Investment in money market funds, depository
receipts, and direct purchases of shares by foreign
investors.
portfolio income
ingreso(s) de los valores en cartera
portfolio sale
venta de valores en cartera
portfolio securities
valores en cartera
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positive list
Iista positiva
List of imports defined as critical to a specific
program.
positive sum game; plus sum game
Juego de suma positiva
post appraisal mission
mision de evaluacion complementaria
posted price [oil]
precio de lista, cotizado, de cotizacion
A written statement of crude petroleum prices
circulated publicly among sellers and buyers of
crude petroleum in a particular field in accordance
with historic practices and generally known by
sellers and buyers within the field.
posted values
precios en plaza Qista de)
postgraduate studies
estudios de posgrado; estudios posteriores aI
primer titulo universitario
postqualification ofbidders
posealificacion de licitantes
Determination of capability and financial
resources of a successful bidder who has not been
prequalified.
pour flush latrine
letrina de sifon
poverty gap
brec:ha de pobreza
It measures the transfer that would bring the
income of every poor person exactly up to the
poverty line, thereby eliminating poverty.
poverty income threshold; poverty line
linea de pobreza; umbral de pobreza
The minimum acceptable level of standard of
living in a given country or region.
power plant, station see base load station; biogas
plant; biomass (power) plant; coal fired power
station; dendrothermal power plant; diesel (fired)
power plant; oil fired power station; pithead power
plant; steam plant; step-down power station; stepup power station
power system
red de energia electrica
power takeoff - PTO
toma de fuerza
An attachment, usually consisting of a shaft and
two or more universal joints, which is used to
transmit power from a tractor to an attached unit
such as a combine or hay baler.
practical nurse
enfermero(a} auxiliar, no dipJomado(a)
practice school see demonstration school
preamble to an agreement; recital of an agreement
preambuJo de un convenio
preappraisal
evaluacion preliminar
preappraisal mission
mision de evaluacion preliminar
precedent conditions [legal]
condiciones previas
Conditions which must occur for a subsequent
event to take place.
Frequently found in
international contracts.
precipitator; dust collector; dust separator
precipitador
An air pollution control device usually using
mechanical/electrical means to collect particulates
from an emission.
predatory price
precio desleal
predevelopment work [oil]
actividades previas a la explotacion
predicated variable; predictor
predictor; predicated, independent, explanatory
variable; fixed variate; regressor [statistics]
variable independieote, predictiva
If a relationship between two variables x and y is
interpreted in a causal way such that changes in y
are said to be caused or explained by changes in X,
then x is the predictor.
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preemptive rights see first refusal rights
preference, preferential margin; margin of
preference
preferencia; margen de preferencia
Preference given to certain goods and services of
local origin in a contract.
[see also domestic preference]
preferred provider organization (PPO) system
sistema de prestador preferido - Spp
Health care system where care is provided by
allowing
participants
to
choose
among
participating professional, who are paid on either a
fee for service or capitation (fixed amount per
participant per year) basis.
preferred stock
acciones preferenciales, preferentes, preferidas
Stock which has a claim upon the earnings (and
sometimes upon the assets and control) of a corporation prior to the common or other class stock.
prefinancing
prefinanciamiento; financiamiento previo
pre investment study, survey
estudio de preinversion
preliminary application for guarantee [MIGA]
solicitud preliminar de garantia
An initial application for a MIGA guarantee, to be
made before the investment is made or irrevocably
committed. It sets forth the information MIGA
needs to make a provisional determination that the
investor and the investment appear eligible for
MIGA guarantees. See notice of registration,
definitive application for guarantee.
preliminary design, engineering
pianos preliminares; estudios tecnicos
preliminares
preliminary estimates of quantities
estimaciones cuantitativas preliminares
preliminary question [ICSID]
cuesti6n previa
prematured loan
prestamo cuyo vencimiento se ha anticipado
Loan that matures before time initially specified.
prematuring
anticipacion del vencimiento
premier borrower see prime borrower
premium
(see also inflation premium; price premium;
quality premium; standby premium]
premium
recargo; bonificacion
premium, at a
con recargo
premium [MIGA]
prima
Sum charged by MIGA for each guarantee,
calculated on an annual basis as a percentage of
the amount of guarantee.
premium [securities]
prima; agio
The difference between the par value and the
higher market value of a security expressed as a
percentage of the par value.
premium [stocks]
prima de emision
Difference between the face value and the selling
price of the share when the selling price is higher.
premium on prepayment (mRD]
prima por reembolso anticipado
premium sale
vents con prima
preparatory school; feeder school; contributory
school
prepayment [lBRD]
prepoolloan
prestamo anterior aI sistema del fondo comun
demonedas
Loan made before the introduction of the currency
pool (prior to 1980).
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prequalification documents
documentos de precalificacion
were not and could not have been fully anticipated

at the time of budget preparation.
prequalification of bidders
precalificacion de licitantes
In procurement, determination of the technical and
financial capacity of potential bidders to perform
the contract.
presumptive taxation
impuestos sobre la renta presuntiva, premnta
Lump sum taxation paid in advance.
pre-reading
prelectura
Learning about the nature and function of print,
reading commons signs and labels, learning letters
and some sounds and writing one's name.
present value, worth
valor actual, actualizado
An amount which, taking into account the earning
power of capital over time and the difference in
time between the present and some future date,
would be equivalent today to an expenditure or
receipt at such a future date; the result of
discounting a future value to the present by the
appropriate discount rate.
present worth of an annuity factor
valor actual de una anualidad constante
How much 1 received or paid annually is worth
today.
preseIVation forest
bosque totalmente protegido
Forest designated for total protection of
representative forest ecosystems in which all forms
of extraction are prohibited.
pre-shipment inspection
inspeccion previa aI embarque
Inspection of procured goods before they are
shipped.
pre-shipment price inspection
verificacion de precios previo aI embarque
A new Bank requirement in international
competitive bidding, whereby prices are checked,
prior to shipping, by a third party inspection
company, to ensure that they are accurate and
competitive.
President's Contingency
resenta del Presidente
A fund, usually one percent of the Budget, used to
meet resource demands during the budget year that
prevailing market rate

tipo, tasa vigente en el mereado
prevalence [disease]
prevalencia
price adjustment clause; price escalation clause;
escalation clause
clausula de ajuste de precios
Clause in a contract that states that price
adjustments will be made in the event changes
occur in major cost components of the contract
such as fuel, labor, equipment and materials.
price contingencies
asignacion para mas de precios
price differential, spread
margen, diferencia entre los precios
price-earning ratio; PIE ratio - PER
relacion precio-utilidades
Market price per ordiruuy share divided by
earnings per ordiruuy share after tax. It expresses
the market value placed on the expectation of
future earnings.
price effect
efecto en, sobre los precios
price elasticity; own price elasticity
elasticidad-precio; elasticidad con respecto aI
precio
The change in quantity (demanded or supplied)
which results from a given change in price.
price escalation clause see price adjustment clause
price ex factory see ex factory price
price fixing
fijacion de precios; fijacion ilicita de precios
(entre productores)
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price freeze
congelacion de precios
price incentives
incentivos de precios
price inelasticity
inelasticidad con respecto aI precio
When there is no change in quantity (demanded or
supplied) as a result of a change in price.
price leader, setter, maker
que impone los precios
price level accounting; general price level
accounting
contabilidad seg6n el nivel general de precios
price maintenance see resale price maintenance
price maker, setter, leader
A seller who dominates to the extent that when it
changes prices, its competitors make similar
changes.
price premium
sobreprecio
price quotations [contracts]
cotizaciones
price range
escala, gama de precios
price schedule [procurement]
lista de precios
A document containing an itemized breakdown of
the goods or services to be provided with a
statement of the unit prices applicable.
price setter, maker, leader
price spread, differential
margen, diferencia entre los precios
price support
sosttn, apoyo de precios
price swing
fluctuacion, oscilacion de precios
price taker
pais que no influye en los precios
intern acion ales
A party to a transaction in which the price was
determined by natural forces of competition. The
seller wanted a higher price, while the buyer
wanted a lower price; neither could influence the
price because it was determined by the market.
price to factory
precio puesto en fabrica
priced bill of quantities
estimacion cuantitativa con precios
Detailed list of the work to be done, as priced by
the contractor, based on quantities estimated by
employer and engineer.
pricing policy
politica de precios; politica tarifaria
pricing system [financial markets]
sistema de fijacion de tipos, tasas de interts
primal city
ciudad principal
primary commodity, product
producto primario, basico
A commodity which has not yet undergone any
significant degree of processing, e.g. natural
rubber, raw wool, etc.
primary deficit; noninterest deficit
dtficit primario; deficit excluido el pago de
intereses
Deficit which excludes all interest payments and
which therefore only measures current deficit
rather than current and past deficits.
primary exporting country
pais exportador de productos primarios
primary health care
atencion primaria de (la) salud
Health care based on practical, scientifically sound
and socially acceptable methods and technology,
made universally accessible to individuals and
families in the community through their full
participation and at a cost that the community and
the country can afford to maintain.
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primary producing country
pais de produccion primaria
primary product, commodity
producto primario, buico
primary reserves
resen'as primarias
Funds which a bank keeps for immediate use as
opposed to secondary reserves which are not for
immediate use but can be quickly converted to
money.
prime bill
valor, efecto de primera cJase
A bill of excbange in which the parties have high
credit ratings.
prime borrower; premier borrower
prestatario preferencial, preferente, de primera
clase
The most creditworthy type of borrower.
prime contractor; principal, main contractor
prime rate
tipo preferencial; tasa preferencial
prime underwriting facility (PUF) see revolving
underwriting facility
principal
principal; capital (de un prestamo)
principal contractor; prime, main contractor
principal (income) earner
principal sosten economico
principal economist
economista principal
principal exchange rate linked securities notes
pagans con pago del principal vinculado a los
tipos de cambio de diversas monedas
Principles of StafIEmployment [World Bank]
principios relativos al empleo del personal
printout
impresi6n, impreso (de computadora)
prisoner's dilemma [economics]

dilema del prisionero
Theory which compares naked self-interest with
cooperation.
private benefit-cost ratio - PBC
relacion costos-beneficios privados
private final consumption expenditure - PFCE
gasto de consumo final privado
Discretionary expenditure by individuals.
private sector assessment - PSA
estudio (de evaluacion) del sector privado
Assessment carried out by the Bank to identify
opportunities and obstacles facing private sector
development.
private voluntary organization - PVO
organizaci6n privada de voluntarios
privatization vouchers
cupones para la privatizacion
Vouchers used in the voucber privatization
system.
privy see aqua privy; pit privy
privity [legal]
relacion contractual (bipartita)
The principle whereby only the two parties to a
contract have a contractual relationship and no
third party is involved in this relationship.
problem loan [IFC]
prestamo problematico
procedural law; adjective law
derecbo procesal, adjetivo, de forma
The bodies of principles and rules of law other
than the substantive law dealing not with the
rights and duties of persons but with the means
whereby those rights and duties may be declared,
vindicated or enforced, or remedies for their
infraction ensured. Includes court procedure, rules
relating to the jurisdiction of different courts,
pleading, evidence, appeal, execution of
judgements, legal aid, conveyancing, costs, etc.
procedural orders [ICSID]
disposiciones procesales
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proceedings
deliberaciones, acta de sesion(es); actoaciones
(juridicas)
proceeds
importe, fondos de un prestamo 0 credito;
producto
process chart see flow chart
process control
control de proce80s industriales
process engineering
ingenieria de procesos
processed
multicopiado
Refers to a document that has been distributed in
an unpublished fonn.
processing of a loan
processing
elaboracion; transformacion; tramitacion;
tratamiento; etc.
procurement see bulk procurement
procurement agent
agente de adquisiciones
Finn which specializes in handling international
procurement and acts on behalf of contract
awarding authority in a bid.
Procurement Manual Statement - PMS
documento del Manual de Adquisiciones
procurement (procedures)
procedimientos de adquisicion
producer gas
gas pobre
A low-energy gaseous fuel, generally produced
from coal, whose principal combustible
components (carbon monoxide and hydrogen) are
generally diluted by air.
producer goods
bienes de produccion
Goods manufactured for use in making other
goods but which do not themselves continue
through the manufacturing stream and are not

used directly by consumers.
producer price
precio al productor; precio recibido por el
productor
The price of a unit of output of some commodity as
it leaves the establishment of the producer. It
includes any indirect tax or subsidy levied on that
output before it leaves the establishment.
producer price equivalent - PPE
equivalente de subvencion de precios al
productor
The value of transfers to farmers generated by
agricultural policy. These are paid either by
consumers in the fonn of market price support or
by taxpayers via direct payments and other
support. Measures the aggregate assistance to
producers before deduction of farm feed
adjustment.
producers' values [national accounts]
valor a precio de productor
The value in the market of the gross output on
commodities, industries, etc at the establishment
of the producers; or the sum of the values of direct
inputs, intennediate inputs at purchasen' values
and indirect taxes less subsidies in respect of the
commodities, industries, etc.
product in hand contract
contrato "producto en mano"
Turnkey contract which detennines the
characteristics of the final product to be
manufactured.
production build up
aumento de la produccion
production forest
bosque de produccion
Forest designated for sustainable production of
forest products.
production possibility curve; transfonnation curve
curva de posibilidades de produccion; curva de
transformacion
A graphic representation of the various output
combinations of two commodities which can be
produced from a given quantity of resources.
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production-sharing contract
contrato de participacion en la produccion
Contract where the contractor makes contributions
to the investment project and his remuneration
substantially (but not necessarily wholly) depends
on a share of the production of the investment
project, including his right to purchase such share
at a predetermined price or a price to be
determined under an agreed formula. Considered
as a type of nonequity direct investment for the
purposes of MIGA.
productive capacity
capacidad de produccion
product mix
combinacion de productos; composicion de la
produccion; estructura de la produccion
product wage
salario-producto
profit and loss account [UK]; income statement
[US]

ganancias
profit center [accounting]
centro de uolidades
A responsibility center which accumulates
revenues as well as costs.
profit making
con fines de lucro
profit margin
margen de utili dad, de beneficios
profit on sales of investments
utilidad sobre la venta de inversiones
profit sharing
participacion en las utilidades
profit-sharing contract [MIGA1
contrato de participacion en las utilidades
Contract where the contractor makes contributions
to the investment project and his remuneration
substantially depends on the revenues or profits of
the investment project.
profit squeeze
reduccion de los margenes de utilidad
profits tax
impuesto sobre las utilidades, los beneficios
program aid
asistencia, ayuda para programas
program budget
presupuesto por programas
A PPBS budget which emphasizes long-range
planning and associated accomplishments and
resource requirements.
program contract
plan contractual
A concept developed in France and now used in
Senegal, Cameroon and other former French
colonies. They are performance contracts
between Government and companies generally
covering a period of three years, which set annual
targets for the company (covering physical
production, operating efficiency, billing recovery,
employee training, etc.) and establish reciprocal
commitments by the Government (e.g. agreement
on tariff levels, investment support, increased
managerial autonomy, etc.). They are indicative
rather than legally binding.
program evaluation and review technique - PERT
ticnica de evaluacion y revision de programas PERT
A tool of managerial economics used both in
planning a project and in monitoring it. A PERT
chart shows each task to be performed, the time
each will require, the prerequisites and other
information.
program loan, lending
prestamo, financiamiento para programas
Bank loan given not for a specific project but to
help a country overcome unforeseen temporary
difficulties which would otherwise result in
inappropriate long-term policy adjustments to
correct short-term balance of payments problems.
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program objective category - POC
categorias prlncipales del programa de
operaciones
The main areas covered by the Bank's operation
program. Currently they are poverty reduction,
adjustment
and
debt,
human
resources
development,
private
and
public
sector
development, environment and forestry, financial
intermediation, natural resources, infrastructure
and
urban
development
and
economic
management.
program of special emphasis - PSE
program a de atencion especial
Program that the Bank is giving special priority to,
covering such areas as debt management, human
resources, women in development, environment,
food security, poverty alleviation and private sector
development.
Program of Targeted Interventions - PTI
Program a de intervenciones dirlgidas
progress certificate [IBRD]
estado de pagos (certificado)
progress chart
grftfico de ejecucion
[see also construction progress chart]
progress payment
pago parcial; pago a cuenta
Payment made as work progresses under a contract
on the basis of costs incurred, percentage of
completion or a particular stage of completion.
progress report~ status report
informe sobre la marcha (de un proyedo), sobre
la labor realizada, sobre las actividades
project advance account
cuenta de anticipos para la preparacion de un
proyecto
project agency
organismo del proyecto; organismo responsable
del proyecto
project agreement
convenio sobre el proyedo
project aid
asistencia, ayuda para proyedos
project appraisal
evaluacion (inicial) de un proyedo, de proyedos
project area
zona del proyedo
project audit, evaluation
evaluacion ex post de un proyecto, de proyectos
project brief
datos basicos de un proyecto
In Bank projects, the basic issues-oriented
operational document relating to the early part of
the project cycle. It is short (2-6 pages) and
focuses on a project's development objectives,
policy or other issues and the preparation work
required.
project completion report - peR
informe de terminacion del proyecto, de
proyectos - ITP
A report prepared within six months of the
completion of loan/credit disbursements which
highlights strengths and weaknesses of the project
and draws appropriate lessons for the Bank for
future projects.
project cycle
cicio del proyedo, de los proyectos
The sequence of analytical phases through which a
project passes.
project design
diseno, formulacion, preparacion de un
proyecto, de proyectos
project enterprise [MIGA]
empresa del proyedo; empresa receptora del
proyedo
A corporation, association, partnership or any
other entity which holds title to, or the power to
dispose of, the assets contributed to the Investment
Project.
project evaluation, audit
evaluacion ex post de un proyedo, de proyedOS
project fund agreement
convenio sobre financiamiento para el proyecto
Agreement whereby a lender agrees to lend funds
for a specific project.
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project identification
project rent
identification, determinacion de un proyecto, de

proyectos
Income derived from a project.
utilidades netas derivadas de un proyecto
project implementation review - PIR
project supervision
examen de la ejecucion del (de un) proyecto
supenrision de un proyecto, de proyectos
Semi-annual Bank-wide report on how projects

have been implemented.
project unit
unidad del proyecto

Project Information Brief - PIB
documento de informacion sobre el proyecto
promissory note
project life
An unconditional promise in writing made by one

person to another signed by the maker, engaging
to pay, on demand or at a fixed or determinable
future time, a sum of money to or to the order of a
specified person, or to bearer.
pagare
duracion, vida util, de un proyecto
project loan, lending
prestamo, financiamiento para un proyecto,

para proyectos
promotion rate; pass rate [education]

project management
tasa de promocion
administracion de proyectos
Rate at which students pass to the next higher

grade.
project management unit - PMU [IBRDJ
unidad de administracion del proyecto
property income [government]
project manager
ingreso(s), renta(s) proveniente(s) de

propiedades publicas
director, administrador del proyecto

property income [individuals, corporations]
project officer
ingreso(s) de la propiedad, del patrimonio
oficial del proyecto, de proyectos

proprietary good, item
project performance audit memorandum - PP AM
memorando de evaluacion ex post de un
articulo patentado 0 de marca registrada
proyecto
proprietary interest
project performance audit report - PP AR

informe de evaluacion ex post de un proyecto
A report which provides a preliminary review and
evaluation of a project at the end of the execution
phase.
An ownership interest, as in the interest held by an

equity holder in a company or a patent holder who
licenses use of the patent by others.
interes mayoritario
proprietary rights
derechos de propiedad
project pipeline; pipeline of projects; lending
pipeline
proprietary training
proyectos en tramitacion, en resenra
enseiianza privada con metodo(s) patentado(s)

Training offered by private, for-profit firms.
project preparation
preparacion, elaboracion de un proyecto, de

proyectos
pro rata commitment authority limitations
limites a la facultad para contraer compromisos

impuestos por el principio de proporcionalidad
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pro rata recall
reintegro a pro rata, proportional
Currency recalls for outstanding loans whereby
major cWTencies would be recalled in proportion
to the amounts that remain outstanding on each of
these loans (as opposed to the previous system
where the order of the currency recalled was
determined by the Bank). This new system was
introduced in January 1990.
pro rata rules [IDA]
printipio de proportionalidad
Rules which state that other donors may maintain
proportionality vis-a-vis the US in the amount of
contribution released for commitment.
prospectus [financial markets]
prospecto
A document containing all the pertinent
information about a public offering of securities
and about the borrower. It is made available to the
appropriate legal authorities, stock exchanges, and
the prospective investors by the lead manager.
prudential supervision and regulation

normas de distiplina y control; supervision y
regiamentation
prudent man rule
norm as de prudente discretion
In a trust arrangement, one of the frequent
limitations of the trustee's actions; it states that the
trustee may make investments "only in such
securities as would be acquired by prudent men of
discretion and intelligence in such matters who are
seeking a reasonable income and the preservation
of their capital."
prudent shopping
comparacion de precios; obtention de
cotizationes
public borrowing, offering
oferta publica; emision ofrecida al publico
public (capital) expenditure
gastos publicos de capital
protected forest
bosque protegido; bosque de protection
public corporation
empresa, sociedad publica
provision [accounting1
resen'a; asignation
public debt
deuda publica
provision for losses; reserve for losses; loss

provision
resen'a para perdidas
public economics
economia del sector publico
provisional measure [ICSID]

medida provisional
proxy
sustituto; sustitutivo; representativo; poder
(juridico)
proxy [ffiRD lending rates]
cantidad representativa (de los emprestitos del
BIRF contraidos antes del initio del sistema de
tipos de interes basados en una cesta de
emprestitos pendientes)
prudential constraints
limitationes por razones de prudencia
public enterprise rationalization loan - PERL

prestamo para racionalizacion de empresas
publicas
World Bank loan to help rationalize the finances
of a public enterprise.
public enterprise reform loan - PERL
prestamo para reforma de empresas publicas
World Bank loan to help reform the finances of a
public enterprise.
public enterprise rehabilitation loan - PERL
prestamo para rehabilitacion de empresas
publica,
World Bank loan to help rehabilitate the finances
of a public enterprise.
public offering, borrowing
oferta publica; emision ofrecida aI publico
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public sector borrowing requirement - PSBR
necesidades de financiamiento del sector
publico
The total excess of expenditure over revenue for
all government entities, which must be financed by
new borrowing net of repayment of previous debts.
purchasing power parity - PPP

paridad del poder adquisitivo
An exchange rate adjustment that changes a
currency's foreign purchasing power after there
has been a change in that currency's domestic
purchasing power.
public tender; open tender

licitacion publica
purchasers' values [national accounts]

valor a precio de comprador
The cost of goods and services in the market to the
point of delivery to the purchaser. Equals
producers' values plus the trade and transport
margins appropriate to the purchaser in question.
public utilities
senicios publicos
public utility corporation
empresa de senicios publicos
public works; civil works
obras civiles
publicly guaranteed debt
deuda con garantia publica
pure competition; perfect competition

competencia perfecta
pure IDA countries
paises que sOlo reciben financiamiento de la AD
publicly held government debt

deuda publica del Estado, en poder de
particulares
pure stand
cultivo unico, de un solo tipo 0 especie
A stand of trees in which at least 80 percent of the
trees in the main crown canopy are of a single
species.
publicly issued (bonds, etc.)

(bonos, etc.) emitidos mediante oferta publica
pure time preference see rate of pure time

preference
publicly traded company

sociedad cuyas acciones se cotizan en bolsa
pure variety; true to type variety [agriculture]

variedad pura
A variety that is like the parental type, without
change.
pull-down menu
menu desplegable
push inflation see cost-push inflation

pull inflation see demand-pull inflation
pump priming policy [economics]
politica de reactivacion
Government policy of spending during a recession
in order to put money into the economic stream so
that spending power will continue and economic
expansion will follow.
pumping station see booster pumping station
pupil-teacher ratio - PTR.; student-teacher ratio STR; teacher-pupil ratio
relacion, coeficiente alumnos-profesor, alumnos
por profesor
Total students enrolled in primary and secondary
levels divided by number of teachers in the
corresponding levels.
put option
opcion de venta
A contract which entitles one party to it, at his
option, to sell a specified amount of securities or
commodities to the other party, at the price fixed
in the contract, during the life of the contract.
"put right" guarantee
garantia de funcionamiento de acuerdo con las
especificaciones garantizadas
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-Qqualified agreement to reimburse

acuerdo, convenio condicional de reembolso
Agreement given by the Bank to a commercial
bank to enable a borrower to make purchases
under a loan agreement prior to disbursement of
the funds. The guarantee is qualified and the Bank
has the right to cancel its guarantee should the
loan be suspended or cancelled.
[See also irrevocable agreement to reimburse.]
qualified bidder
Iicitante calificado
A bidder for a contract who has prequalified, i.e.
who has been deemed capable of performing a
particular contract satisfactorily based on past
performance, quality of staff and equipment and
financial position.
qualified borrowing(s) [currency pool]
emprestitos calificados
Originally, borrowings by mRD after July 1, 1982
(i.e. based on the pool-based variable lending
rate), using proxy borrowings. Under the current
system (May 1989), they are defined to exclude
borrowings that are determined by the Bank to
fund investments and any new differentiated loan
product should the Bank wish to offer one in the
future. The extraction of borrowings that fund
investments would be made separately for each
currency. The term Qualified Borrowings 1982 is
used to describe the old system.
qualified guarantee
garantia condicional
qualified opinion {auditing]

dictamen con reservas
An auditor's opinion that indicates that the auditor
has found deficiencies in the financial statements,
as regards the accounting (e.g. reservations on
acceptability of the accounting policies and their
consistent application) or auditing (e.g. timing of
appointment after valuation of inventories or
other assets) or there is significant uncertainty due,
e.g. to the outcome of major lawsuits or other
contingent liabilities.
qualifying shares
acciones habilitantes
Stock, possession of which enables the holder to
buy further stock at a predetermined (reduced)
price.
qualitative coinsurance
coaseguro cualitativo
Insurance involving two or more underwriters
with the different underwriters underwriting
different risks pertaining to the same project.
quality loan [mRD]
prtstamo de cali dad
A Bank loan which has been carefully prepared
and is financially viable.
quality premium
prima de, por calidad
quantitative coinsurance
coaseguro cuantitativo
Insurance involving two or more underwriters
with the different underwriters underwriting
separate tranches of a single large risk.
quantity surveyor
estimador, medidor de materiales
qualified instrument of commitment

instrumento de compromiso condicionado
Agreement by a member country to pay its
subscription and contribution in part, with the
remainder subject to enactment by its legislature of
the necessary legislation.
quantity theory of money

teoria cuantitativa del dinero
Theory holding that the overall level of prices is
proportional to the size of the money supply. A
key monetarist theory.
qualified majority
mayoria calificada
quantum index
in dice de volumen
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quasi-equity
cuasicapital
Includes equity-like instruments and other forms
of loans that have the form of equity or equity that
has the form of loans. An example is equity with a
put agreement, i.e. unlike normal equity, the
investor requires return of the equity, for example,
in five years at ten percent interest.
quasi-money see near money
quayage; wharfage; wharfage charges; dockage
mueUaje
queuing theory, problem
teoria, problema de las colas
Mathematical techniques including probability
theory used in operations research to identifY,
illustrate and, it is hoped, influence the
characteristics of queues, whether of people,
materials, work-in-progress, etc.
quick assets see liquid assets
quick disbursing (loan); fast disbursing (loan)
(prestamo) de rapido desembolso
quick ratio see acid-test ratio
quick yielding project [ffiRD]
proyecto de rapido rendimiento
A project which brings a more rapid return than
usual, i.e. after only a few years, and often means
faster disbursements.
quiet emergency see sLow onset emergency
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radial reductions
reducciones arancelarias radiales
Method of reducing a tariff structure whereby at
each stage all tariffs are reduced to an equal
fraction of their previous levels.
radiative forcing
forzamiento radiativo; variaciones climaticas
inducidas por la radiacion solar
Changes in the climate due to changes in solar
radiation. Solar sunspots and the greenhouse
effect are examples.
rainfed
de secano; de temporal [Mexico]; de rulo
[Chile]
rate basis conversion

conversion de la clase de interes
Option in IFC loan that allows the borrower to
convert from a variable rate to a fixed rate loan or
vice versa.
rate contract
contrato a precios unitarios
A contract for the supply of goods at specified
rates during the period of the contract.
rate of exchange see buying rate of exchange
rate of pure time preference
tasa de preferencia pura en el tiempo
The interest rate at which consumers are willing to
forgo present consumption in order to save,
presumably for future consumption.
rain forest
bosque hiimedo, pluvial; selva pluvial
[see also tropical rain forest]
rate of return
tasa de rentabilidad, de rendimiento
[see also economic rate of return; equalizing rate
of return; financial rate of return; incremental rate
of return; internal rate of return; required rate of
return; social rate of return]
raise, to (funds, etc.)

obtener, movilizar (fondos, etc.)
rated capacity
capacidad de disei'io, nominal, de regimen
random sample
muestra aleatoria, aI azar
rating agency
organismo de clasificacion de valores
Organization that evaluates the credit rating of
prospective borrowers on the securities markets.
rangeland
tierra de pastoreo
range management
ordenacion de tierras de pastoreo
rank correlation coefficient see Spearman's rank
correlation coefficient
ratchet effect
efecto de trinquete
The idea that at the beginning of a recession
consumers try to maintain the same level of
spending and investment.
ratcheting up
atza, subida por efecto de trinquete
ratio see accounting ratio; acid-test ratio;

affordability ratio; Bruno ratio; capital-labor ratio;
capital-output ratio; capital-service ratio; costbenefit ratio; current ratio; debt-equity ratio; debtto-capital ratio; debt-to-equity ratio; debt ratio;
debt-service ratio; dependency ratio; enrollment
ratio; entrepreneurial benefit-cost ratio; equity
ratio; feed conversion ratio; fill ratio; financial
ratios; gearing ratio; grade ratio; gross (primary)
enrollment ratio; housing expenses/income ratio;
import coverage ratio; incremental capital-output
ratio; input-output ratio; interest coverage ratio;
interest service ratio; land equivalent, equiValency
ratio; land use ratio; leverage (ratio); liquidity
ratio; liquid ratio; long-term debt ratio; minimum
cash ratio; modified Bruno ratio; net energy ratio;
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operating ratio; price-eaming ratio; private
benefit-cost ratio; pupil-teacher ratio; quick ratio;
reserve ratio; risk asset ratio; smoothness ratio;
staffing ratio; stripping ratio; taxlGDP ratio; tax
performance ratio; tax ratio; teacher-pupil ratio;
volatility ratio; working capital ratio; working
ratio
rational expectations
expedativas racionales
A theory based, first, on the assumption that individuals and companies will try to maximize their
own welfare -- that is, they will try to make their
own economic and other circumstances as
desirable as possible -- and, second, that, as
individuals and companies make economic
decisions in their own interest, they do so in such a
way that markets move towards equilibrium,
easing inflation.
raw data
datos brutos, sin elaborar
raw water
agua bruta, cruda, sin tratar
rea:fforestation; reforestation
reforestacion; repoblacion forestal
real assets
bienes inmuebles, raices; activos reales
real effective exchange rate
tipo de cambio efectivo real
Nominal effective foreign exchange value of the
dollar (a trade-weighted exchange rate) multiplied
by the ratio of the US consumer price index to the
foreign consumer price index. Below 100 the
dollar depreciates in real terms; above 100 it
appreciates in real terms.
real estate developer
promotor inmobiliario; urbanizador
real estate equity
participacion en inversiones inmobiliarias
real sectors
sectores productivos
The nonfinancial sector.
real terms, in
en terminos, cifras reales
realized price [oil]
precio efectivo, de realizacion
The price actually obtained on the world market
for sales concluded.
rebar [= reinforcing bar]
barra de refuerzo
Bar used for reinforcing concrete.
recall [MOV]
reintegro
recall installments [MOV]
pagos parciales por concepto de reintegro
recall under loans [MOV]
reintegro de los montos en prestamo
recapture clause
c1ausula de recuperacion
Clause in a loan agreement that allows a lender to
recover part or all of his previously lent assets if
economic circumstances improve.
receivables; accounts receivables
cuentas por cobrar
received energy
energia recibida
recession
recesion
recession crop
cultivo de decrecida
Crop planted on land which has recently been
flooded.
recession, recessive cultivation
cultivo en recesion
Cultivation in an area where the amount of land
available for cultivations is being reduced due, e.g.
to desertification.
recipient country
pais receptor, beneficiario
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reciprocal debt
deuda recfproc:a
recovery
recuperacion; reactivacion
recital of an agreement; preamble to an agreement

preaimbulo de un convenio
recurrent costs, expenditures

gastos, costos ordinarios (en presupuestos);
gaslos periOdicos
Costs for items consumed immediately or used up
in a comparatively short period, usually a year.
reclaim
bonU!acar;recuperar;sanear
reclamation see land reclamation
recognition and enforcement (of award) [ICSID]
reconocimiento y ejecucion (de un laudo)
recommendation domain
aimbito de aplicacion de las recomendaciones
recurrent education; lifelong education; continuing

edcation
educacion permanente
recycling (of capital)
reciclaje; recirculacion (de capital)
redeemable
rescatable; redimible; amortizable
reconciliation account
cuenta de recollciliacion
Account which shows any difference between two
or more accounts.
redemption
rescate; redencion; amortizaeion
reconciliation item [accounting]

partida de reconciliacion
Item in account that reconciles the differences
between two or more accounts.
redeployment cost
costo de conversion, de modificacion
The cost of switching one type of loan to another,
e.g. from a fixed rate loan to a variable rate loan.
reconcile
conciliar; reconeiliar
redeployment cost [IFC]

cargo por reinversion
The cost levied by IFC and representing its cost of
reinvesting a prepaid loan at a lower interest rate.
reconnaissance survey
estudio preliminar
reconstitution
conversion inmediata
Immediate conversion of interest payments
received in a currency other than a pool currency
into a pool currency.
reconstruction import credit - RIC
credito para importaeione! con fines de
reconstruction
record owner
propietario registrado
A person who has title to a property, though not
necessarily beneficial use of it. Cf. beneficial
owner.
recoupment [insurance]
resarcimiento
redeployment (of funds)

reasignacion, redistribueion (de fondos)
red herring issue
emision exploratoria
An issue of bonds made on an experimental basis.
rediscount
redescontar; redescuento
Resale of instruments such as banker's
acceptances already discounted by lender, usually
with central bank or discount house, at a price less
than the face value.
rediscount ceiling
limite de redescuento
reducing charge method see declining balance
method
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redundancy [staffing]
exceso de personal; reduction de personal;
prescindencia; supresion de puestos
reference rate of exchange [MIGA]
tipo de cambio de referenda
The effective average rate of exchange applied by
the central bank or other foreign exchange
regulatory authority of the host country for the
exchange rate category concerned on the date of
loss to conversion of the local currency into
guarantee currency.
reference zone; target zone [foreign exchange]
zona de referenda
A wide zone of exchange rates, perhaps plus or
minus 10 per cent, within which a currency can
freely move against other currencies. Suggested at
the New York Plaza Agreement at the Group of
Five meeting, 9/85 and proposed by the French
Treasury 2/86, as a way to reduce major currency
swings.
referral
remision; envio
refinancing
refinanciacion; refinanciamiento
reflation
reflacion
reflecting pool
fondo indicativo [fondo comun de monedas]
Concept of movements in the currency pool
reflecting movements in the three main currencies
constituting the pool (US dollar, yen, mark). This
concept enables borrowers to predict changes in
the currency pool by watching changes in these
three currencies on the world markets.
reforestation; reafforestation
reforestacion; repoblacion forestal
Establishment of trees on ground that has been
cleared of trees.
reembolso; refinanciacion
regional integration arrangements
acuerdos regionales de integraeion
register see land register
Register [ICSID]
Registro
registered [vehicle]
matrieulado; inscrito
registered (e.g. tradesmen)
inscrito; registrado; automado
registered bond
bono nominativo
A bond whose ownership is recorded by the issuer.
registered capital; share capital
capital social, accionario, en accionel
registered nurse
enfermero(a) diplomado(a)
registered security
valor, titulo nominativo
A security whose ownership is determined by the
name in which it is registered as opposed to a
bearer security whose ownership is determined by
who possesses it.
registered seed
semilla registrada
The progeny of foundation or registered seed.
registered share. stock; personal stock
acciones nominativas
Stock which cannot be transferred without placing
the signature of the owner upon the books of the
issuing corporation and delivery of the certificate.
registrar [ICSID]
registrador
reform see land reform

refresher course
corso de repaso; curso de adualizadon (para
refrescar los eonocimientos)
registration [Stock Exchange]

inscripdon
regrading [highways]
renivelacion
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regrading [personnel]
reclasificacion
regraveling; graveling
recubrimiento, aplicacion de grava
regress see economics of regress
regression equation
ecuacion de regresion
An equation expressing average relationships
between two or more variables.
regressor; predictor
An independent variable in a regression analysis.
regrowth
reb rote
regular appointment [ffiRD]
nombramiento ordinario, permanente
regular budget
presupuesto ordinario
One of three Bank budgets, it is for funds used to
cover the administrative expenses of the Bank.
rehabilitation import credit, loan - RIC, RIL

credito, prestamo para importaciones con fines
de rehabilitacion
Loan, credit to support policies to stabilize the
economy and reactivate growth, following a period
of economic decline caused inter alia by
inappropriate policies.
reimbursable budget
presupuesto para programas reembolsables
One of three Bank budgets, it is for funds used to
cover costs on behalf of outside agencies under
biJIing agreements.
reinforcing bar; rebar
barra de refuerzo
Bar used for reinforcing concrete.
reinsurance
reaseguros
Form of insurance used by insurance companies
for their own protection, whereby they share
insurance risk with other insurance companies.
The risk they share may either be in the form of an
individual risk (facultative reinsurance) or a
large number of risks (treaty reinsurance).
release see block release
regular lending program [ffiRD]

programa ordinario de financiamiento
The Bank lending program that includes the base
lending program and the standby program.
regular share
acdon ordinaria
Share of IBRD capital stock other than those
allocated as membership shares.
regular staff
personal permanente
Regulations and Rules (of the Centre) [ICSID]
Reglamento y Reglas (del Centro)
regulatory agency
organismo regulador
release [ICSID]
fasdculo
release, to [capital]
entregar; Iiberar
relend, to
represtar; prestar de nuevo (el importe de un
prestamo)
relief
socorro; auxilio; alivio; etc.; desgravacion
(fiscal)
relocation grant
asignacion, subsidio por traslado
remeasurement contract see unit price contract
rehabilitation
rehabintacion; reorganizacion; modernizacion;
etc.
remedy see legal remedy
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remittances
transferencias [empresas]; remesas
[see also workers' remittance]
remote sensing
teledeteccion; teleobservacion
renewable energy
energia, energeticos renovable(s); energia,
eoergeticos de fuentes renovables
rent see economic rent; project rent
rent recovery index [projects]
Indice de recuperacion de la renta economica
The proportion of the economic rent created by a
project that accrues to project beneficiaries and is
recovered from them.
rent-seeking
(sistema de) captacion de rentas
repayment bond
fianza de reembolso
Form of performance bond issued by a bank as a
repayment guarantee.
repeat financing
rephasing of a debt; debt rephasing; rescheduling
of debt
reprogramacion (del servicio) de la deuda
replacement cost
costo de reposicion, de sustitucion
replacement level [population]
nivel de reemplazo, de renovacion
replacement value see current (entry) value
replenish (an account), to
reponer; reconstituir
replenishment of resources
reposicion de los recursos [AD]; reconstitucion
de los recursos
The addition of funds to IDA. The Eleventh
Replenishment starts fiscal year 1997.
replicability
posibilidad de repeticion, de duplicacion
report (of Commission) [ICSID]
acta (de la Comision)
repayment guarantee
garantia de reembolso
Form of guarantee whereby the guarantor
undertakes, in the event of default by the principal,
to pay the beneficiary an amount advanced or paid
by the beneficiary to the principal in accordance
with the contract between them.
They are
generally issued by banks.
reporting country
pais declarante, informante
repayment schedule
plan de amortizacion
reporting requirement(s)
requisito(s) en materia de informes
repeater loan
prestamo complementario
reporting system [projects]

sistema de preseotacioo de informes
repeater project
Project in the same sector and same country as a
previous project.
representations
declaraciooes
repeater rate [education]

tasa de repeticion
The rate at which students repeat a grade.
reported debt
deuda notificada
representative office [bank]

representacioo
repression see financial repression
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repurchase agreement
acuerdo de recompra
Arrangement by banks and other institutions to
borrow short-term (usually one day) money by
transferring securities to the lender, with the
agreement that they will buy them back.
reservation salary, wage

saJario de reserva
The minimum wage at which a worker will accept
work.
request for proposal - RFP

solicitud de propuestas
reserve against losses

Requesting Organization [ICSID]

organismo solicitante
reserve asset
activo de reserva
Those funds which constitute reserves in a bank.
required rate of return - RRR

tasa de rentabilidad requerida, exigida
requited transfer
transferencia con, de contrapartida
Transfer of resource or financial item between two
countries that is counterbalanced with a similar
transfer in the other direction.
resale price maintenance - RPM
imposicion de precios por el fabricante
Agreement whereby manufacturers independently
or collectively specify minimum prices at which
their products could be resold by wholesalers and
retailers.
rescheduling of debt; rephasing of a debt; debt
rephasing; debt rescheduling
reprogramacion (del servicio) de Ja deuda
rescue package
programa, conjunto de medidas de rescate, de
salvamento
resealing [highways]
reseHado
research and development - R&D
investigacion y desarrollo
research-push innovations; upstream innovations
innovaciones inducidas por Ja investigacion
reservation price (of labor)
precio de reserva
The minimum price at which an individual is
willing to offer a good or service. Often applied to
labor, it is the lowest wage at which an individual
is willing to offer his or her services.
reserve see legal reserve
reserve center
centro de reserva
Country or area where significant financial
reserves are held.
reserve currency
moneda, divisa de reserva
The name given to a foreign currency which a
government is prepared to hold as part of its
foreign exchange reserves. This is used tor
financing international trade.
reserve for contingencies; allowance for
reserva para imprevistos, contingencias
An amount of retained earnings earmarked for
general undetermined contingencies or for any
indefinite possible future losses.
reserve for depreciation; allowance for
depreciation; depreciation allowance
asignacion, reserva para depreciacion
A valuation account set up to allow for the
depreciation in an asset.
reserve for losses; provision for losses; loss
provision
An amount of retained earnings earmarked for
any indefinite future losses.
reserve money; base money
base monetaria; dinero primario
reserve operations [lending program]
operaciones "en reserva"
Lending operations on which initial preparation is
being undertaken but which have not been
appraised.
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reserve position
posicion de reserva(s); situacion de las reservas
reserve ratio [banking]
coeficiente de reservas, de Iiquidez
The fraction of demand deposit money which a
commercial bank must keep in its reserve
account. This ratio determines the maximum
amount of money a bank may loan out. In the
United States, the legal reserve requirement is
imposed by the Federal Reserve on depository
institutions. The reserves (cash maintained in a
bank's own vault or claims on cash on deposit with
compulsory or optional depositories) for
transaction accounts are 3% on $25 million or less
and 12% for larger sums.
reserve requirement
encaje legal; reserva obligatoria
reserved procurement
adquisicion reservada (a proveedores,
contratistas nacionales)
Under the Bank's procurement guidelines,
procurement that the client wishes to reserve for
local suppliers or contractors, where it would
have been attractive to international competition.
resettlement grant
asignacion, subsidio por reasentamiento, por
reinstalacion
resident mission
mision residente
resident office
ofieina del representante residente
resource balance
balanza de recursos
The difference between exports of goods and
nonfactor services and imports of goods and
nonfactor services.
resource based industries
industria basada en recursos naturales
resource envelope
presupuesto
In budgeting, an overall expenditure limit for a
unit. The unit can then decide how it allocates
individual expenditures within this envelope.
resource( s) gap
deficit, insuficiencia, brecba de recursos
Imports of goods and nonfactor services minus
exports of goods and nonfactor services, or the
resource balance with the opposite sign.
resource-neutral
sin efecto sobre los recursos
responsibility center [accounting]
centro de responsabilidad
Any organizational unit accountable to higher
authority for performance of assigned functions,
usually including its incurrence of specific costs
under budget limitations and control.
responsive
... que se ajusta (a las estipulaciones), normas,
etc.; que tiene en cuenta. ..
restocking
reposicion de existencias
restraint policy
politica de austeridad
restricted currency
moneda de uso restringido
The portion of capital subscriptions paid in the
currencies of members and usable by IBRD in its
lending operations only with the consent of the
respective members.
restricted distribution
distribucion reservada
restricted release (of 18% currency)
Iiberacion restringida (de los montos del 18%)
lending or relending, with some restrictions, such
as the requirement that the funds only be used in
the currency concerned without being converted or
are only used for initial lending and not indefinite
lending and rei ending.
Restricted Toxic Materials List - RTML
Lista de Sustancias Toxicas Probibidas
A list of toxic materials that may not be used in
Bank projects.
restrictive trade policy
politica comercial restrictiva
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resubmission [ICSID)
resometimiento (en el senti do del Art. 52[6] del
Convenio)
retirement of outstanding debt

reembolso, rescate (anticipado) de la deuda
[see also debt retirement)
resurfacing [highways)
renovacion de la superficie
retraining
readiestramiento
retail banking
servicios bancarios para consumidores
Traditional banking operations conducted with the
general public.
retrieval
recuperacion
retail training
formacion en el propio pais
Training of officials directly in the country by their
compatriots rather than abroad by ED! or others.
ret:tined earnings
utindades no distribuidas
Accumulated net income, less distributions to
stockholders and transfers to paidin capital accounts.
retainer
honorario anticipado
retention money
retencion en, como garantia; montos retenidos
en garantia
Percentage of each payment retained until the
contract has been completed and the contractor
has fulfilled his performance (and maintenance)
obligations.
retention rate; grade ratio [education)
tasa de retencion
Percentage of students that pass from one grade to
next grade.
retired debt
deuda amortizada
A debt that has been paid off.
retirement (ofa fixed asset)
baja (de activos fijos)
Removal of an asset from service, following its
sale or the end of its productive life, accompanied
by the necessary adjustment of fixed asset and
depreciation-reserve accounts.
retirement benefits
pension; jubilacion
retroactive financing; retrofinancing

financiamiento retroactivo
Reimbursement by the Bank of expenditures made
by the borrower before the date of signing a loan
agreement, as an exception to normal financing.
It is subject to a fixed cutoff date, before which
expenditures are not eligible for Bank financing.
retrofinancing see retroactive financing
retrofitting
renovacion; reconversion industrial
[see also custom retrofitting)
return of capital
recuperacion del capital
The return to the investor of part or all of the
initial investment of capital in a project.
return of investment
recuperacion de la inversion
return of labor
(lista de) efectivos laborales
A detailed list of the staff and labor employed.
return on, to capital
rentabilidad, rendimiento del capital
1. The internal rate of return
incremental net benefit after financing.
2. Net income divided by equity.
of
the
return on, to investment

rentabilidad, rendimiento de la inversion
returns; revenues
ingresos; rentas; entradas
returns to scale
rendimiento a escala; rendimiento en funcion de
la escala
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revaluation
revaluation; revalorization
revenues; returns
ingresos; rentas; entradas
revaluation factor [currency pool]

factor de revaluacion
A ratio establishing the appreciation or
depreciation due to exchange rate changes in the
U.S. dollar value of currencies in the pool from
one date to another. It is calculated by dividing, as
of any day, the total U.S. dollar value at the
exchange rates of that day of the balances of
currencies in the pool brought forward from the
previous day, by their total U.S. dollar value at the
exchange rates of the previous day.
reverse charge call; collect call; transfer charge

call
lIamada de cobro revertido
revealed comparative advantage - RCA

ventaja comparativa manifiesta, expllcita,
evidente, etc.
Concept developed by Bela Balassa, it is measured
by an item's share in the country's exports relative
to its share in world trade. If the share of the item
in the country's exports is more than the
corresponding world share, then the country has a
revealed comparative advantage; if less, it has a
revealed comparative disadvantage.
revenue see current revenues; fiscal revenue;
government revenues
revenue account [national accounts]
cuenta de ingresos
revenue-earning enterprise
empresa productiva, que produce ingresos
revenue recognition
registro de ingresos
In accounting, when income is deemed to have
been received. IFC records dividends, profit
participations and fees (other than commitment
fees) as income when received. Income and
commitment fees are recorded as income on an
accrual basis. It does not recognize income on
loans where collectibility is in doubt and payments
of principal or interest are past due more than
sixty days.
revenue sharing
participacion en los ingresos (fiscales)
reverse transfer of technology

transferencia inversa de tecnologia
Transfer of technology from the developing to the
developed countries.
review clause; (periodic) review clause
clliumla de examen (periodico)
Clause in a loan agreement which allows the
lender to determine periodically whether stated
objectives are being met.
review mission
mision de exam en
revised minimum standard model - RMSM
modelo estandar minimo modificado
An IBRD mathematical model of monetary
aggregates, covering a few basic economic
factors.
revolving credit
credito renovable, rotatorio, refinanciable
Any line of credit that be borrowed against up to a
stated credit limit and into which repayments go
for crediting.
revolving fund
fondo rotatorio
A fund for project-related expenditure.
revolving underwriting facility - RUF; note
issuance facility - NIF; prime underwriting facility
-PUF
servicio de emision de pagares - SEP
A medium-term arrangement under which a borrower can issue short-term paper (Euronotes)
backed up by commercial bank underwriting
commitments.
rhizomes; rootstock crops
rizomas; cultivos de rizomas
ribbon check irrigation see border check irrigation
revenue stamp
timbre fiscal
rice see floating rice; floded rice; upland rice
188
rig see oil (drilling) rig
risk of expropriation [MIGA]

riesgo de expropiacion
right of first refusal see first refusal right

right of way
derecho de via; zona expropiada; servidumbre
de paso
risk pooling [MIGA]

cobertura conjunta de riesgos
Sharing of risks among members of an insurance
pool.
rights issue, offering

emision, oferta de acciones (con derecbo
preferencial de suscripcion)
risk posture
posicion de riesgo
The degree of risk of an investment.
riot [MIGA]
modn
An assemblage of individuals who commit public
acts of violence in defiance of local authority.
Covered by MIGA under the war and civil
disturbance category. Cf. civil commotion.
risk spread
margen
risk transformation guarantees
garantias relativas a la transformacion de
riesgos
ripple price effects

repercusiones de las alzas de precios
river blindness; onchocerciasis

ceguera de los rios; oncocercosis
risk allowance [projects]

margen (de precio) en concepto de riesgos
An allowance made when funding a project for
risks that might occur.
river channel
cauce, lecbo, canal de un rio
risk-asset ratio
relacion riesgo-activos
Ratio between assets held and amount of risk.
MIGA's risk-asset ratio may not exceed one-tofive.
risk capital; venture capital
capital de riesgo
Capital invested in high-risk or relatively
high-risk securities and enterprises, in expectation
of commensurately high returns. It is sometimes
used of equities or ordinary stock, the dividend of
which varies with the profits earned by the
corporation.
risk contract [oil]
contrato de riesgo
Contract that typically places all risk and
investment on the contractor, who provides
capital for exploration and production.
risk management
gestion de (los) riesgos
ro/ro [= roll-oniroll-ofI]
autotransbordo; embarque, desembarque por
propulsion propia
road base see base [highways]
road, surface patching; spot improvement,
patching; patching [highways]
bacbco; reparacion de baches
road pricing
fijaci6n de cargos por el uso de las carreteras
road user charges
cargos a los usuarios de las carreteras
rock phosphate; phosphate rock
roca fosfatada, fosforita
rollback
desmantelamiento
In GATT, the progressive dismantling of all trade
restrictions which are inconsistent with GATT.
rolled (costs)
(costos) promediados
189
rOiling back
reducci6n
rolling plan
plan renovable
roll-onlroll-off - rolro
autotransbordo; embarque, desembarque por
propulsion propia
rollover
refinanciamiento continuo; renovaci6n
1. Reinvestment of money received from a
maturing security in a similar security.
2. Term used for a delay allowed by a lender to
borrower in making a principal payment on a loan.
With governments, rollovers in the form of
refundings or refinancings are routine.
rollover credit see revolving credit
Rules of Procedure for Arbitration Proceedings

(Arbitration Rules) [ICSID]
Reglas Procesales Aplicables a los
Procedimientos de Arbitraje (Reglas de
Arbitraje)
Rules of Procedure for Conciliation Proceedings
(Conciliation Rules) [ICSID]
Procedimientos de Conciliaci6n (Reglas de
Conciliacion)
Rules of Procedure for the Institution of
Conciliation and Arbitration Proceedings
(Institution Rules) [ICSID]
Reglas Procesales Aplicables a la Iniciacion de
los Procedimientos de Conciliaci6n y Arbitraje
(Reglas de Iniciacion)
rollover of gains
reutilizacion de las ganancias
Rules of Procedure for Meetings of the Executive

Directors
Reglamento Interno para las Reuniones del
Directorio
rollover project, program

repeticion de un proyecto, programa
runaway inflation
innacion desenfrenada, galopante
root crops
rakes alimentarias; cultivos de raices
alimentarias; tuberculos alimentarios
running average; moving average

media, promedio movil
The average rate of interest applied to an
outstanding loan, based on the rates applied on all
previous
disbursements,
weighted,
where
necessary, to allow for different levels of
disbursement.
rootstock crops; rhizomes

rizomas; cultivos de rizomas
rotating savings and credit association - ROSCA
asociacion de ahorro y credito rotatorio
Type of savings institution whereby each member
contributes a certain sum each month and the
entire proceeds for that month are given to one
individual. Each member takes it in tum to be the
recipient.
roundwood
madera redonda
routine maintenance
mantenimiento de rutina, rutinario
row crops
cultivos en hileras
running contract
contrato por cantidades aproximadas
A contract for the supply of an approximate
quantity over or below the approximate quantity
mentioned in the contract. This reduces the
holding cost and is normally applied to goods for
which prices are not subject to appreciable market
fluctuations.
running costs
gastos de explotacion
run-of-mine coal; mine run coal
carbOn sin c1asificar, tal como sale, en bruto
Ungraded coal of various sizes as it comes from
the mine.
190
run-of-the-river hydroelectric power plant
central hidroeltttrica de agua corriente

Hydroelectric power plant that uses water flow as
it comes in the river, with little or no storage to
allow for modifications in demand or water flow.
runoff [water]
escorrentia; escurrimiento
runoff irrigation
riego por escorrentia, por escurrimiento
191
sample survey [statistics]
encuesta muestral, por muestreo
- Ssanitation
saneamiento
safe drinking water see safe water
Safe Motherhood Fund [ffiRDIWHO]
Fondo para la Maternidad sin Riesgos
Safe Motherhood Initiative [ffiRDIWHO]
Program a para la Maternidad sin Riesgos
safe water; drinking water; safe drinking water
agua potable
Drinking water. The terms drinking water, safe
water and safe drinking water are used
interchangeably.
safety net
medidas de proteccion social
[see also social safety net]
salaries and wages
sueldos y salarios
saleability [securities]
posibilidad de colocacion
saleable assets
activos vendibles
sale from portfolio
sale of loan maturities
venta de vencimientos de prestamos
sales tax
impuesto sobre, a la(s) venta(s)
salt lick; mineral lick
salegar
salt water intrusion
intrusion de agua salada
Salt water entering fresh water, thereby destroying
freshwater sources.
salvage value
valor de recuperacion, de rescate
Saudi Arabian light (crude oil); light Arabian

crude
(petroleo) crudo liviano; ligero de Arabia
Saudita
The world's most prolific crude oil, frequently used
as a marker crude in establishing the prices of
other crudes.
savings and loan association
sociedad de ahorro y crMito; sociedad de
ahorro y prestamo
scarcity value
valor en razon de la escasez
scatter chart, diagram; scattergram
diagrama de dispersion
scattered plotting
grlifico de dispersion
schedular tax; scheduled tax
impuesto cedular
schedule
anexo [convenios de prestamo 0 credito];
cuadro; programa; calendario; etc.
schedule contract
contrato con base en una lista oficial de precios
schedule of rates contract
contrato basado en una lista de tarifas
A type of unit price contract, paid on the basis of
a schedule of rates. It is similar to a bill of
quantities contract but used where the quantity of
work to be performed is difficult or impossible to
estimate in advance, such as maintenance, drilling
or dredging.
scheduled tax; schedular tax
impuesto celular
school mapping
levantamiento del mapa escolar, de mapas
escolares
192
scrap, to
desechar; dar de baja; desguazar
scrap value
valor residual, de desecho
SDR currencies
monedas que integran la cesta del DEG
Sea Island cotton; West Indian cotton; Egyptian
cotton; kidney cotton
algodon de Barbados; algodon de las Indias
Occidendales; algodon egipcio
seasonal credit
credito estacional
seasonally adjusted
ajustado para tomar en cuenta las variaciones
estacionales; desestacionalizado
seasonal movements
variaciones estacionales
seasonal peak
maxima estacional; punto maximo estacional
seasoned securities
valores acreditados
second tier bank

1. banco de segunda instancia
2. banco de importancia secundaria
1. Bank used as secondary source for funds.
2. Smaller lenders, i.e. banks other than the
main commercial banks. Used particularly in
Latin America.
second tier country
pais de nivel intermedio
A classification proposed by OECD which covers
those countries below the newly industrialized
countries but above other developing countries.
They are exporters of between $100 million and $2
billion worth of manufactured goods. Include
Chile, Cyprus, Haiti, Indonesia, Jordan, Macau,
Malaysia, Malta, Mauritius, Morocco" Peru,
Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Tunisia and
Uruguay.
secondary education see lower secondary
education; upper secondary education
secondary energy; final energy
energia secundaria, final
secondary market
mercado secundario
secondary market mortgage institution
institucion de transferencia de hipotecas
second-best optimum
subOptimo; segunda alternativa
If one of the conditions for Pareto optimality
cannot be fulfilled, then the best attainable
situation (the second-best optimum) can, in
general, only be achieved by departing from all the
other Paretian conditions.
secondary reserves
segunda linea de reservas
second-best policy
politica subOptima
secondary securities
valores de segundo orden
second generation special account - SGSA

cuenta especial secundaria
Special account set up for use by a specific
implementation unit that cannot readily access the
special account to meet eligible expenditures as
they occur.
secondary transmission line; subtransmission line

linea de transmision secundaria, subtransmision
Transmission line in a subtransmission system, i.e.
one which supplies distribution substations from
bulk power sources, such as large transmission
substations or generating stations.
second lowest bidder

licitante que presenta la orerta c1asificada en
segundo lugar
[see also lowest bidder]
secondment
adscripcion; envio en comision de servicio
secondary recovery
recuperacion secundaria
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sector adjustment loan - SECAL;
prestamo para (fines de) ajuste sectorial
A loan aiming at major policy improvements in a
sector.
packaging and selling of a pool of creditor

in
the form of a security".
2. The tendency on financial markets to make
greater use of securities, Le. firms issue securities
rather than borrow directly from banks.
sector GDP
PIB sectorial
The contribution to GDP generated by a particular

sector.
sector implementation review - SIR
examen de la ejecucion de proyectos sectoriales
sector investment and maintenance loan - SIM
prestamo para inversion y mantenimiento
sectoriales
Loan aimed at investing in a particular sector
maintaining the level of activity in that sector.
security
seguridad; titulo; valor; garantia
1. Document giving title to property or claim on
income.
2. Income-yielding paper traded on the stock exchange or secondary market.
[see also bid security; blue chip security; giltedged
secuntIes;
government
securities;
marketable securities; outstanding securities; overthe-counter secuntIes; performance security;
portfolio securities; seasoned securities; secondary
securities; social security]
sector loan
prestamo sectorial, para un sector
A loan geared towards a particular sector.
security agreement
acuerdo de garantia
secular trend
tendencia a muy largo plazo
Long-term average of a statistical series, usually
understood to cover at least three or four
generations.
security lending
prestamo en valores; financiamiento en valores
Lending of securities which the lERD owns (typically a U.S. Government obligation) against
receipt of cash or similar securities as collateral in
amounts equal to or higher than the market value
of the security lent.
secure a loan, to
garantizar un prestamo; obtener un prestamo
secured loan
prestamo garantizado
security of tenure
seguridad de tenencia; seguridad en el cargo;
inamovilidad
securities (custody) account

cuenta de valores (en custodia)
sedimentation ponds
estanques de sedimentacion
Pond where waste water is temporarily stored to
allow the solids to settle out.
securities dealer; securities firm

corredor de valores; sociedad de valores
Firm acting as a principal rather than an agent in
the securities market.
seed see breeder seed; certified seed; field seeds;

foundation seed; registered seed
securities market
mercado de valores
The primary and secondary market for negotiable
equity (stocks) and long-term debt instruments
(bonds).
securitization
conversion de activos financieros en valores
1. Issue of securities in exchange for debt. The
Bank has used it to specifically refer to "the
seed capital; seed money

capital simiente, generador
seed farm
finca, granja (de produccion) de semillas
seed garden
buerta (de produccion) de semillas
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seed money; seed capital
self-financing
autofinanciamiento
seed plant
self-financing-ratio - SFR.
coeficiente de autofinanciamiento
The rate at which a project is financed from
internal resources.
planta de simiente; planta para semilla

seedling
phintula; pJanton (de arboles); pJanta de
semillero, vivero
seine fishing
pesca (con redes) de tiro
seismic survey
estudio, reconocimiento sismico
self-help
autoayuda; esfuerzo propio
self-help housing scheme
plan de vivienda por el sistema de esfuerzo
propio y ayuda mutua
self-insurance
autoaseguro
seizure [legal]
secuestro
Act or process of seizing property by virtue of a
writ or other legal order to satisfy a judgment
made by a court under the authority of a legal
order.
self-liquidating assets
activos autoliquidables, autoamortizables
Assets that will pay for themselves over a period of
time.
selection felling, cutting

tala select iva
Harvesting of only a small proportion of the
standing crop.
self-liquidating project
proyecto que se autofinancia
Credit reimbursed by the income from the
operation for which it was lent.
Selective Capital Increase - SCI

aumento selectivo del capital
An increase in the Bank's capital which does not
apply equally to all shareholders. The most recent
one was in 1984. Though always referred to as
Selective Capital Increase, the legal document
calls it Special Capital Increase.
self-reliance
confianza en si mismo; capacidad para valerse
por si mismo
[see also collective self-reliance]
self-adjustment
autocorreccion; autorregolacion
self-sufficiency
autosuficiencia; autonomia; autoabastecimiento
self-care; self-treatment
autotratamiento; autoterapia
self-sustaining growth
crecimiento autosostenido
self-contained; free standing

independiente; autonomo
self-sustaining state
situacion de autosostenimiento
self-determination
autodeterminacion; fibre determinacion
self-targeting (commodity)
(producto) destinado por so propia indole a
determinados grupos de la poblacion
Basic foodstuffs that are mainly consumed by the
poor. So-called because their target is obvious.
self-employed person
trabajador por cuenta propia, independiente,
autonomo
self-restraint
autolimitacion; moderacion; autocontrol
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self-treatment; self-care
autotratamiento; autoterapia
self-weighting sample
muestra autoponderada
sell down
venta de un credito fuera del consorcio
The transfer of a credit from a bank within a
syndicate to a bank outside the syndicate.
seller's market
mercado de vendedores; mercado favorable aI
vendedor
selling consortium, group, syndicate
consorcio (bancario); grupo de colocacion;
grupo vendedor
A group of bank or securities dealers involved in
placing a security as sellers.
senior debt, loan

deuda prioritaria; prestamo prioritario
Debt for which claims on the assets of the
borrower rank ahead of other debts in case of
liquidation.
senior economist
economista superior
senior level staff
funcionarios superiores
senior management
administracion superior
senior manager
directivo principal; alto (uncionario;
funcionario superior
Senior Policy Seminar [EOI]
Seminario de politicas generales
selling rate
precio vendedor; precio de venta
Price proposed (for a security).
Senior Policy Seminar on... [EDI]

Seminario de politicas de.
selling value
valor, precio de liquidacion, de realizacion
sensitive product
producto sensible a la coyuntura
semiannual coupon equivalent basis, on a [bonds]

sobre una base semestral
sensitivity analysis
anailisis de sensibilidad
A study of the impact that changes in costs and
benefits would have on the profitability or present
value of a project.
semiknocked down - SKD

semimontado
seminar see Board seminar
seminar paper
documento para un seminario
semipermanent housing
vivienda semipermanente
semipublic company
empresa mixta, semipiiblica, paraestatal
semiskilled manpower
mano de obra semicalificada
semiskilled worker
trabajador semicalificado
separation [employment]
separacion del servicio
septic tank
tan que septico; foso septico
sequential cropping see double cropping
serial bond, loan
bono, prestamo de vencimiento escalonado;
bono, prestamo con vencimiento elegido a la
suerte
1. Bond issues split into a series of maturities.
2. Special type of serial bonds where
reimbursement is decided by drawing in lots (used
in France).
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service see debt service; fee-for-services basis
service; selvice line; supply line; connection
[electricity]
conexion de senicio
service a loan, to
atender el servicio de un prestamo
service and support fee [IFC]
cargo por senicios
Fee paid by IFC to the World Bank for the services
it receives from the Bank.
settlement (of a dispute) [ICSID]

arreglo (de una diferencia)
settlement date
fecha de cierre, de liquidacion
The date on which payment for a transaction must
be made.
settlement of maintenance of value; maintenance
of value settlement
liquidacion por concepto de mantenimiento del
valor
service industry
industria de senicios
settling-in grant [IBRD]

subsidio, asignacion para instalacion
Grant provided to assist new staff members in
meeting additional expenses (electrical appliances,
furniture, car, etc.) associated with relocation to
the Greater Washington Metropolitan Area.
service line; service; supply line; connection

[electricity]
conexion de senicio
severance pay
indemnizacion por despido; prestacion, pago de
cesantia
service road
via, calzada de senicio
sewage disposal
eliminacion de aguas negras, senidas
service station [livestock]

puesto de monta
sewage (treatment) plant

planta de tratamiento de aguas negras, senidas
serviceable [highways]
transitable
sewerage project
proyecto de alcantarillado
serviced area, lot, site

zona urbanizada; lote con servicios
Site having essential services.
shadow discount rate

tipo, tasa de descuento sombra, de cuenta
The opportunity cost of capital.
servicing [plots]
instalacion de senicios en los lotes;
urbanizacion de lotes
shadow exchange rate - SER; shadow pricing of

the exchange rate
tipo de cambio sombra; tipo de cambio de
cuenta
The exchange rate that reflects the value of an
additional unit of foreign exchange in terms of the
domestic currency as used for domestic
consumption.
service charge
cargo, comision por senicios
serving chairman
presidente en funciones
session [lCSID]
periodo de sesiones
set aside agreement
acuerdo, convenio de destinacion especial
Agreement for payment receipts from a project to
be designated for a specific purpose.
shadow price
precio sombra; precio de cuenta
The value used in economic analysis for a cost or a
benefit when the market price is felt to be a poor
estimate of economic value.
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shadow pricing of the exchange rate see shadow
exchange rate
shadow project
proyecto compensatorio
Project
that
would
provide
substitute
environmental services to compensate for the loss
of the original assets.
shadow rate of interest
tipo, tasa de interes sombra; tipo, tasa de
interes de cuenta
Rate of interest used as the discount rate in
project analysis. Include consumption rate of
interest and accounting rate of interest.
shadow wages
salario sombra; salario de cuenta
A wage rate that is used for measuring the
opportunity cost of labor in project analysis.
Three components are used to establish it: forgone
marginal product, changes in consumption and
savings and changes in leisure.
shakeout (of the market)
asentamiento; sacudimiento
1. A moderate stock market or business
recession, usually corrective of an inflationary
condition.
2. Any movement in the market prices of
securities that forces speculators to sell their
holdings.
share see also bonus share; common share;
founder's share; membership shares; outstanding
shares; publicly traded share; qualifying shares;
registered share; stock
share capital; registered capital
capital social, accionario, en acciones
Capital represented by shares of capital stock.
[see also authorized share capital]
share capital, to supply
participar en eJ capital social
share premium account [IFC]
cuenta de primas de emision
Account of a corporation, in which IFC has a
holding and in which the premiums obtained on
new shares are deposited.
share retention agreement [IFC]

acuerdo de retencion de acciones
Agreement, under which a company agrees not to
sell the stock of another company in which IFC
has an interest, until the loan has been reimbursed.
sharecropping
aparceria; medieria
shareholders' equity see stockholders' equity
sharing clause
chiusula en que se estipula que se ban de
com partir los reembolsos
Clause in loan agreement that states that if one
participant fails to receive payment, the others will
share receipts with the participant(s) not receiving
payments.
shell (of a building)
obra gruesa
shell company
sociedad ficticia; compaiiia de papel
Company which exists on paper but does not
apparently trade or operate, possibly being used as
a cover for illegal or unethical activities.
shifting cultivation
cultivo migratorio
shifting of tax
traslacion del impuesto
Changing the tax burden so that someone other
than the person or firm on whom the tax is levied
pays all or part of it.
shift parameter
parametro de cambio
Parameter leading to a movement to the left or
right of a curve, e.g. a demand curve.
shipping
transPorte maritimo; embarque; envio; etc.
shipping conference see liner (shipping)
conference
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shopping [procurement]
comparacion de precios
A procurement method based on comparing price
quotations obtained from several foreign or local
suppliers, usually at least three, to ensure
competitive prices. It requires no formal bidding
documents and is an appropriate method for
procuring readily available off-the-shelf goods or
standard specification commodities that are small
in value.
shortfall
deficiencia; disminucion; insuficiencia; deficit
short form audit report
informe corto de auditoria
A succinct report or letter prepared by an auditor
following an audit.
It is addressed to the
management or directors. The short form is
standard. Cf. long form audit report.
short list
lista final de seleccion
short season (crop)
(cultivo de) temporada corta
short staple cotton
algodon de fibra corta
Cotton with fibers of 3/8 to 1 inches long.
Short Term Economic Monitor [mRD]
indicadores de las perspectivas economic as a
corto plazo
showcase project
proyecto de exposicion
Project designed for prestige, with high unit andlor
recurrent costs. The Bank does not normally
support such projects.
Siam cotton; tree cotton; Ceylon cotton; China
cotton
algodon arbOreo
smOR [= Singapore Interbank Offered Rate]

SIBOR (tasa de oferta interbancaria de
Singapur)
side letter; supplemental letter
carta complementaria
sight assets
activos a la vista
sight deposit
deposito a la vista
Deposits held in banks and similar deposit-taking
institutions which are transferable by check or
withdrawable in cash without notice.
sight liabilities
obligaciones a la vista
simplified sewerage
sistemas simplificados de alcantarillado
A modified design of sewer so that the sewers are
smaller, shallower and flatter, with fewer
manholes, with no decline in performance but with
cost savings of about 30 percent over the costs of
conventional sewerage.
single-crop economy
economia de monocultivo
single currency loans, [ffiRD]
prestamos en moneda unica; prestamo en una
sola moneda
mRD program where selected borrowers are
offered a choice of currencies on their loans as an
alternative to the existing standard multicurrency
loan product. The program offers United States
dollars, yen, deutschmarks, French francs, and
pounds sterling. Its interest rate will be tied to sixmonth LIBOR in each loan currency (pmOR in
the case of French francs).
single-entry accounting
contabilidad por partida simple
A system of accounting in which only records of
cash and of personal accounts are maintained.
single factorial terms of trade
relacion de intercambio de un solo factor
Terms of trade incorporating productivity
changes in the exporting country. Provides a
useful indicator of changes in the amount of real
resources, in the form of capital and labor services,
which a country must give up in order to purchase
a given volume of imports.
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single fertilizer
fertilizante, abono lIimple
A fertilizer containing only one nutrient.
single parent family, household
sink: (e.g. of greenhouse gases)
lIumidero; medio receptor; zona de abllorcion,
de disipacion
Receptacle, or receiving area, for materials
translocated through a system (e.g. the oceans are
the sink: into which many water-borne pollutants
are drained; the seed of a plant is the sink: in
which nutrients are stored).
sinking fund
fondo de amortizacion
A fund created by a borrower for the purpose of
redeeming bonds. The borrower is obliged to
redeem specified amounts of the bond within
specified periods.
site plan
plano del emplazamiento, del lugar
sites and services
lotell y servicioll
The provision of land and basic public services, to
enable housing projects to get off the ground.
sitting [ICSID]
sellion
sketch plan [architecture]
boceto; croquill
skidding
arrastre, deillizamiento de troncoll
skilled manpower
mano de obra calificada
skilled worker
trabajador calificado
sinking fund factor

factor de fondo de amortizacion
The level deposit required each year to reach 1 by
a given year. The reciprocal of the compounding
factor for 1 per annum. Generally obtained from a
set of compounding and discounting tables. This
factor permits calculating the equal installment
that must be set aside each year, to be invested at
compound interest, in order to have a
predetermined sum at a given time. It is primarily
used to determine how much must be put into a
fund in order to have recovered the amount of an
investment at the end of its useful life.
skills
conocimientoll; experiencia; competencia
sister companies
emprellall allociadas, pertenecientell aI millmo
grupo; afiliadas
slack [economy] [noun]

capacidad no utilizada
site
lugar, emplazamiento (de un proyecto)
site coverage
terreno comprendido, cubierto
site development
preparacion del terreno; trabajoll de
urbanizacion
skills development
capacitacion; adiestramiento; formacion
skills mix
combinacion de especialidadell
skill training center
centro de dellarrollo de aptitudes; centro de
capacitacion especializada; centro de
perfeccionamiento
slash-and-bum cultivation
metodo de roza y quema
Agricultural
method
involving
slashing
undergrowth at ground level and felling trees with
axes at any convenient height. The area is then
thoroughly burned and crops planted.
slice [contracts]
porcion; componente; etc.
In contracts, an individual contract for which a
contractor or a manufacturer may bid, rather than
having to bid for the whole project.
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slice and package [procurement]
fraccionamiento de adquisiciones
Project where contractors and manufacturers may
bid for an individual contract (slice) or group of
similar contracts (package) rather than the whole
project.
"slice and package" contract
contrato fraccionado
Contract allowing use of slice and package
technique.
sliding-scale clause
chiusula de escala movil
slippage; lag
retraso; demora; desfase
slow onset emergency; quiet emergency
situacion de emergencia latente
Emergency which occurs over a period of time,
such as a drought, and which rarely causes much
destruction of physical assets.
sluggish growth
crecimiento lento
sluice price; sluice gate price; lock gate
precio de compuerta [avicultura]
A theoretical cif price used in calculating
European Communities supplementary levies on
imports of pork, poultry and eggs.
slum
barrio de tugurios
slum clearance
eliminacion de tugurios, de zonas de tugurios
slump
contraccion; recesion
slumpflation
recesion con inflacion
Harsh economic conditions created by a
combination of simultaneous recession and
growing unemployment as well as rapid price
inflation.
slum upgrading
mejoramiento de zonas, barrios de tugurios
small and medium enterprises - SME; small- and

medium-scale enterprises - SMSE
pequeiia y mediana empresa - PYME
small and medium industries - SMl; small- and
medium-scale industries - SMSI
pequena y mediana industria
small-bore sewerage see effiuent sewerage
smallholder
pequeno agricultor
smallholding
pequeiia explotacion agricola
small-scale enterprise - SSE
pequeiia empresa
small-scale industry - SSI
pequeiia industria
small-scale irrigation
pequefia zona, pequeno proyecto de riego
smoothness ratio
coeficiente de uniformidad
snatching effect
efecto de captacion incidental de beneficiarios
The effect of creating incidental beneficiaries to a
project as well as those intended.
social accounting matrix - SAM
matriz de contabilidad social
A system of accounts in which the various
incomings of each and every account are
represented by an ordered row and the
corresponding outgoings by a similarly ordered
column. They describe the financial flows that take
place within and among various institutions and
sectors of the economy, each of which is
disaggregated according to local conditions and
policy relevance. They integrate data on income
distribution and production and are suitable
vehicles for studying the impact of macroeconomic
policy action on the level of living of different
household groups.
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social accounts
cuentas sociales; contabilidad social
The systematized treatment of social indicators
which represent quality of life conditions in a
country, region or other geographical unit.
have
been
weighted
to
priorities.
reflect
social
income~stribution
social advantages
ventajas sociales, colectivas
social opportunity cost

costo de oportunidad social
The opportunity cost to society of diverting
resources from marginal private sector projects to
public sector ones.
social benefit-cost ratio ~ SBC

relaci6n costos~beneficios sociales
social overhead capital

infraestmctura social
social benefits
prestaciones sociales
social overhead investment

inversion en infraestmetura social
Investment in social facilities.
social costs
costos sociales, colectivos
social dimensions of adjustment ~ SDA
aspectos sociales del ajuste
social discount rate; social rate of discount
tasa de actualizaci6n social
social forestry
plantacion de bosques comunitarios
Forestry used for community use as opposed to
private sector forestry.
social impact assessment - SIA
evaluacion de los efectos sociales
A kind of ex ante evaluation of a project, where a
sociologist examines a development project
prepared by a group of other experts and is asked
to make an assessment about whether or not it will
have positive or adverse social repercussions.
social price
precio social
The price that reflects the value to the country of
inputs and outputs and takes into consideration
"non~fficiency" but socially important goals such
as reduction of consumption of alcohol, tobacco
and fancy cars or expanded production of goods to
meet basic needs, etc.
social pricing
fijacion, determinacion, cileulo de precios
sociales
A method of economic analysis which takes into
account savings and consumption.
social rate of discount; social discount rate
tasa de actualizacion social
social infrastructure; community facilities

infraestmctura social; instalaciones
comunitarias
social rate of return - SRR

tasa de rentabilidad social
The economic rate of return in social prices.
Social prices are shadow prices which incorporate
social factors such as scarcity of savings, income
inequality and poverty.
social insurance
seguro, prevision social; seguridad social
social returns [projects1

beneficios sociales
social marketing program [population]

programa de ventas subvencionadas
A program of sales of goods with reduced prices
for special groups.
social safety net
social net present value - SNPV

valor social neto actual, actualizado
The net present value of a project after
incremental income flows generated by the project
red de seguridad social; medidas de protecci6n

social
social security benefits
prestaciones de (la) seguridad social
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social security fund
fondo, caja de seguridad social
social security scheme
plan, sistema de seguridad social
social shadow wage rate - SSWR
salario de cuenta social
Shadow wage rate (= shadow price for labor,
generally set by estimating the marginal value
product of labor) in social prices.
social time preference rate
tasa de preferencia social en el tiempo
A rate, usually expressed in the form of a
percentage. that expresses the preference of a
society as a whole for present returns rather than
future returns and that sometimes is proposed as a
discount rate for project analysis.
social wants
necesidades sociales
social welfare
bienestar, asistencia social
social welfare function
funcion de bienestar social
socioeconomic status - SES
situacion socioeconomica; condiciones
socioeconomicas
soft component [projects]
componente no fisico, de senicios
soft currency
moneda debit
A currency with a falling exchange rate due to
continuing balance of payments deficits.
soft loan
prestamo en condiciones concesionarias, blando,
liberal
A loan with no rate of interest or a rate of interest
below the cost of the capital being lent.
soft loan affiliate
institucion afiliada que otorga el financiamiento
en condiciones concesionarias
soft loan window

senicio, ventanilla para prestamos
concesionarios
soft project
proyecto de caracter social
A project of a social nature.
soft technical assistance see institution-related
software
componentes logicos; programas; instrucciones;
elementos no fisicos
softwood forest
bosque de coniferas
soil conservation
conservacion del suelo
soil study, survey
estudio de suelos, edafologico
sole cropping; monoculture
monocultivo
Cultivation of a single crop as wheat or cotton to
the exclusion of other possible uses of the land.
sole source procurement
adquisicion de un solo proveedor
Procurement from a single vendor, without benefit
of competitive bidding.
solids-free sewerage see effluent sewerage
solid state technology
tecnologia de estado solido, de semiconductores,
de transistores
sound loan
prestamo sOlido, seguro
sour gas discharge
descarga de gases acid os, ricos en productos
azufrados
source and use of funds statement see statement of
changes in financial position
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sources and application of funds statement see
special budget; extraordinary budget

sourcing; outsourcing
contratacion de uno 0 varios servicios,
adquisicion de bienes, etc., fuera de la empresa,
etc.
The process whereby an institution, corporation,
etc. has an entire service carried out by an external
company or purchases its entire needs in a specific
area from an outside company.
Special Joint Financing

financiamiento conjunto especial
Special financing made by several countries
(Germany, Japan, Switzerland and the United
Kingdom initially) in addition to contributions
made directly to the Special Facility for
Sub-Saharan
Africa
using
arrangements
negotiated directly between IDA and the
contributors to be used in countries meeting the
eligibility requirements of the Facility with
repayment terms at least equivalent to IDA terms
and with procurement open at least to those
countries under the Facility.
Southern Cone
ConoSur
sovereign act doctrine
acto de gobiemo
Legal theory according to which the courts of one
country should abstain from passing judgment
about the legality of a sovereign act by a foreign
state.
sovereign credit, loan
credito garantizado por el Estado
A borrowing guaranteed by the state.
sovereign creditor
Estado acreedor
sovereign risk
riesgo soberano; riesgo que plantea el Estado
prestatario
The risk of changes in a borrowing country's
overall foreign exchange position, which might
affect its ability to repay a loan.
sovereign risk loan
prestamo que entrai'ia un riesgo soberano
Loan to a State or loan where the State takes the
responsibility for the loan.
spate irrigation see flood irrigation
Spearman's rank correlation coefficient
coeficiente de correlacion por rangos de
Spearman
A measure of the degree to which two variables
are associated with each other, not necessarily in
value but in rank. The coefficient will be between
+1 (high association) and -1.
special majority
mayo ria especial
special operational emphasis - SOE
campo de atencion especial de las operaciones
Concept introduced in FY88 which provided for
attention to be focused on priority development
objectives. Currently includes such areas as the
environment, debt and adjustment, poverty
reduction, food security and private sector
development.
Special Reserve [World Bank]
reserva especial
A reserve set aside by the Bank to meet liabilities
such as defaulting loans, liabilities on borrowings
or guarantees, contractual payments of interest,
other charges or amortization on the Bank's own
borrowings or similar payments on loans
guaranteed by the Bank.
specialized agency [UN]
organismo especializado
specific (customs) duty
derecbo (aduanero) especifico
specific investment loan - SIL [ffiRD]
prestamo para una inversion especifica
World Bank loan for a specific investment project.
specific petformance
ejecucion de un contrato seg6n sus terminos
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specimen of signature see authenticated specimen
of signature
spending ministIy
ministerio que efectUa gastos; ministerio de
ejecucion
spillover effect, impact; spinoff effect
efecto secundario, derivado
An effect that occurs when an economic unit not
directly involved benefits from a transaction,
project, etc.
spillover exports
exportaciones de excedentes del mercado
intemo
Goods nonnally consumed by the domestic market
but available for export because of low domestic
demand.
spillway chute; tailrace
canal de descarga
spinning reserve [electricity]
capacidad de reserva inmediatamente
disponible
That reserve generating capacity connected to the
bus and ready to take load.
spinoff [financial market]
cesion, transferencia de adivos (de una
sociedad) a cambio de acciones (de otra
sociedad nueva)
The transfer by a corporation of a portion of its
assets to a newly formed corporation in exchange
for the latter's capital stock, which is thereupon
distributed as a dividend to the stockholders of the
first corporation.
spinoff effect; spillover effect, impact
efedo secundario, derivado
An effect that occurs when an economic unit not
directly involved benefits from a transaction,
project, etc.
splicing
empalme; enlace
Linking different series of data based on slightly
different definitions into a single series.
split degree
titulo otorgado por dos universidades
Higher education degree split between a local
university and top-rated international university or
other educational institution.
sponsor
patrocinador; promotor
spontaneous lending see voluntary lending
spot exchange rate
tipo de cambio al contado
The exchange rate prevailing under a spot
contract, i.e. delivery in one or two business days
or less.
spot improvement, patching; road, surface
bacheo; reparacion de baches
spot market; cash market [foreign exchange]
mercado aI contado
Foreign exchange market where currency is sold
for immediate delivery. See futures market.
spot market [commodities]
mercado de productos disponibles, de entrega
inmediata
Market where goods are sold for cash, for immediate delivery.
spot patching, improvement; road, surface
bacheo, reparacion de baches
spot price
precio al contado, para entrega inmediata
The price of a commodity available for immediate
sale and delivery, the commodity being referred to
as a "spot" commodity.
spot quotation
cotizacion aI contado
spotted cotton
algodon manchado
Cotton that has been changed in color to a brown,
or yellow cast by unfavorable weather, wet
bolls, stems, leaves or rainstorms. The spots affect
the grading.
ecru
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spray irrigation
riego por aspersi6n
Sprinkling water over land to be used for crops.
Often used to dispose of wastewater from sewage
treatment plants.
spraying see knapsack spraying
spread (e.g. between borrowing cost and lending
rates)
margen (p.ej., entre el costo de los emprestitos y
el interes sobre los prestamos)
Difference between rate at which bank borrows
money and rate at which it onlends funds to its
customers.
spread (between spot and forward quotations)
margen (entre las cotizaciones aI contado y a
termino)
spread of spreads
diferencia entre los margenes
spreadsheet
planUla de calculo electronica; boja electr6nica
de calculo
sprinkle irrigation
riego por aspersion
A method of irrigation in which water (under
adequate pressure) is sprinkled over the land
through nozzle lines, perforated pipes or
sprinklers.
stabilization fund
fondo de estabilizaci6n
stabilizers see built-in stabilizers
staff
personal; funcionarios
[see also counterpart staff; field staff; fixed term
staff; higher level staff; line staff; overstaffed;
Principles of Staff Employment; supervisory staff;
support staff]
staff, to
dotar de personal
staff appraisal report SAR
informe de evaluaci6n inicial preparado por el
personal
staff assistant
auxiliar especial
staff audit
evaluacion de funciones directivas
Check by Personnel on staff management
functions, e.g. performance reviews to see that
they are being carried out properly.
staff department
departamento de servicio, de asesoramiento
staff development
perieccionamiento del personal
squat, to
ocupar terrenos i1egalmente, sin tener derecbo
staff house
a1ojamiento para el personal
squatter
ocupante sin titulo, i1egal, precario
staff-month
mes-funcionario
squatter area, settlement

zona de ocupantes ilegales, sin titulo
staff rule
norma (del Manual de Personal)
squeeze see credit squeeze
Staff Rules [IBRD]

Reglamento del Personal
Stabex (System for the stabilization of ACP and

OCT mining products) [European Communities]
STABEX (Sistema de estabilizaci6n de los
ingresos de exportaci6n de los Estados ACP y
PTUM)
staffing
dotacion de personal
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staffing ratio
relacion personal-poblacion; coeficiente de
ocupacion de cargos [administracion de
personal]
staffyear equivalent - SYE
equivalente en au os-personal
stagflation
estanflacion
stagnation (of the economy)
estancamiento
stakeholders
partes interesadas; interesados
stall feeding
engorde en establo
stand [forest]
rodal
stand-alone project
proyecto independiente
standard charge section
seccion estandar (del presupuesto)
The basis of the Bank's budgetary system, it
comprises five basic attributes of all administrative
expenditures (managing unit, source of funds,
expense category (type of goods or services), task
All
category (Bank function) and product.
administrative commitments and expenditures are
related to the standard charge section.
standard conversion factor - SCF
factor de conversion estandar
A number, usually less than 1 that can be
multiplied by the domestic market price,
opportunity cost, or value in use of a nontraded
item to convert it to an equivalent border price
that reflects the effect of trade distortions on
domestic prices of that good or service. A standard
conversion factor is the reciprocal of 1 plus the
foreign exchange premium stated in decimal form.
standard cost accounting
contabilidad de costos estandar
A method of accounting whereby standard costs
(i.e. forecast costs under projected conditions) are
the basis for credits to work-in-process accounts
standard deduction [taxation]

deduccion estandar
standard deviation
desviacion estandar
A commonly used measure of the degree to which
a variable is dispersed around its mean value.
Standard International Trade Classification - SITC
Clasificacion Unifonne para el Comercio
Internacional- CUCI
standard of living
niver de vida
standard rate (of interest)
tipo, tasa (de interes) vigente
standard recovery
recuperacion estandar
subject to maintenance of value. Recovery takes
place on the first recall date of the Bank's fiscal
year following the ninth anniversary of the
disbursement of the currency by the Bank and
every ten years thereafter.
standard values [trade]
valores nonnales, corrientes, estandar
standardized occupational streams
perfiles ocupacionales nonnalizados
standby agreement [IFC]
acuerdo de compromiso contingente
standby amount of guarantee
monto de la garantia contingente
The amount of guarantee provided under standby
coverage. Cf. maximum amount of guarantee.
standby arrangement [IMF]
acuerdo de derecho de giro
standby commitment [IFC]
operacion de compromiso de compra
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standby coverage [MIGA]
cobertura contingente
An option to obtain coverage for additional
contributions to the investment project. Under
MIGA rules, this standby coverage may not exceed
fifty percent of the initial amount of the guarantee
and shall in no case exceed one hundred percent.
standby equity [investment]
compromiso contingente de participacion en el
capital social
In investment an agreement that is conditional on
stock purchase.
standby loan
prestamo contingente
Loan which is not part of the current schedule but
which can be presented to the Board if other
projects slip.
standby (lending) program [IBRD]
programa (de financiamiento) de reserva
Lending operations that are under preparation and
are likely to be ready for the fiscal year following
the fiscal year in question but may be ready sooner
and which could substitute for projects in the fiscal
year in question.
standby premium [MIGA]
prima contingente
Additional premium charged
coverage.
standstill agreement
acuerdo de mantenimiento de la situacion
existente
staple (food)
alimento basico
staple (food crop)
cultivo alimentario basico
staple (good)
articulo basico
starchy root crop
tuberculo feculento, raiz feculenta
start-up cost
costo de puesta en marcba
State eligible to sign (the Convention) [ICSID]
Estado que puede adberirse
statement
declaracion; intervencion; exposicion
[see also financial statement; income statement;
summary statement]
statement of account
estado de cuenta; extracto de cuenta
for
standby
standby underwriting commitment [IFC]

compromiso contingente de garantia de
suscripcion
standing, financial see creditworthiness
standing instructions, orders
instrucciones permanentes
standpipe; standpost; hydrant
toma de agua
standstill
statu quo
In GATT, means no new trade restrictions
inconsistent with GATT, no new trade restrictions
which go further than necessary to remedy specific
situations provided for in GATT and no trade
measures taken to improve negotiating positions.
statement of changes in financial position; sources

and application of funds statement; funds
statement; working capital statement; source and
use of funds statement; funds flow statement;
changes in working capital statement; statement of
sources and applications of funds; statement of
cash flows [World Bank]
estado de flujo de fondos; estado de fuentes y
utilizacion de fondos
A statement used in conventional accounting
which summarizes the financing and investing
activities of an entity, including the extent to
which the enterprise has generated funds from
operations during the period and for completing
the disclosure of changes in financial position
during the period. The first English term is the
one recommended by the U.S. Accounting
Principles Board (APB) since 1971; the second
and last terms are the ones found most frequently
in the World Bank and IFC; and the third is the
most common one used in the U. S. prior to the
APB recommendation. The other terms are also
found.
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statement of condition [IDA]
estado de situacion financiera
A statement of IDA's financial situation.
Lending position whereby the total amount

disbursed and outstanding equals the sum of the
annual amounts disbursed and outstanding.
statement of expenditure - SOE

declaracion, estado, relacion de gastos
steam coal
carbOn de alto poder calorifico; carbOn termico
Coal intermediate in rank between bituminous coal
and anthracite. Typical steam coals have a
carbon/hydrogen ratio of about 20% (more =
anthracite less = bituminous coals). Some steam
coals are used for smelting and coke making while
others are specifically suitable for steam
generation.
statement of sources and applications of funds see

state-owned enterprise - SOE
empresa estatal
state-trading countries
paises de comercio estatal
static efficiency
eficiencia estatica
The efficiency with which current outputs are
produced.
Static Life Index [commodities]
indice estatico de las reservas (aiios)
Index in years of reserves of a commodity
assuming no growth in rate of production.
status
estado; situacion; categoria; condicion social
status report; progress report
informe sobre la marcha (de un proyecto), sobre
la labor realizada, sobre las actividades
statutory body
organismo de derecho publico
statutory ceiling
limite estatutario, legal, reglamentario
statutory lending limit - SLL
limite estatutario de los prestamos
The maximum amount of total outstanding
guarantees, participations in loans and direct
loans, equal to one hundred percent of the
unimpaired subscribed capital, reserves and
surplus of the Bank.
stay of enforcement [ICSID]
suspension de la ejecucion (dellaudo)
steady state lending
nivel estable de prestamos
steam plant
central de vapor
steelmaking see open-hearth steelmaking
steepness (of a curve)
grado de inclinacion; pendiente (de una curva)
stemming-from benefit
beneficio derivado indirecto
A form of indirect benefit that accrues to
purchasers of project outputs that are themselves
intermediate products. The direct and indirect
value added generated in forward-linked
industries. For example, cotton that is produced by
an agricultural project and that would be used in
existing cotton gins having unused production
capacity might allow those gins to create
additional value added that would not exist
without the project. Stemming-from benefits
sometimes are calculated using specialized inputoutput multipliers. Would not normally exist
where project outputs are traded, since the same
stemming-from benefits could be had by
increasing imports of the intermediate product or
by diverting exports to local use.
step-down power station
estacion reductora
Power station where the outgoing power from the
transformers is at a lower voltage than the
incoming power.
step-down, step-up interest rates
tasas de interes crecientes
Interest rates which are below market rates in the
early period of the loan and above market rate in
the latter part of the loan.
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stepped tariff structure

estnu:tura tarifaria escalonada
step-up power station
estacion elevadora
stock see capital stock; closing stock; common
stock; corporate stocks; outstanding stocks; paidup stock; preferred stock; publicly traded stock;
registered stock; share; volatile stock; voting stock
stock accounting; stores accounting
contabilidad de existencias
stock carrying capacity [livestock]
capacidad de carga
stock corporation
sociedad anonima
stock dilution, watering; dilution
dilucion del capital (accionario)
The lessening of an ownership share's earnings
and assets equity, caused by the issue of more
ownership shares without corresponding increases
in earnings and assets.
stock dividend
stock exchange transaction
operacion bursatil
slants to these terms in certain circumstances, so

they may, on occasion, have slightly different
meanings.
stocking rate [livestoc.k]
tasa, densidad de carga; carga ganadera
The relative number of livestock per unit area for a
specific time.
stockpiling
acumulacion de existencias
stop and go growth
crecimiento intermitente
stopgap measure
medida temporal, de transicion; recurso
provisional
stop-go, stop and go policy
alternaneia rapida (de medidas) de expansion y
contraccion; politic a de avance intermitente
Action on the part of the government to curtail
aggregate demand due to, for example, a balance
of payments deficit, soon followed by action with
the opposite effect to ameliorate the rise in
unemployment caused by the first action.
storage dam
presa, represa de almacenamiento
stock ownership
cartera de acciones
store-of-value
reserva de valor
One of the functions of money in that it stores
wealth or value. An individual can sell a good or a
service and store the money until he needs
something and can then use the money to purchase
what he needs.
stock rights [IFC]

derecbos de suscripcion
stores accounting; stock accounting

contabilidad de existencias
stock watering see stock dilution
storm water drainage system

drenaje de aguas lIuvias, pluviales
stock option
opcion de compra de acciones
stock watering [livestock]

abrevado [ganado]
stockholders' equity; shareholders' equity; owners'
equity; equity; net worth
patrimonio; patrimonio neto; activo neto
The value of assets less liabilities of a corporation.
All the terms given here are generally
synonymous, but accountants tend to give different
straight bond
bono clasico, ordinario
Bond with unquestioned right to repayment of
principal at a specified future date, unquestioned
right to fixed interest payments on stated dates,
and no right to any additional interest, principal,
or conversion privilege.
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straight-line depreciation; depreciation on a
straight line
amortizacion (depredacion) lineal, constante,
de cuotas fijas
Assignment of the service cost of any item to the
benefits to be yielded by the item. In practice, a
period charge for depreciation is usually
substituted for a more exact measurement of
benefits yielded.
strip irrigation see border check irrigation

strip mining; open pit, open cast, open cut mining
[Chile]
strip of maturities
porcion de cada uno de los vencimientos de un
prestamo
A time portion of each of the maturities of a
multi-maturity loan.
strategic investors
inversionistas que se estimen adecuados,
apropiados; inversionistas estrategicos
Major investors who have a significant equity
investment in a company and, by virtue of their
specialized knowledge, play an active role in the
management of the company.
strip participation
participacion en cada uno de los vencimientos
(de un prestamo)
Participation in each of the maturities of a
multimaturity loan.
stratospheric ozone
ozono estratosferico
strip planting
plantacion en franjas
stream, to go on
entrar en produccion; iniciar (sus) actividades
stripping see asset stripping
streamed school
escuela organizada por secciooes
streamlined project procedure
procedimiento simplificado (para proyectos...)
A procedure adopted by IFC for more rapid review
of investment projects. Projects must be for less
than $25 million in loans or $10 million in equity,
have no novel features and must be to countries in
which IFC has invested in the last five years.
streamlining
agilizacion; simplificacion; racionalizacion
streams of costs and benefits
comentes, f1ujos de costos y beneficios
strength charge
cargo (apUcado) segUn la concentracion de los
contaminantes
Charge levied for water pollution. based on
concentration of pollutants in the water, rather
than on volume of wastewater discharged. Cf.
volumetric charge.
strip check irrigation see border check irrigation
strip cropping see alley cropping
stripping ratio [mining]

relacion de desmonte
Unit amount of spoil or waste that must be
removed to gain access to a similar unit amount of
ore or mineral material.
strong currency; hard currency
moneda fuerte
Structural Adjustment Facility (SAP) within the
Special Disbursement Account [IMP]
servicio financiero de ajuste estructural (SAE)
dentro del marco de la Cuenta Especial de
Desembolso
Facility created by the International Monetary
Fund in March 1986 to provide balance of
payments assistance on concessional terms to low
income developing countries. The resources will
consist of assets received in the Special
Disbursement Account as a result of the
termination of the Trust Fund.
structural adjustment lending - SAL
prestamos para (fines de) ajuste estructural
structural unemployment
desempleo estructural
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structural work
estl1lctura; obra gl1lesa
structured financing
financiamiento estl1lcturado
Financing using stl1lctured securities.
structured security
titulo, valor hibrido, estl1lcturado
Security that is a combination of derivatives and
standard cash securities, with its reimbursement
and risk terms structured according to the client's
needs.
subborrower
subprestatario
A smaller loan which is a part of a larger loan,
often one provided for onlending.
subcontract
subcontrato
subcontractor
subcontratista
subgrade [highways]
subrasante
stubble mulch farming

abonado con rastrojo
subirrigation; subsoil irrigation

riego subterraneo
student flow
movimiento, flujo de estudiantes, alumnos
subject matter [education]

materia; asignatura
student placement
orientacion
subject matter specialist - SMS [agricultural

extension]
tecnico especializado
student-teacher ratio - S1R; pupil-teacher ratio PTR; teacher-pupil ratio

relacion, coeficiente profesor-alumnos; alumnos
por profesor
subloan
subprestamo
A loan that has been onlent.
stumpage fee
canon, derecho por pie
submerged bridge
vado pavimentado; baden
stumpage price
precio por pie
submerged economy see parallel economy

subordinated debt see junior debt
stunting; nutritional dwarfing

enanismo nutricional; cortedad de talla;
crecimiento insuficiente
Being smaller than the standard height based on a
height-for-age formula, as developed by WHO.
Below minus two standard deviations from median
weight for height for age of reference population.
stylized fact
hecho estilizado, de oeurrencia frecuente;
generalizacion
A generalization about economic trends
extrapolated from data or an individual or group of
individual countries.
subordinated loan
prestamo subordinado
A loan where repayment is made subject to other
conditions being met, normally repayment of other
loans which are deemed to be "senior" (often
because they are secured).
subordinate lender
prestamista subordinado
Lender holding a subordinated loan.
subordination fee
cargo por subordinacion
A fee IFe receives because its debt is subordinated
to other debts.
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subproject
subproyecto
subscriber trunk dialing - sm
selection automatica intenlrbana
subsidiarity
subsidiariedad; complementariedad
Principle according to which the higher levels of
government should be as limited as possible and
should be subsidiaI)' to those of lower levels.
subsidiaI)' account
cuenta subsidiaria, aunliar
An account maintained in a separate record and
controlled by an account in the general ledger.
SubsidiaI)' Agreement [IBRO]
convenio de pristamo subsidiario
subsidiaI)' loan
pristamo subsidiario
subsistence allowance
dieta; viatico
subsistence economy
economia de subsistencia
subsistence farming
agricultura de subsistencia
subsoil irigation; subirrigation
riego 8ubterraneo
substantive law
dereeho sustantivo, de fondo
The major part of any legal system, concerned
with the legal rights attributed to and legal duties
imposed on particular legal persons in particular
circumstances. Includes both primaI)' or
antecedent rights.
substitution effect
efecto de sustitucion
The effect on the demand for a good of a change in
price of that good assuming real income is held
constant.
subtractability
posibilidad de extraccion
How much one user's consumption of a good or

service subtracts from the ability of others to
consume the good or service.
subtransmission line; secondary transmission line
linea de subtransmision, de transmision
secundaria
Transmission line in a subtransmission system, i.e.
one which supplies distribution substations from
bulk power sources, such as large transmission
substations or genemting stations.
subunderwriter [IFC]
subgarante [CFI)
success fee
comision por captacion de fondos
Fee paid that is proportional to amount of funds
obtained.
successful bidder
licit ante cuya oferta ha sido aceptada;
adjudicatario; licitante favorecido
summaty account
cuenta de resumen; cuenta de cierre
summaI)' of project information

sintesis informativa sobre un (el) proyeeto
SummaI)' Proceedings
Aetas Resumidas
summaI)' statement
estado resumido
sundty assets
activos varios
sundty cash accounts
cuentas diversas de caja
sundty liabilities
pasivos varios
sunk cost
costo no recurrente de capital, no reeuperable
A cost incurred in the past that cannot be retrieved
as a residual value from an earlier investment.
sunset clause
chiusuJa con fecha de expiracion
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superannuation
Jubilacion
superintendency (of banks)
superintendencia bancaria, de bancos
supetvision mission
million de supervision
supervisory grades
niveles, categorias de supervision; niveles
medios
supetvisorystaff
personal de supervision
supplemental letter, side letter
Supplemental Reserve against Losses on Loans
and from Currency Devaluations (Supplemental
Reserve)
Resenra Suplementaria para perdidas en
prestamos y por devaluaciones de monedas
(Kellenra Suplementaria)
A reserve established by the Bank in 1950, into
which the Bank maintained a policy of
automatically allocating all of its net income until
FY64. It was renamed General Resenre in FY76.
supplementary contributions [IDA]
aportaeiones suplementarias
supplier industry
industria auxiliar, abastecedora
supplier credit; supplier's credit
credito de proveedores
Export finance made available to the supplier of
the goods (as distinct from credits to the overseas
buyer under buyer's credits.
supply curve
cunra de la ofem
A graphical representation of the relationship
between the supply of a commodity and its price
(usually with price on the vertical axis and
quantity supplied measured along the horizontal
axis). The positive relationship between these two
variables is reflected by the fact that the supply
curve slopes upwards from left to right.
supply line; setvice; setvice line; connection

[electricity]
conexion de servicio
supply management
regulaeion de la ofem
supplypush factors
factores de rechazo (dellugar de origen)
relacionados con la oferta
Factors that encourage migrants to leave their own
country.
supply side economics
economia de la oferta, basada en la oferta
Economic policies and actions that will have
longterm benefits even though they may be
contractionary in the short-term. Supports the
theory that money injected anywhere into the
financial system expands the entire economy.
supply side politics
politica favorable a la economia de la oferta
Political point of view favoring supply side
economics.
supply system; delivery system
servieio); sistema, red de distribucion, de
reparto
support department [IBRD]
departamento de (servicios de) apoyo
support price
preeio de sosten, de apoyo, de sustentacion
surface course; wearing course [highways]
capa superficial, de rodadura
surface dressing [highways]
sellado superficial, de superficie; tratamiento
superficial
surface irrigation
riego superficial, de superficie
surface, road patching; spot improvement.
bacheo; reparacion de bacbes
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surfacing [highways]
revestimiento
[see also resurfacing]
surplus country
pais superavitario
surplus dividend
dividendo extraordinario
Dividend paid over and above statutorily required
dividend.
surplus on invisibles
supedvit de las transacciones invisibles
surrogate market
mercado sustitutivo
Similar markets to the target market that can be
used for study purposes. For example, in assessing
environmental damage, the property value of the
target and similar, surrogate markets can be
assessed to determine how much property values
have been reduced as a result of environmental
degradation.
survey
estudio; encuesta; levantamiento topogrMico
[see also reconnaissance survey; soil survey)
survey mission
mision de estudio
survey of resources
inventario de recursos
survival rate [education)
tasa de supervivencia escolar
The percentage of pupils enrolled in the first grade
who reach subsequent grades.
suspended matter
solidos en suspension
suspended particulate matter" SPM
partieulas en suspension
Particulate matter suspended in a fluid.
suspense account
euenta transitoria
A temporaty account for funds which have not yet
been identified.
sustainability
continuidad; mantenimiento; sostenibiIidad
sustainable development
desarrollo sostenible
Economic growth conducted in an environment"
ally responsible manner.
sustainable forestry
silvicultura sostenible; ordenacion forestal
sostenible
Forestry which aims at replacing trees that have
been cut down.
sustainable level of lending " SLL
nivel sostenible de prestamos
sustainable net national product - SNNP
producto nacional neto sostenible - PNNS
A measure of a country's economic perfonnance, it
differs from GNP and GDP in that investments to
maintain the integrity of the environment are
excluded from the computation as is income
generated from harvesting a resource stock over
and beyond its capacity to be replenished. It
therefore differs from GNP in that it can be used to
demonstrate to poJicymakers the monetaI)' value
(loss) associated with policies that allow
unsustainable use of a country's resources.
sustained growth
crecimiento (economico) sostenido
swap
swap; intercambio de monedas; crMito
reciproco [FMI]; operaciones de pase
[Argentina]
A spot purchase of foreign exchange (currency
swaps), fixed or floating rate funds (interest rate
swaps) or assets (asset swaps) with simultaneous
forward sale or vice versa. Pase financiero is an
Argentinian system, related to the swap system,
whereby persons or institutions making capital
investments are given an "exchange guarantee,"
which guarantees that the funds can be
reexchanged at a predetermined exchange rate on
a specific date.
[see also currency swap; debt~quity swap; debt"
for-health swaps; Global Swap Authority; interest
(rate) swap]
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swap, to [finance]
efectuar una operacion de swap, de intercambio
de monedas, de crMito reciproco
To carry out a swap transaction.
swap market
Mercado de swaps
[see also currency swap; interest (rate) swap]
sweat equity
aportacion en manu de obra propia
A share or interest in a building obtained as a
result of contributing labor to its construction
and/or maintenance.
swing producer
productor compensador, de compensacion
In oil production, a countl}' that varies its
production to ensure that a previously agreed
cartel price remains fixed. In practice, OPEC uses
Saudi Arabia as the swing producer to keep a
certain fixed price.
swing space
oficinas provisionales
Temporal}' space used to provide office space for
staff whose current offices are being remodeled or
demolished but for whom new office space is not
yet available.
switching equipment [telephone]
equipo de conmutacion
switching policies
poUticas de reasignaci6n de recursos
switching value [sensitivity analysis]
valor critico
The value that reverses the ranking of two alternative projects. For example, Farm A will produce
beef with high technology equipment and few
workers, while Farm B will consist of a
low-technology operation employing many farm
workers. Up to a weight of 1. 5 on income going to
the poor, Farm A has a higher rate of return.
However, if a weight greater than 1.5 is given,
Farm B will have a higher rate of return. The
switching value, therefore, is 1.5.
syndicate [banking]
consorcio (bancario, de financiamiento)
A group of bankers and/or brokers who underwrite
and distnbute a new issue of securities or a large
block of an outstanding issue. By extension, can
also refer to a group of banks or securities firms
who are involved in a Eurocredit or Eurobond
issue.
syndicate a loan, to
concertar un prestamo a traves de un consorcio
(bancario, de financiamiento)
To arrange for a loan using a syndicate.
syndicated loan
prestamo de un consorcio, concedido por un
consorcio
Loan made by a syndicate.
synfuel; synthetic fuel
combustible sintetico
Sysmin (= Special financing facility for ACP and
Sysmin (Servicio especial de financiamiento
para productos mineros de los paises ACP y
PTUM)
system load factor [electricity]
coeficiente de carga de la red
Systemic Transformation Facility [IMF]
servicio para la transformacion sistemica
Temporal}' facility to help member countries
facing balance of payment difficulties.
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take-up problems (of means-tested pension plans)

problemas de cobertura efectiva, de
incorporacion al plan, de participacion en el
plan
tailing pond
deposito de decantacion de residuos
Pond containing waste matter from metal ore
extraction.
tangible assets, property

bienes materiales, tangibles, corporeos
Material property that can be seen and touched as
opposed to intangible property such as a patent.
tailrace; spillway chute [hydroelectricity]

canal de descarga
tanker
buque cisterna; buque tanque; camion cisterna;
camion tanque
take a straight equity position, to

(hacer) inversiones en acciones comunes
Investment in a standard, low-risk security.
take-and-pay contract
contrato de compra contra entrega
A guarantee to buY an agreed amount of a product
or service provided it is delivered.
take-home pay
salario neto; remuneracion neta
taken over by
absorbido(a) por
take-off
arranque; despegue; impulso
[see also power take-oft]
take-or-pay agreement, contract
acuerdo, contrato firme de compra (sin derecbo
de rescision)
An unconditional guarantee to buy an agreed
amount of a product or service whether or not it is
delivered.
take-out agreement; buy-back agreement
acuerdo de recompra
takeover bid
oferta publica de compra - OPT
An offer to acquire a controlling interest in a
corporation.
take over, to
hacerse cargo; absorber; asumir
tap issue
emision continua
An issue of a security made available on an as
required basis. Used primarily in the British market, where the British Government issues Treasury
stock and seeks subscriptions. As the stock is
rarely fully subscribed, the remainder is sold to
Stock Exchange jobbers as demand requires.
target, to
orientar a grupos especificos; usar un enfoque
selectivo; etc.
target contract
contrato sobre la base de un presupuesto meta
target group
grupo beneficiario; grupo objeto de ; grupo
escogido (como meta); grupo previsto
target price
precio indicativo
target zone; reference zone
zona de referencia
A wide zone of exchange rates, perhaps plus or
minus 10 per cent, within which a currency can
freely move against other currencies. Suggested at
the New York Plaza Agreement at the Group of
Five meeting, 9/85 and proposed by the French
Treasury 2/86, as a way to reduce major currency
swings.
targeted beneficiaries
beneficiarios design ados, escogidos, especificos,
seleccionados
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targeted grant see categorical grant
targeted interventions
intervenciones dirigidas
targeted programs
programas focalizados, dirigidos a grupos
especificos
targeting
focalizaci6n
tariff
arancel; derecbo arancelario; derecbo de
aduana, de importacion; tarifa
[ see also also lifeline tarifl]
tariff barriers
barreras arancelarias
tariff escalation
progresividad arancelaria; escalada, a1za de
tarifas
tariff item
partida arancelaria
tariff jumping
elusion del pago de aranceles (mediante el
establecimiento de una empresa en el pais)
tariff line
rengl6n arancelario
The most disaggregated level of classification of
international trade flows. It is the production level
where the tariff is applied.
tariff negotiations, round
negociaciones arancelarias, sobre aranceles
tariff peak
cresta arancelaria
tariff position
partida arancelaria
tariff privatization
control empresarial del arancel
Situation where the main domestic producer in a
given market is also the main importer (or bas
very close links to the main foreign producer) and
is therefore able to shield itself from import
competition and obtain considerable profits by
controlling the volume of imports. All the revenue

thus obtained accrues the producer instead of the
government (in the form of tariffs).
tariff quota
cuota arancelaria; cupo, contingente
arancelario
Specified volume (quota) of imports ofa good for a
given period defining the application of different
rates of duty (tariffs), the lower are applying until
the specified volume is reached, the higher rate
thereafter.
tariff rates
tasas, derecbos arancelarios
tariff round, negotiations
negociaciones arancelarias, sobre aranceles
tariff schedule
arancel; tarifa [precios]
tariff wedges
diferencias arancelarias
Difference between the tariff at a particular stage
of processing and at the preceding stage.
tariffication
conversion en arancel
The conversion of quotas or other non tariff
barriers to tariffs.
tar sands
arenas impregnadas de brea; arenas asfMticas
task force
grupo de estudio; grupo de trabajo
tax see also benefit taxes; betterment levy, tax;
border taxes; business (profit) tax; capital gains
tax; cascade tax; corporate tax; delinquent taxes;
destination tax; earmarked tax; end use tax;
foreign tax credit; income tax; inflation tax;
interest equalization tax; investment tax credit;
land betterment tax; land tax; multiple stage tax;
net of taxes; origin tax; pay-as-you-earn; payroll
tax; poll tax; presumptive taxation; profits tax;
sales tax; schedular tax; shifting of tax; turnover
tax; value-added tax; withholding tax
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tax allowance
exencion tributaria; desgravacion; deduccion
Amount deducted from gross income to arrive at
taxable income.
tax amnesty
amnistia tributaria
tax arbitrage
arbitraje impositivo
tax assessment; assessment for tax
avaloo, tasacion para fines impositivos;
estimacion de la base impositiva
tax audit
auditoria impositiva, tributaria
tax avoidance
evitacion, elusion, evasion legal de impuestos
The. legal minimization of taxes due government
by application of tax planning devices.
tax base
base imponible
The amount that forms the basis for calculating a
taxpayers' liability. In income tax it is a person's
earnings while in property tax, the value of the
property.
tax bill, demand
Iiquidacion, notificacion de impuestos
A document sent to a taxpayer, telling himlher
how much s/he owes in taxes.
tax bracket
grupo, nivel, tramo impositivo
tax buoyancy
elasticidad tributaria global
Total elasticity of the tax system (built-in elasticity
plus elasticity due to discretionary changes in the
tax system). Measured by the annual mean growth
in receipts divided by the annual mean growth in
gross domestic product (GDP).
tax burden
carga impositiva, tributaria, fiscal; presion
fiscal
The actual effect of a tax. For example, the tax
burden of income tax falls on the income-earner;
however, the burden of indirect taxes such as sales
taxes is generally passed on to the consumer.
tax clearance
certificado de pago de impuestos
tax credit
descuento, credito impositivo, tributario
A 100% offset against tax liability.
tax deduction
deduccion tributaria, de impuestos
An expenditure that may legally be deducted from
taxable income by taxpayers
tax deferral
aplazamiento, diferimiento impositivo;
moratoria
tax demand, bill
liquidacion, notificacion de impuestos
tax effort
esfuerzo tributario
The total amount of tax due from a country, sector,
enterprise, etc.
tax elasticity
elasticidad del impuesto
tax evasion
evasion (iJegal) tributaria, fiscal, de impuestos
Avoidance of taxes by illegal means.
tax exemption
exeocion de impuestos
A specific sum that a taxpayer may deduct from
taxable income for him- or herself and for each
dependent. Also refers to certain kinds of income
not subject to tax such as social security payments,
monies received by certain diplomats, etc.
tax expenditures
gastos fisc ales
taxJGDP ratio
relacion impuestos-PIB
Ratio of tax receipts to gross domestic product.
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tax bandies
sujeros (potenciaies) del impuesto

The means by which the tax authorities can raise
(or lower) revenues through taxation. For example,
in an economy where income is typically derived
from self-employment and the wage income that
does exist is from small establishments, the
government has only a limited tax handle on
income compared with a modem economy where
earned income is largely in the form of wages and
salaries from large organizations.
tax-paying capacity
capacidad tributaria
tax performance ratio
relacion, coeficiente de recaudacion de

impuestos
tax ratio
relacion impuestos-ingresos; coeficiente

tributario
The ratio of income tax expense to net income
before taxes.
tax haven
paralso tributario
tax rebate
A country which offers permanent tax incentives

in order to attract multinational enterprises.
A partial refund to taxpayers of taxes already paid.
tax holiday
tax refund
tregua tributaria; exoneracion temporal

(parcial 0 total) de impuestos
Tax relief or exemption granted temporarily, e.g.
to encourage industrial development.
reembolso, devolucion, reintegro de impuestos
tax incentive
incentivo tributario
tax incidence analysis
analisis de la incidencia fiscal

Analysis of the redistributive effects of taxation.
desgravadon tributaria; reduccion de impuestos
tax relief
desgravacion fiscal
tax reference price [oil]
precio de referenda para fines tributarios
[petroleo]
An arbitrary posted price for hydrocarbons utilized
in a number of countries for the purpose of
calculating taxes and other payments due the State
from an operator.
tax liability
obligacion tributaria
tax return
tax loophole
declaracion de ingresos; declaracion de

impuestos
escapatoria, Jaguna tributaria; resquicio

tributario
tax sharing
participacion en los impuestos

tax mitigation
atenuacion, reduccion de los impuestos
The practice of a state or central government

levying a tax and sharing its proceeds with a local
government.
tax net
sujetos, bienes y actividades imponibles
tax shelter
tax office
impuesto ai, sobre el valor agregado, anadidoIVA
Any of a number of investments which generate

losses, usually due to noncash deductions such as
depreciation or depletion, or due to accelerated
payments which flow through to individual
taxpayers and can be used to offset other income,
thereby lowering the individual taxable income.
tax-paid cost - TPC
tax sparing
costo incluidos los impuestos
descuento del impuesto potencial
refugio tributario
oficina, direccion, administracion de impuestos
tax on value added; value added tax - VAT
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tax surcharge
recargo tributario; sobretasa
tax technology
teenicas de administracion tributaria
The tools used to administrate tax policy, e.g.
management information systems.
technical assistance loan - TAL

prestamo para asistencia tecnica
World Bank loan for technical assistance purposes.
technical assistant
funcionario de asistencia tecniea; asistente
teenieo
tax wedge
discrepancia impositiva
The difference between wages or labor income and
the same wages or income plus government taxes
on them. It is called a wedge because it is like a
wedge which the tax drives between the value of a
worker to the firm and the amount received by the
worker for working one more hour. A Bank
document defined it as "the difference between a
given (arbitrary) after-tax rate of return to an
individual investor and the pre-tax real rate of
return on investment that the firm would need to
generate in order to fund the investment."
technical background
formadon tccnica; preparadon tecnica
tax withholding
retencion del impuesto
technical package
conjunto de medidas practieas
tax write off

deduccion tributaria (por perdida, etc.)
teething problems
problemas initiales
tax yield
reeaudacion tributaria
temperate hardwood forest

bosque de especies frondosas
teacher-pupil ratio; pupil-teacher ratio - PTR;

student-teacher ratio - STR
relacion, coeficiente profesor-alumnos, alumnos
por profesor
temporary assets
activos transitorios
teacher's guide
guia del maestro; libro del maestro; manual del
instructor
teacher's kit
material pedagogico baisico
technical cooperation among developing countries

-TCDC
cooperation teeniea entre paises en desarrollo CTPD
technical-efficiency index - TEl
indice de eficiencia teenica
technical note
nota teeniea
temporary liabilities
pasivos transitorios
tender
oferta; propuesta
tender documents see bidding documents
tenure see land tenure; security oftenure
teaching aids
materiales didacticos; auxiliares de enseiianza
teaching load
earga docente
Technical Advisory Committee - T AC [CGIAR]
Comite Asesor Teenico - CAT
tenure [education]
permanencia (en el cargo)
term deposit
deposito a plazo
term financing
financiamiento a mediano 0 largo plazo
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tenn loan
pftstamo a mediano 0 largo plazo
test plot
lote, parcela de prueba
tenn sheet
hoja de plazos y condiciones
thematic team
grupo de expertos
Team of technical specialists working in a specific
area of the Bank's activities, which monitors
Bankwide activities in a specific area, e.g.
tenninate
terminar; dar por terminado; rescindir
[nomhramiento]
tennination
terminacion; rescision; cese de funciones;
despitio
tennination grant
indemnizacion por terminacion, rescision, cesc
de funciones, despido
tenns and conditions (of a contract)
condiciones
tenns ofreference [e.g. consultants]
terminos de referencia; mandato
tenns of reference [study]
terminos de referencia, parametros (de un
estudio)
tenns of trade
relacion, terminos de intercamhio
A relationship between the prices of exports and
the prices of imports. When the concept is not
further qualified, reference is being made to the
net barter terms of trade, which is the quotient
between an index of export prices and an index of
import prices.
[see also barter terms of trade; double factorial
tenns of trade; income terms of trade; single
factorial terms of trade]
tertiary (oil) recovery
recuperacion terciana
Enhanced recovery methods for the production of
crude oil or natural gas. It requires a means for
displacing oil from the reservoir rock, modifying
the properties of the fluids in the reservoir and/or
the reservoir rock to cause movement of crude oil
in an efficient manner, and providing the energy
and drive mechanism to force its flow to a
production well.
test check [accounting]
verificacion de prueba
theory of public choice

teoria de la eleccion social
Study of the problems involved in decision-making
by governments and the factors that influence their
decision-making.
thinktank
grupo de expertos
Third Window
Tercera Ventanilla
33-Commodity Aggregate Price Index [IBRD]
indice global de precios de JJ productos basicos
threshold countries
paises que se encuentran "en el umbral"
Countries on the threshold between IDA and
IBRD status or between IBRD and graduation
status.
threshold limit value - 1LV
concentracion maxima admisible
The maximum allowed amount of exposure to a
given hazard in a given time frame.
threshold price
precio umbral
through bill of lading
conocimiento de embarque directo
Bill of lading for cargo shipped between two
specified ports plus inland portion of transit.
throughput
volumen de material elaborado [manufacturo];
numero de estudiantes que pasan por el sistema
escolar [educacion]
[see also berth throughput]
through traffic
tr8fico en transito; tr8fico directo
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tied aid
ayuda condicionada, vinculada
time-of-use (TOU) rates [electricity tariffs]

tarifas segUn bora de consumo
tied currency
moneda vinculada
time overrun
demora respecto del plazo previsto
tied resources
recursos reservados (para un determinado
proyecto)
time pattern
pauta cronologica; cronologia
tight credit policy

politica de restriccion crediticia; politica
crediticia restrictiva
tightening of credit
restricciones crediticias; contraccion del credito
tight money
dinero escaso, caro
Contractionary monetary policy. In taking steps to
decrease the rate of growth of the money supply,
monetary authorities are said to be following a
tight money policy.
timber
madera; madera en pie
time-adjusted [project analysis]
actualizado a partir del segundo aDo
An accounting convention in which the first year
of an investment analysis is used solely for
investment and in which incremental benefits
appear only from year 2 or later.
time-based contract [consultants]
contrato por tiempo
A contract for consultants where payment is made
according to time expended.
time deposit
deposito a plazo, a termino
time frame
marco temporal, cronologico
time series
serle cronologica
time sharing [computers]
tiempo compartido; multipropiedad
time sheet
hoja de asistencia
time-slice loan
prestamo por etapas
Loan where the lender only finances the loan a
part of the time.
time underrun
adelanto respecto del plazo previsto
time value of money
valor temporal del dinero
An expression referring to the concept that values
received earlier are worth more than values
received
later.
The
concept
underlying
discounting.
times interest earned ratio see interest coverage
ratio - ICR
tinged cotton
algodon tintado
A discolored cotton graded between spotted and
stained cotton.
tissue culture
cultivo de tejidos
time lag
desfase (cronologico); retraso; intervalo
titling (land)
adjudication (de titulos de propiedad) de la
tierra
time limit [ICSID]

plazo
Tokyo Round Agreement

Acuerdo de la Ronda de Tokio
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tombstone
anuncio de emision efectuada; esquela
Advertisement which announces that a credit has
been arranged or a bond issue made.
ton of coal equivalent - tee
tonelada de equivalente en carbOn - tee
A common accounting unit used to define energy
usage. Actual definitions differ. The European
Communities, for example, define it as yielding 7
Gcal net calorific value while the United Kingdom
defines it as the average gross calorific of all
grades of coal and the UN as the gross calorific
value.
ton of oil equivalent - toe
tonelada de equivalente en petroleo - tep
A common accounting unit for energy usage.
Definitions differ. OECD/IEA define it as having a
net calorific value of 10 Gcal (= 41.9 GJ) while the
United Kingdom defines it as the weighted
average gross calorific value of all petroleum
products.
top-down (approach) [projects]
vertical
top dressing [agriculture]
abono, estercoladura, fertilizante de superficie
top-rated bank loan
prestamo bancario de primera categoria
top-up scheme; minimum pension guarantee
plan de jubilacion minima
System whereby the government brings up a
pension to a specified minimum level.
Toronto terms
condiciones de Toronto
Terms for debt relief (rescheduling for low-income
countries) agreed upon at the Group of Seven
meeting in Toronto in 1988.
total dissolved solids - IDS
total de solidos disueltos - tsd
Total weight of dissolved mineral constituents in
water per unit volume or weight of water in the
sample.
total external debt - EDT

deuda e:dema total
total factor productivity - TFP
productividad total de los facto res
A measurement of changes in outputs per unit of
all inputs combined.
total fertility rate - TFR
tasa de fecundidad total
The average number of children that would be
born live to a woman (or group of women) during
her lifetime if she were to pass through her
childbearing years conforming to the age-specific
fertility rates of a given year.
total loss cover
cobertura contra perdida total
Insurance against all losses.
Total Return Index [IFC]
indice de rendimiento total; indice de
rentabilidad total
Index devised by IFC to measure the US dollar
return on developing country equity markets,
taking into account both domestic price changes
and exchange rate fluctuations.
total suspended particulates - TSP
total de particulas en suspension
Any solid or liquid particles dispersed in the
atmosphere, such as dust, pollen, ash, soot, metals
and various chemicals.
total suspended solids - TSS
total de solidos en suspension
The amount of particulate matter suspended in a
water sample.
tracer study [education]
estudio de seguimiento de egresados
A follow-up study of students after they have left
school to see what they have become.
tradable [adj.]
comerciable; exportable 0 importable;
comercializable
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tradable [noun]
bien comerciable, comercializable, exportable 0
importable
A good that could be traded internationally in the
absence of restrictive trade policies. Depending on
national and world costs of production and
transport, tradables may be importables,
exportables or, in some cases, both.
trade-off
compensacion (de factores, de ventajas y
desventajas); ventaja relativa; solucion de
compromiso; transaccion; concesion reciproca;
disyuntiva; opcion; alternativa, etc.
tradable but nontraded (good, item); nontraded

tradable
bien comerciable no comerciado (etc.)
trade pattern
estructura, modalidad del comercio
tradable emissions permit

permiso negociable de contaminacion
Permit to emit a specified quantity of a pollutant.
Cf. emissions
This permit may be traded.
trading, bubble concept.
trade adjustment
ajuste del regimen comercial
Adjustment of terms of trade, e.g. by reducing
import tariffs.
trade adjustment loan
prestamo (para fines de) ajuste de la politica de
comercio exterior
Loan to assist a country in liberalization of its
trade policy.
trade balance; balance of trade; merchandise
balance
balanza comercial
The difference in a given time period between a
country's imports and exports of goods and
services valued in current monetary units.
trade coverage ratio
proporcion de importaciones sujetas a barreras
no arancelarias; tasa de importaciones
afectadas
The amount of imports affected by para-tariff,
price and volume control measures expressed as a
percentage of total imports of the same product
group.
trade cycle; business cycle
cicio economico; coyuntura
trade deficit
deficit comercial
trade organization
organizacion gremial, pat ronal
trade promotion
fomento, promocion del comercio
trade publication
publicacion especializada para determinada
industria, negocio 0 profesion
trade receivables
efectos de comercio por cobrar
trade-related investment measures - TRIMS
medidas en materia de inversiones relacionadas
con el comercio
traded goods
bienes comerciados, comercializados,
trading see block trading
trading currency
moneda de intercambio
trading partners
puses que mantienen relaciones comerciales
trading portfolio
cartera de inversiones a corto plazo
Portfolio of short-term investments. Cf. investment portfolio.
trading ticket [capital market]
orden de compra; orden de venta
Purchase/sales order for a security.
traffic-bearing capacity; load-bearing capacity
capacidad de trMico
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traffic count
cuenta, con teo, recuento de tratico
transfer payments
pagos de transferencia
train see block train; unit trains
transfer price
precio de transferencia
Price between a corporation and its subsidiary or
within a corporation (opposite of arm's lengtb
price).
trainability [EDI-World Bank]

susceptibilidad. posibilidad de capacitacion
trainee
persona que recibe adiestramiento; participante
en un curso 0 programa de capacitacion;
principiante
trainer
instructor
training see advanced training; higher training;
in-house training; in-service training; job-related
training; mobile training unit; multimedia training
module; on-the-job training; retail training;
retraining; skill training center; vocational
training; wholesale training
training and visit [T & V] system
sistema de capacitacion y visitas
System of agricultural extension which involves
training village-level workers so that they can,
through contact farmers, pass on new agricultural
techniques.
training production unit
unidad de capacitacion practica
trammel fishing
pesca con trasmallos
Type of fishing using a set net, where the fish
entangle themselves in net pockets, which are
made by the pushing movement of the fish through
the three - occasionally two - walls of the net.
tranching [loans]
reparticion en porciones, tramos
Division of a loan (specifically adjustment loans)
into several tranches. Release of tranches is
conditional on specific agreed actions being
carried out.
transfer charge caIl; collect call; reverse charge
call
lIamada de cobro revertido
transformation curve; production possibility curve

curva de transformacion; curva de posibilidades
de produccion
A graphic representation of the various output
combinations of two commodities which can be
produced from a given quantity of resources.
transient climate change
cambio climatico circunstancial
The path of realized climate change which takes
into account the lags in the climate system, as
opposed to equilibrium cbange.
translation (of currency)
traduccion de monedas; conversion contable de
monedas
Recording in accounts of assets (or liabilities) in
one currency when they are actually in another.
No actual exchange of funds takes place. The
World Bank and IFe, for example, translate all
their assets and liabilities into U.S. doIlar
amounts, regardless of the actual currency in
which they are denominated.
translation adjustment [accounting]
ajuste de traduccion (de monedas)
Adjustment in accounts to reflect movements in
the rate of exchange between the currency of the
accounts and the currency of the transaction.
transparency
diafanidad; transparencia
[see also fiscal transparency]
transterritorial; cross-border
transnacional; transterritorial fronterizo; a
veces: internacional
trashy farming
laboreo con abrigo vegetal
Tillage which leaves the major portion of crop
residues on the soil surface
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trawl fishing
pesca de arrastre
triage
triaje; seleccion
Treasury bill
pagare del Tesoro a corto plazo
Bill issued by U.S. Treasury with short maturity
(less than one year).
tribal peoples
pueblos tribales; poblaciones indigenas
Treasury bond
bono del Tesoro
Long-term (more than ten years) fixed coupon
paper issued by the Federal Reserve on behalf of
the U.S. Treasury.
Treasury note
pagare del Tesoro
A medium-term (normally from two to ten years)
coupon security issued by the U.S. Treasury.
treaty reinsurance
reaseguro contractual
Form of reinsurance, whereby an insurance
company shares a large number of risks with other
insurance companies.
tree cotton; Ceylon cotton; Siam cotton; China
cotton
algodon arboreo
tree crop
cultivo arboreo
tree farming
arboricultura
tree fodder
forraje arbOreo
tree mining; forest mining

extraccion excesiva de arboles
Clear-felling of large wooded areas.
tree tenure
tenencia comunitaria de bosques
Ownership of a wood, forest or other collection of
trees, usually by a group. The term is used in
social forestry.
trend rate
tasa tendencial
trickle-down effect
efecto de (la) filtracion; cborreo
The idea that stimulants applied to a lagging
economy are best given to business to induce
economic growth that will benefit citizens directly
rather than being given directly to consumers to
spur purchasing power.
trickle irrigation see drip irrigation
trigger clause
chiusula de revision, de activacion
Clause in mRO loan agreement requiring review
after a certain number of years to determine
whether changes in the country's economic
condition warrant harder or softer loans.
trigger date [IBRO)
fecha de activacion
Date on which a loan is placed in nonaccrual
status. This is normally when service payments
are overdue by more than six months.
Trigger Price Mechanism - TPM [US]
mecanismo de predos de intenrencion
System set up by the US to prevent unfair
competition for steel imports. Costs of production
in the world's lowest cost producer, Japan, would
be determined and publicly announced. These
would be the trigger prices. 1fthe price charged for
an import shipment were below the trigger price,
the US Government would launch an antidumping
investigation against the foreign supplier.
Trinidad terms
condiciones de Trinidad
Terms for debt relief to replace the Toronto
terms, proposed by the United Kingdom at a
conference in Trinidad. They propose writing off
$18 billion of the debt of the world's nineteen
poorest countries (mainly Sub-Saharan African
countries plus Bolivia and Guyana), extending
repayment periods to 25 years and capitalizing
interest.
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triple superphosphate - TSP [fertilizer]
superfosfato triple
A commercial fertilizer which contains 2.5 to 3
times as much available phosphoric acid as
superphosphate. The phosphate rock is treated
with phosphoric acid and, in the manufacturing
process, the gypsum is removed.
tropical cattle unit - TeU; tropical animal unitTAU; tropical livestock unit - TLU
unidad de ganado tropical
A standard unit of measurement, equivalent to 250
kg, the weight of a standard cow, for calculating
the impact of animals on the land.
tropical rain forest
bosque (humedo) tropical; selva (pluvial)
tropical
[see also rain forest]
truCking industry
industria del transporte por carretera
true lease
contrato de arrendamiento verdadero
Lease where the lessee bas no right to a share of
the proceeds of the sale of the leased asset to third
parties at the end of the non-<.:ancelable lease
period and no bargain renewal option.
true to type variety; pure variety [agriculture]
variedad pura
A variety which is like the parental type, without
change.
trunk infrastructnre
infraestructura primaria
trunk network
red interurbana
trunk roads
carreteras troncales, principales
trunk sewer
alcantarilla colectora, maestra
trust fund
fondo fiduciario; fideicomiso
Trustee [GEF]
Depositario
tubewell
pozo entubado
Strictly speaking a circular well consisting of tubes
or pipes bored into the ground but often used
synonymously with drilled well.
tuition fees
derechos de matncula
turnaround (time)
tiempo de rotacion, del viaje de ida y welta;
tiempo necesario para un servicio
turnkey contract, project
contrato, proyecto lIave en mano
A contract where a firm will undertake all the
activities to deliver a complete project, including
the provision of professional services, the supply of
goods and civil works construction.
turnover
movimiento; rotacion; volumen de negocios
[see also inventory turnover]
turnover tax
impuesto sobre el volumen, la cifra de negocios
twenty equivalent units - TEU [containers]
unidades de 20 pies (de contenedores) - TEU
Standard unit for counting (equivalent) containers
of various dimensions.
twinning arrangements
acuerdos de "hermanamiento"
Arrangement whereby two organizations (or a
group of organizations) work jointly on a project.
In the Bank, it is generally used to refer to a
situation where an organization (or a group of
organizations) from an industrial country works
with an organization (or a group of organizations)
from a developing country, providing assistance as'
well as being involved in the project.
two digit inflation; double digit inflation
(tasa de) inRacion de dos digitos, de 10% 0 mas
two-envelope procedure [consultants]
procedimiento de dOl sobres
A procedure for selecting bids whereby each
bidder is required to submit simultaneously his
qualifications in one envelope and his bid in a
second.
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twogap model
modelo de las dos brecbas
A mathematical model of the economy of a
country using twogap analysis, i.e. adjustments in
accumulation and trade in response to a unit
change in the available supply of foreign
resources.
2% currency [IBRDJ
monto del 2%
The portion of capital subscriptions payable in US
dollars.
twostage, twostep procedure [IBRDJ
tratamiento por separado; procedimientos
separados
Procedure whereby technical and financial
proposals are submitted and evaluated separately.
twotier market
mercado de dos niveles
An exchange rate regime which normally insulates
a country from the balance of payments effects of
capital flows while it maintains a stable exchange
rate for current account transactions. Capital
transactions are normally required to pass through
a "financial" market while current transactions go
through an "official" market, though other
arrangements are possible. Examples are found in
Belgium and the United Kingdom, though France
and Italy have experimented with such systems.
twotier meeting
reunion en dos niveles
Meeting arranged for public officials, where one
meeting is for toplevel officials and another,
overlapping meeting, for middle-level officials.
two-track development
dos ritmos, trayectorias de desarrollo
Development where one group develops at a much
faster rate than another, e.g. the Asian countries
develop more rapidly than Latin America and SubSaharan Africa.
two-year trigger rule
regia de los dos alios
Rule whereby provisions are made against
countries placed by the Bank in Donaccroal status
that do not resume loan payments within two
years.
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-uUHF link [telecommunications]

enlace UHF, en frecuencia ultraalta
ultimate model
modelo emaustivo
A model which contains all the information
needed for its operation.
ultimate recoverable reserves - URR
reservas recuperables definitivas - RRD
The total amount of oil and gas recovered and
believed to be recoverable from both discovered
and undiscovered reservoirs, in the light of
probable improvements in technology and based
on a geological evaluation of a particular area or
territory.
ultra low volume (ULV) spraying
meiado de muy bajo volumen
umbrella (agreement)
acuerdo global; a veces: acuerdo marco
Agreement whereby MIGA and a member
government provide the framework for MIGA's
cooperation with the public and private insurers of
that member.
umbrella project
proyecto que sirve de marco para otros;
proyecto global
A UNDP project under which an allocation from a
country's indicative planning figures funding is
provided for a specific period of time to finance a
flexible package of preinvestment studies or other
technical assistance activities, all of which may
not be identified before approval by UNDP.
umpire [legal]
arbitro dirimente
unaccounted [e.g. water, electricity]
no contabilizado; perdido
unallocatable expenditure
gasto no asignable
unappropriated (earned) surplus

utilidades no distribuidas y no asignadas
That part of retained earnings which has not been
transferred to a subordinate account or otherwise
earmarked for any specific purpose, thus
remaining available for the absorption of
dividends.
unbundling
desagregacion; desglose; descomposicion
unbundling of financial risks
desagregacion, separacion de riesgos
financieros
The separation and separate evaluation of financial
risks.
uncalled capital
capital suscrito y no desembolsado
The amount of capital by which the total capital
authorized by the stockholders exceeds the paid-up
capital.
uncovered interest rate parity model
modelo de paridad de los tipos de interes sin
cobertura
underaccruals
suma, diferencia por la cuallas cantidades
devengadas son inferiores a las previstas
undercapitalized
subcapitalizado
undercollection [taxation]
deficiencia de reeaudacion
underemployment
subempleo; subocupacion
undergraduate
estudiante (que no ba recibido el primer titulo
universitario)
undergraduate studies
estudios universitarios para obtener el primer
titulo
underground economy see parallel economy
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underinvestment
subinversion; inversion insuficiente
underwriting costs
costos de garantia de emision
underinsurance
infraseguro
Failure to maintain adequate coverage for a
specific loss or damage.
underwriting syndicate
consorcio garante
undeveloped plot
lote sin semcios, no urbanizado
underinvoicing of exports
subfactoracion de exportaciones; subvaloracion
de las factoras de exportacion
undrawn balance
saldo no utilizado
underleveraged
con bajo coeficiente de endeudamiento
undrawn borrowings
emprestitos pendientes de utilizacion
underlying costs
costos implicitos
unearned income
ingreso(s) no proveniente(s) del trabajo; a veces:
ingreso(s) no salarial(es)
underlying inflation
inflacion subyacente
undernourished
desnutrido
undernutrition
desnutricioo
underprivileged
desfavorecido; margin ado
underrun cost
costos ioferiores a los previstos; infracostos
underwriter [securities]
suscriptor; asegurador; garante
The middleman for selling and distributing
securities to investors or the public.
unearned interest
intereses cobrados antieipadamente
Interest on a loan that has already been collected
but has not yet been earned because the principal
has not been outstanding long enough.
uneconomic production
produccion antieconomica
unemployment compensation, benefit
seguro de desempleo
unfunded interest
interes no financiado
unfunded liabilities
obligaciones sin financiamiento previsto
Any short-term liabilities as opposed to long-term
obligations such as bonds.
underwriting see also equity underwriting

underwriting authority [MIGA]
autoridad emisora
The President or any official or officials of MIGA
designated by the President to make the decision
on the issuance of a guarantee and on related
matters.
underwriting commitment [IFC]
operacion de garantia de emision
unfunded system [insurance; social security}

sistema finaneiado con aportaciones
unified cross rates
tipos de cambio concord antes
uniform votes [ffiRD]
votos bisicos mu votos de adhesion
Basic votes plus votes derived from membership
shares.
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unimpaired capital
capitallibre de gravamenes
Capital which has no liens against it. MIGA's
unimpaired capital is used as a basis for
calculating its guarantee capacity.
unit activity (crop) budget
presupuesto por unidad de actividad
In farm investment analysis, a farm budget based
on an easily segregated activity such as planting a
single hectare of a crop or raising a particular
group of animals. It is difficult to prepare a unit
activity budget on a with and without basis; rather,
it is generally prepared on an incremental basis,
with all costs and all benefits included at the
incremental value. For both financial analysis and
economic analysis, this means that for some
elements the opportunity cost must be estimated
directly, often especially difficult for land and for
family labor. As a result, unit activity budgets are
most appropriate in project analyses where the
opportunity cost of land and family labor can be
taken to be zero.
unit budget envelope
presupuesto (de una unidad del Banco)
The budget for a specific unit in the Bank.
unit cost
costo unitario; precio unitario
unit(ary) elasticity
elasticidad igual a la unidad
A schedule in which the coefficient of elasticity is
1, that is, a change of x percent in the price will
cause a change of x percent in the quantity
demanded or supplied.
unit-managed costs
costos, gastos descentralizados
Costs which are the responsibility, for budgetary
purposes, of individual units, as opposed to those
that are centrally-managed.
unit of account - UA
unidad de cuenta
An artificial concept designed to provide a
consistent reference value against varying
exchange rates, e.g. European Currency Unit,
Special Drawing Rights
unit of output
unidad de produccion
unit price contract; admeasurement contract;
remeasurement contract
contrato a, de precio(s) unitario{s)
A contract based on unit prices. Includes a bill of
quantities, which is a statement of all the items of
work included in the contract together with the
estimated quantity of each item. See bill of
quantities contract, schedule of rates contract.
unit trains
trenes unidades
A complete train loaded with one product or
material (such as coal) that is shipped from one
specific point to another on a closely scheduled
and controlled basis.
unit trust see open end (investment) fund
unit value
valor unitario
unit value export index
indice del valor unitario de las exportaciones
An index of the exports for the developing
countries and the industrial market economies
based on amount and value of total exports,
calculated on an annual basis. Used to show
changes over a period of time.
unlocated worker
trabajador ambulante
Worker not employed in one place.
unorganized worker
trabajador no sindicado
unpeg (a rate), to
desvincular (el tipo)
unrealized gains
ganancias no realizadas
Profits that have not become actual. The gains are
realized when the security or other instrument on
which there has been a gain is sold for a profit.
unregulated housing
(construction de) viviendas no sujeta(s) a
reglamentaciones
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unreleased funds
fondos no disponibles para prestamos
untied aid
ayuda no condicionada, desvinculada
unrequited transfer
transferencia sin contrapartida [cuentas
nacionales]; transferencia unilateral [balanza
de pagos]
Transfer of income that does not a involve a quid
pro quo and which is non-contractual in character,
for example, direct taxes, social security benefits
and contributions, social assistance grants and
grants between governments to finance the
military or other consumption expenditure or
budgetary deficit of a government.
untying of aid
desvinculacion de la ayuda
unrestricted currency
moneda de libre uso
The portion of capital subscriptions paid in gold or
US dollars and freely usable by IBRD in its
lending operations.
upland cotton; hairy cotton

algodon upland; algodon americano; aJgodon
velloso
unrestricted subscription [IDA]

suscripcion no sujeta a restricciones
unseasoned investment
inversion que no ba alcanzado su pleno
rendimiento
An investment that is not yet fully producing.
unsecured (note, loan, etc.)
sin garantia; no garantizado
unskilled labor
mano de obra no calificada
unsmoothed data
datos antes del amilisis de regresion
Data which has not been subject to regression
analysis.
unspent credit balance
saldo acreedor no utilizado
unsubdivided plot
terreno no parcelado
unsuccessful bid
oferta no favorecida (con la adjudicacion)
untapped resources
recursos inexplotados
upgrade, to [oil]
refinar
upgrading of skills
perfeccionamiento
upkeep costs
gastos de mantenimiento, consen-acion
upland crops
cultivos de montana, de tierras altas
upland rice; mountain rice; highland rice
arroz de montana, de tierras altas, de secano
uploading [computers]
transferencia bacia el sistema principal
upper secondary education
educacion secundaria de cicio superior
upstream innovations; research-push innovations
innovaciones inducidas por la investigacion
upstream process
primeros procesos
upswing
movimiento ascendente; fase ascendente, de
expansion
upturn (economic)
cambio favorable de la coyuntura; iniciacion de
la fase ascendente; recuperacion; reactivacion
upward trend
tendencia alcista, ascendente
233
urbanization economies
economias de urbanizacion
Economies of scale external to both individual
firms and industries. They reflect the sum of
private and public investments in specific
locations, as well as the pools of labor and capital
and financial, legal and public services.
urban sprawl
crecimiento urbano (no planificado)
urban sprinkling
proliferacion de asentamientos urbanos
Development of small but swiftly growing urban
areas in a generally undeveloped region.
Uruguay Round [GATf]
Ronda Uruguay
useful life
vida util
useful farm space - UFS
superficie agricola util

The total area of a farm less the woods and
nonagricultural area.
user friendly
de usofacil
utilities
(empresas de) servicios publicos

[see also public utilities]
utility function see welfare function
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- V-
vaccination yard
corral de vacunacion
valuable consideration
a titulo oneroso
A right, interest, profit or benefit accruing to one
party or some forebearance, detriment, loss or
responsibility given, suffered or undertaken by the
other. See consideration.
valuations for customs purposes
aforo; valoracion aduanera
valuable consideration, for; for a consideration
a titulo oneroso
value-added tax - VAT; tax on value added
impuesto ai, sobre el valor agregado, anadido IVA
value based accounting see current cost (value)
accounting
value date
fecha de valor
The calendar date on which a transaction takes
place.
value engineering
anaIisis, ingenieria del valor
An objective appraisal of all the elements of the
design, construction, procurement, installation and
maintenance of equipment, including the
specifications, to achieve the necessary functions,
maintainability and reliability at the lowest cost. It
entails a detailed review of product designs and
specifications, placing a total dollar value on the
costs of production and maintenance and relating
these costs to the functional value of each part and
assembly.
value for money
optimizacion de los recursos
value recovery clause

chiusula de recuperacion economica
In debt rescheduling agreement, clause which
states that if economic conditions improve beyond
a predefined threshold, creditors will be entitled to
increased reimbursement.
variety trial
pmeba, ensayo de variedad(es)
vault toilet
letrina de pozo negro
Vectorborne disease
enfermedad de transmision vectorial
vehicle currency
moneda "vehiculo"
Currency used in a swap or similar transaction,
even though it may not be the target currency.
ventilated improved pit (VIP) latrine; VIP latrine
letrina de pozo mejorada con ventilacion
A pit latrine (i.e. a latrine consisting of a pit, a
squatting plate (or seat and riser) and foundation,
and a superstructure) where the pit is slightly
offset to make room for an external vent pipe,
painted black and located on the sunny side of the
latrine superstructure so that the air in the vent
pipe will heat up and create an updraft with a
corresponding down draft through the squatting
plate.
venture [IFCJ
operacion
venture capital see risk capital
venture capital company
compaiiia de capital de riesgo
Company specializing in providing venture
capital finance.
vertical cofinancing
cofinanciamiento vertical
vertical equity
equidad vertical
Distributing the tax burden among the nonpoor in
line with their ability to pay.
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vetiver
vetiver
Type of fodder grass, common in Africa.
used for erosion control.
vocational guidance
orientation profesional
Also
VHF link [telecommunications]

enlace VHF, en frecuencia muy alta
village extension worker - YEW
agente de extension de poblado - AEP
The same as a village level worker.
village level operation and maintenance (VLOM)
pump
bomba de operation y mantenimiento a nivel
del poblado - BOMPO
Pump for use in small villages. It is used in areas
where there is no power so it is a hand pump and
must be maintained by villagers with no
mechanical skills. It must also be cheap.
village level worker - VLW
trabajador a nivel de poblado
A worker with comparatively low-level education
who has received training in production methods
which he disseminates through selected fanners
and others who adopt the new methods and
compare the results with that part of their fields
cultivated by normal practices.
village woodlot
bosque comunal
VIP latrine; ventilated improved pit (VIP) latrine

letrina de pozo mejorada con ventilation
A pit latrine (i.e. a latrine consisting of a pit, a
squatting plate (or seat and riser) and foundation,
and a superstructure) where the pit is slightly
offset to make room for an external vent pipe,
painted black and located on the sunny side of the
latrine superstructure so that the air in the vent
pipe will heat up and create an updraft with a
corresponding down draft through the squatting
plate.
vital statistics
estadisticas del estado civil, vitales
vitamin deficiency
avitaminosis
vocational training
formacion profesional
voice mechanism
mecanismo de participacion
Procedures to allow users to comment on the
volume or quality of a service. In public sector
management, these include dissemination of
information about services, periodic evaluation,
complaints procedures, participation of public
representatives in decision-making or regulatory
bodies and legal action by consumer action groups.
This concept was developed by Albert Hirschman
in Exit. Voice and Loyalty and adapted by Samuel
Paul to the issue of accountability.
volatile capital
capital fugaz, inestable
volatile organic compounds - VOC
compuestos organicos volatiles
Organic compounds which are
producing photo-chemical oxidants
driven reactions in the presence
oxides. Include emissions such as
vapor emissions.
capable of
by sunlightof nitrogen
hydrocarbon
volatile stock
actiones de valor inestable
A stock that changes in a manner inconsistent
with changes in the rest of the market.
volatility
inestabilidad
volatility ratio [stocks]
relacion, coefitiente de inestabilidad
The ratio by which overall changes in the stock
market influence changes in a specific stock.
volume driven program
programa cuya magnitud depende del volumen
de actividad
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volumetric charge
cargo (aplicado) seglin volumen de descarga
Charge levied for water pollution, based on
volume of wastewater discharged rather than on
concentration of pollutants in the water. Cf.
strength charge.
voluntary export restraints - VER
Iimitacion voluntaria de las exportaciones
An agreement by a country not to export certain
goods to another country or to limit those exports
to prevent them from gaining too large a share of
the domestic market.
voluntary lending; spontaneous lending
prestamos voluntarios
Lending that is made willingly, as opposed to
lending where the lender has some sort of obligation to lend or else the borrower will not reimburse
previous loans.
voluntary restraints (on trade)
limitacion voluntaria (del comercio)
vote without meeting
votacion sin convocar a reunion
voting power
derechos de voto
voting right
derecho de voto
voting stock
acciones que confieren derecho de voto
voucher privatization
privatizacioo mediante cupones
Method of privatization used primarily in the
former Soviet Union whereby, prior to
privatization, vouchers are distributed to eligible
parties (e.g. employees, local residents). Voucherholders exchange their vouchers for stock in the
corporation, shares in an investment fund (which
invests in one or more corporations to be
privatized) or sell them on the open market for
cash.
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-wwage agreement
convenio salarial
wage restraint
restriccion, austeridad salarial
waive, to
renunciar (a un derecho); dispensar, eximir (de
una obligacion)
wage bill
costos salariales; masa salarial
waiver
renuncia (a un derecho); dispensa, exencion (de
una obligacion); a veces: exendon parcial
wage claim
reivindicacion, reclamacion salarial
waiver (of a right) [ICSID]

renuncia
wage control
ordenacion, regulacion salarial
waiver (of immunity) [ICSID]

renunda
wage costs
costos salariales
war and civil disturbance [MIGA]

guerra y disturbios civiles
One of the MIGA covered risks. Defined as "any
military action or civil disturbance in any territory
of the host country to which the Convention shall
be applicable as provided in Article 66." Cf. riot
and civil commotion.
wage drift
desviacion de los salarios
An increase in the effective rate of pay per unit of
labor input by arrangements that lie outside the
control of the recognized procedures for
scheduling rates. In practice this is frequently
interpreted to mean a rise in standard weekly
earnings in excess of the rise in nationally
negotiated wage rates.
wage goods
bienes salariales
Goods normally bought out of current salary.
wage pressure
presion de los salarios
wage-price indexing
vinculacion de los salarios con los precios
System whereby wage and salary increases are
indexed to price increases.
wage-price spiral
espiral salarios-precios
wage pull inflation
innacion producida por los salarios
wage rate
salario
warehousing (of financial assets)

inmovilizacion de activos
Keeping financial assets in an investment for
purposes other than making an immediate
profitable investment. IFC does this to encourage
other investors to invest in the project, while
commercial banks are doing it with developing
country assets in order to keep a presence in the
country concerned.
warning signal
seilal de a1erta, de prevencion
warrant [finance]
certificado para la compra de acciones, bonos
Option to purchase ordinary share or bond of a
particular company, usually purchased by
bondholder wanting to participate in profit
growth of that company. Often attached to new
bond issue as inducement for investors to take up
the bond.
warrant bond
bono con certificado
Bond with warrant attached. This may be a bond
with bond warrant or a bond with equity
warrant.
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wastage; waste [education)
volumen, tasa de desercion
waterlogging
anegamiento
waste; loss in weight [commerce]

desperdicio; perdida
waterman see ditch rider
waste disposal
eliminacion de desechos
wastewater
ago as residuales, de desecho, servidas, negras
water balance
balance hid rico
Balance of input and output of water within a
given defined hydrological area such as a basin,
lake, etc., taking into account net changes of
storage.
water-based disease
enfermedad con base en el agoa
Disease where a necessary part of the life cycle of
the infecting agent takes place in an aquatic
animal. Includes urinary schistosomiasis and
dracunculosis.
waterborne disease
enfermedad transmitida por el agoa
Disease where water acts only as a passive vehicle
for the infecting agent. Includes cholera. typhoid
and infectious hepatitis.
water management
ordenacion de las agoas
waterspreading
distribucion de agoas
Diverting water from gullies onto cultivated fields
for irrigation purposes.
water supply
abastecimiento, suministro de agoa
enfermedad vinculada con la falta de higiene
Disease caused by lack of water, poor personal
hygiene and lack of proper human waste disposal.
Includes scabies, skin sepsis, yaws, leprosy,
trachoma and conjunctivitis.
watering see stock watering
watering place
agoadajagoadero;abrevadero
watershed management
ordenacion de cuencas hidrograificas. de
vertientes
waterborne sewage system

alcantarillado de arrastre hidraulico
waterway
via navegable
water charges
tarifas de agoa
ways and means

medios y arbitrios
water control
regolacion de Oas) agoas
weaning foods
a1imentos para el periodo de destete
Foods for weaning babies.
water emuent charges

cargo por contaminacion del agoa
Charges to users for polluting water.
wear and tear (fair)

desgaste (normal 0 natural)
water engineer
ingeniero hidrologo, hidraulico
wearing course; surface course [highways1

water harvesting
aprovechamiento de agoas
Directing runoff from a broad area by earth or
stone bunds and canals onto smaller areas growing
crops or trees.
weighbridge
puente-bascula
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weighted average
media ponderada; promedio ponderado
The minimum structure for sanitaIy facilities on a

lot.
weighted average tariff rate - W ATR

tasa arancelaria media ponderada
The average of all tariffs paid on imported goods
and all subsidies paid on exported goods, each
weighted by the proportion that the good
represents in the value of total trade of the country.
wet gas
gas humedo
Natural gas containing liquid hydrocarbons in
solution, which may be removed by a reduction of
temperature and pressure or by a relatively simple
extraction process.
weighted voting system

sistema de votacion ponderada
wetlands
tierras humedas
Estuaries, lakes, mangroves, marshes and swamps.
welfare costs of protectionism

costos economicos del proteccionismo
Amount of money that exporters would need to
receive to be as well off with protectionism against
them in industrial countries as they would be
without protectionism against them.
welfare economy
economia del bienestar
welfare function; utility function
funcion bienestar; funcion utilidad
For an individual, the relationship between his
level of wellbeing, welfare or utility and the things
that contribute to it. For society, the relationship
between the welfare of society as a whole and all
the variables affecting the state of the economy
and quality of life.
welfare State
Estado benefactor, providente
welfare payments
subsidios de asistencia social
'vellhead
boca de(l) pozo; cabeza de(l) pozo
wellhead price
precio en la boca, en la cabeza del pozo
The price paid at the wellhead for gas or oil
produced.
West Indian cotton; Sea Island cotton; Egyptian
algodon de las Indias Occidentales; algodon de
Barbados; algodon egipcio
wetcore
instalacion sanitaria minima
wet process [cement manufacture]

elaboracion, fabricacion por via hUrneda
Process of manufacturing cement used when the
raw material contains a quantity of water. It is
mixed in water and the paste obtained is treated.
See also dry and semidry process.
wharfage; wharfage charges; dockage; quayage
muelJaje
wheeling
servicio de transmision
Energy transported by an intervening party
between a supplier and a receiver.
wheeling charge
cargo por transmision
Charges levied by an intennediary who allows the
producer to use his equipment to transmit
electricity to the consumer.
whole farm budget
presupuesto global de la explotacion agricola
A budget for activities on a farm.
whole farm development
desarrollo integral de la explotacion agricola
wholesale banking
transacciones entre grandes bancos y entre
estos y otras instituciones financieras;
transacciones interbancarias
1. Large-scale dealings in money deposits
centered in the closely-interrelated group of
money markets which have developed strongly
since the mid-1960s.
2. Banking facilities offering a limited number
of services to select clients (generally large
corporations). See retail banking.
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wholesale mechanism; wholesaling
mecanismo de pdstamos a intermediarios
Bank procedure whereby loans are made to an
intermediary, which in tum onlends them to the
beneficiaries.
wholesale training
capacitacion, formacion de instroctores
Training trainers for subsequent training.
wholly owned subsidiary
subsidiaria en propiedad absoluta
The amount consumers are prepared to pay for a

final good or service. An estimate of the value in
use.
wind pump
bomba eolica
windbreak
(plantacion) cortavientos; barrera contra
vientos
windfall profit
utilidad imprevista, euraordinaria
widening see capital widening

wildcat (drilling)
perforacion exploratoria
Exploratory drilling for oil and/or gas on a
geologic feature not yet proven to be productive, in
an unproven territory or in a zone that has never
produced or is not known to productive in the
general area.
wildcat well
pozo exploratorio
wild flooding
riego por desbordamiento natural
Method of irrigation which consists of spilling
water at frequent intervals from a grade ditch
constructed along the high edge of a sloping field.
The water is allowed to flow freely down the slope,
irrigating the soils the water moves across.
Interceptor ditches are placed at intervals down the
slopes to collect the water. Used primarily for
irrigating low-income crops un steep lands where
uniformity of water distribution is not a major
consideration.
wildland management area - WMA
zonas siIvestres administradas
Area where wildlands are protected and managed
to retain a relatively unmodified state.
wildland management unit - WMU
zona silvestre protegida
window [computers]
ventana
window (in a market)
resquicio
Short-lived opportunity to issue securities that
may be taken up by any of a significant number of
highly rated borrowers.
[see also discount window; Third Window]
window dressing
alteracion del balance; manipulacion de la
contabilidad (para aparentar una mejor
situacion)
Financial actions such as stock market trading,
whose purpose is to make a corporation's financial
situation seem better than it really is, just before
the publication of a balance sheet or other
financial statement.
window guidance [central bank]
restriccion oficiosa del credito
Unofficial control of interest rates by central bank.
"with-and-without" test [projects]
proeba, metodo de "con y sin"
A test of the net benefit with and without the
project.
withholding tax
impuesto retenido en la fuente
wildlands
zonas silvestres
women in development - WID

participacion de la mujer en el proceso de
desarrollo
willingness to pay - WTP

voluntad de pagar; disposicion para pagar
woodfuel
lena; combustible de biomasa lenosa
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word processor
operador(a) de tratamiento de tenos; maquina
de tratamiento de tenos
workers' remittances
remesas de los trabajadores (emigrados t
expatriados)
working account
cuenta de explotacion
A normal revenue and expense account.
working age population
poblacion en edad de trabajar
working agreement
acuerdo provisional (para facilitar ulteriores
labores)
working capital
capital de trabajot de explotacion
The capital necessary to purchase goods and
services that are used for the production activities
of an enterprise and that are turned over during
the production cycle.
[see also noncash working capital]
working capital loan
prestamo para capital de trabajo; credito de
avio
working capital ratio see current ratio
working capital statement see statement of
changes in financial position
working funds
fondos de explotacion
working interest [oils, minerals]
participacion del concesionario; interes
economico directo
The fractional interest of the lessee of a tract of
land in the production of crude oil and gas from
the tract. Costs are borne at the same rate as the
interest held.
working population
poblacion activa
working ratio
coeficiente de explotacion
Cash working expenses divided by operating
revenues, expressed as a percentage.
working table; performance chart; management
chart
diagram at grafico de situacion
workmen's compensation
indemnizacion por accidentes de trabajo
workout [financial]
reestructuracion financiera
Arrangements between borrowers and debtors
(usually at international level) to extend repayment
schedules and provide new credit at reduced
interest rates.
workout arrangements; workouts [IFe]
arreglos
Arrangements between borrowers and debtors
(usually at international level) to extend repayment
schedules and provide new credit at reduced
interest rates.
workshop [training]
cursillo
World Bank's Bank
Banco del Banco Mundial
Proposed organization to help raise and channel
additional money for use in developing countries.
Would probably had a greater lending-to-assets
ratio than one-to-one as observed by the Bank
itself Would have had more flexibility in raising
money than the Bank. The project has been
abandoned.
World Bank Group
Grupo del Banco Mundial
(World Bank) Manufacturing Unit Value (MUV)
Index
in dice del valor unitario de las manufacturasVUM
Industrial countries' indices of US dollar unit
values of manufactured exports to developing
countries. There are two indices - the Cll index
which combines a 90% weight of FOB export
prices with a 10% weight of transport costs and a
FOB index.
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World Development Indicators - WDls
Indicadores del desarrollo mundial
List of key economic indicators (e.g. population,
labor
force,
urbanization,
health-related
indicators) given in the Annex to the World
Development Report
"wrap-up" insurance arrangement
plan de seguro global
wrap-up insurance policy
poliza de seguro global
Insurance policy covering several contractors all
working on the same project.
wrap-up meeting
reunion de conclusiones
write down, to; expense, to
castigar; rebajar el valor en libros; amortizar
parcialmente en libros
To transfer a portion of the balance of an account
previously regarded as an asset to an expense
account or to profit and loss.
write off [noun]
anulacion, cancelacion en libros
When an asset or a portion of an asset is
recognized as worthless, it is removed from the
books of a corporation and a corresponding loss in
the corporation's capital is recognized.
[see also cumulative write-offs; tax write-oft]
write off, to
anular; eliminar en libros; amortizar
total mente en Iibros
writing down
castigo, reduccion del valor en libros;
amortizacion en (ibros
write up [USA]
aumento del valor en libros
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-xx-efficiency
eficiencia x
A situation in which a firm's to~'" costs are not
minimized. because the actual output from given
inputs is less than the maximum feasible level.
xenocurrencies
xenomonedas; xenodivisas
A deposit or loan denominated. in a currency other
than that of the country in which the bank is
located..
-y-
yellow stained. cotton

algodon amarillento
Cotton almost entirely discolored to a slightly
mottled. tan color.
yield curve
curva de rendimiento
Graph relating rates of return to maturity.
yield rate
t&sa de rendimiento
yield test of projects
pl1leba del rendimiento de los proyectos
yield to maturity - TIM
rendimiento aI veneimiento
The return a security earns assuming that it is
held until a certain date and put to the borrower at
the specified. put price.
-zzero base budgeting - ZBB

presupuestacion a partir de cero
A budget process which requires managers to
justifY each requested. budgetaIy expenditure anew
each year.
zero coupon bond

bono sin cupon
Bond that pays no interest but is sold at a steep
discount and paid off at par.
zero fee policy
politica de servicios gratuitos
zero population growth - ZPG
crecimiento cero de la poblacion
zero sum game
juego de suma cero, nula
zero tillage system
sistema de cultivo sin laboreo, de cero labranza
Cultivation involving zero plowing, i.e. by
planting directly on the soil surface, usually using
manure, hay or some other substance to aid
growing.
zone extension officer - ZEO [agricultural
extension]
oridal de eJ:tension de zona - OEZ
Senior extension officer, at the highest level.
Spanish-English Glossary
Glosario espaiiol-ingles
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a granel
bulk, in
absorber
take over, to
a nivel popular, comunitario, local

taken over by
a titulo de donadon
grant basis, on a
acarreo entre terminales

line-baul [transportation]
a titulo oneroso
consideration, for a; valuable consideration, for
accesibilidad fmandera
affordability
a titulo oneroso
payment basis, on a
accesion
accession
abandono
droppage [IFC]
accion ajustable y convertible

convertible adjustable stock
abastetimiento de agoa
water supply
action con derecho de veto

golden share
abogado
action de primera clase

advocate [lCSID]
abonado
abonado con rastrojo
stubble mulch farming
abono de base
absorbido(a) por
action ordinaria
common share; common stock; ordinary share;
equity
action ordinaria
equity; common share; regular share [stock
exchange]

abono de cloaca, de letrina
night soil
abono de superfitie
abono simple
single fertilizer
abonoverde
action recibida como dividendo

bonus share
actiones
corporate stocks; equity
actiones de adhesion
membership shares [World Bank]
acciones de valor inmable
volatile stock
green manure
abrevadero
watering place
abrevado [ganado]
stock watering [livestock]
actiones en cireulacion
outstanding shares, stock
actiones habilitantes
qualifying shares
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acciones nominativas
registered share, stock; personal stock
actividad comercial
business line
acciones pagadas
paid-up stock; fully paid stock
actividad de demostracion
acciones preferenciales, preferentes, preferidas

preferred stock
actividades con fines de lucro directamente

improductivas
directly unproductive profit seeking (DUP)
activities
acciones que confieren derecho de voto

voting stock
aceite pesado
heavy oil
aceleracion del vencimiento
acceleration of maturity (ofa loan) [ffiRD]
aceptacion bancaria
acceptance; bank acceptance; banker's acceptance
acondicionamiento de tierras
land development
acontecimiento
development
acreedor no prioritario
junior creditor
acreencia
financial claim
acreencia [banca]
claim
acreencias no redituables, improductivas
nonperforming debt
actividades de extension, de divulgacion

outreach activities
actividades iniciales
initial operation
actividades previas a la explotacion
predevelopment work [oil]
activo(s)
assets
activo contingente
contingent asset
activo corriente
current assets
activo de reserva
reserve asset
activo disponible y realizable a corto plazo
current assets
activo financiero
financial claim
acta (de la Comision)

report (of Commission) [ICSID]
activo neto
stockholders' equity; shareholders' equity; owners'.
acta de sesion(es)
proceedings
activos a la vista
sight assets
Actas Resumidas
Summruy Proceedings
activos a su valor de adquisici6n

historically valued assets
actividad basica
core process [ffiRD]
activos autoliquidables, autoamortizables

self-liquidating assets
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activos en el exterior
foreign assets
actuaciones (juridicas)
proceedings
activos fijos
capital assets; fixed assets; permanent assets; fixed
capital [accounting]
actualizado a partir del segundo aDo

time-adjusted [project analysis]
activos intangibles, inmateriales

activos liquidos, disponibles
activos no redituables, improductivos
nonperforming assets
actualizar
discount, to [finance]
acuerdo basico
frame agreement [IBRO]
acuerdo condicional de reembolso
qualified agreement to reimburse
activos productivos
earning assets
acuerdo de arrendamiento de equipo para

operaciones
operating leasing agreement
activos reales
real assets
acuerdo de cesion
assignment agreement
activos redituables, productivos

performing assets
acuerdo de comercializacion
marketing arrangement
activos sobre el exterior

foreign assets
acuerdo de compromiso contingente

standby agreement [IFC]
activos transitorios
temporary assets
acuerdo de concesion
franchising agreement
activos varios
sundty assets
acuerdo de cooperacion general

framework cooperative arrangement [MIGA]
activos vendibles
saleable assets
acuerdo de derecbo de giro

standby arrangement [IMF]
acto de gobiemo
act of state; sovereign act doctrine
acuerdo de destinacion especial

set aside agreement
actuacion
performance
acuerdo de ejecucion
implementing agreement
actuacion de las instituciones

institutional performance
security agreement
actuaci6n rmanciera
financial performance, results
Acuerdo de la Ronda de Tokio

Tokyo Round Agreement
actuacion oral
acuerdo de licencia, de concesion de Iicencia

licensing agreement
acuerdo de garantia
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acuerdo de mantenimiento de la situacion
existente
standstill agreement
acumulacion
bunching
acumulacion de existencias
acuerdo de recompra
buy-back agreement; take-out agreement;
repurchase agreement
stockpiling
bunching of maturities
acuerdo de reprogramacion multianual de la

deuda
multiyear rescheduling arrangement; multiyear
restructuring agreement - MYRA
debt bunching
acumulaciones
acuerdo de retencion de acciones

share retention agreement [IFC]
acuerdo firme de compra (sin dei'echo de
rescision)
take-or-pay agreement, contract
accruals
adelanto
development
adelanto del vencimiento
acceleration of maturity (of a loan) [IBRD]
acuerdo global; acuerdo marco

umbrella (agreement)
adelanto respecto del plazo previsto

time underrun
Acuerdo Multifibras
Multifibre Arrangement
acuerdo provisional (para facilitar ulteriores

labores)
working agreement
adelantos y atrasos
leads and lags
adelgazamiento de la capa de ozono
ozone hole
acuerdo sobre un producto basico, primario
adhesion
commodity agreement
accession
acuerdos compensatorios
adhesion oficial
offset agreements
formal adherence
acuerdos de credito
adicionalidad
credit arrangements
additionality
acuerdos de "hermanamiento"
adiestramiento
twinning arrangements
skills development
acuerdos intemacionales sobre productos

basicos
arrangements
adiestramiento en el empleo, trabajo

on-the-job training
adiestramiento en el servicio
in-service training
acuerdos regionales de integracion

regional integration arrangements
aditivo que aumenta el octanaje

octane booster
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aditivo (que aumenta la cantidad)
extender [gasoline]
administrador del proyecto

project manager
adjudicacion
award [contracts]
administradores
managers
adjudicacion (de titulos de propiedad) de la

tierra
titling (land)
admision
intake
adjudicatario
successful bidder
adoption (por el prestatario) de un programa

comopropio
borrower ownership
administracion, la
Management [World Bank]
adquisicion de un solo proveedor

sole source procurement
administracion colegiada
collegial management
adquisicion en grandes cantidades, en grueso

bulk procurement
administration de activos y pasivos

asset and liability management
adquisicion no conforme con los procedimientos

reglamentarios
misprocurement [lBRD]
administracion de impuestos
tax office
administracion de la ayuda a los paises

counuy assistance management - CAM
administracion de proyectos
project management
administracion local
administracion participatoria
administracion por objetivos
administracion portuaria
port authority
administracion publica
civil service; government services
administracion superior
senior management
administraciones pUblicas
general government [national accounts]
adquisicion reservada (a proveedores,

contratistas nacionales)
reserved procurement
adscripcion
secondment
afiliada
affiliate
afiIiadas
sister companies
afinamiento (de la economia)
fine tuning (of the economy)
afirmacion
claim
afluencia de capital
capital inflow
afluencia de fondos
cash inflows
aCoro
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agente
agent [bank syndicate]
agregado
aggregate
agente (de cambio y bolsa)

broker
agregados monetarios
monetary aggregates
agente comprador
agricultor con pequefta(s) explotacion(es)

satelite(s)
outgrower
agente de adquisiciones
procurement agent
agente de compras
agente de extension, de divulgacion agricola
extension agent, worker
agente de extension a nivel de poblado
field-level extension worker
agente de extension agricola
agricultural extension officer - ABO
agente de extension de poblado - AEP
village extension worker - VEW
agente de salud comunitaria
agente en el terreno
field agent
agente financiero
fiscal agent
agilizacion
streamlining
agio
agotamiento de la capa de ozono
ozone depletion
agotamiento previo de las vias administrativas 0
judiciales (de un Estado)
remedies [ICSID]
agricultor de enlace
contact farmer [agricultural extension]
agricultor innovador
advanced farmer
agricultura de subsistencia
subsistence farming
agricultura en tierras de aluvion
agricultura industrial
factoty farming
agroeconomista
agro-economist
agroindustrias
agribusiness; agroindustries; agro-based industty;
agronomo
agriculturist
agrosilvicultura
agroforestty; farm forestty
agua brota, cruda, sin tratar
raw water
agua corriente, por tuberia
piped water
agua potable
safe water; drinking water; safe drinking water
agua que no produce ingresos
nomevenue water
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watering place
ajuste financiero
aguadero
watering place
ajuste gradual del tipo de eambio

aguas residuales, de desho, seJ'Vidas, negras

wastewater
ajuste institudonal
organizational fine tuning
agujero en la capa de ozono

ozone hole
aI eosto de los faetores

factor cost, at - i.c.
ahorrador negativo
dissaver
aleanee
coverage
ahorro de energia
energy conservation
trunk sewer
ahorro forzoso
compulsory saving; forced savings
aleantarillado de arrastre hiddulieo

waterborne sewage system
ahorro interno
domestic savings
alfabetizadon
literacy; literacy education
ahorro negativo
dissaving
alfabetizadon fundonal
functional literacy
aisladonista
algodon amarillento
yellow stained cotton
ajustado para tomar en euenta las variaeiones

estaeionales
seasonally adjusted
algodon amerieano
hairy cotton; upland cotton
aguada
ajuste
adjustment
ajuste eambiario
exchange adjustment
ajuste de la(s) politiea(s) industrial y eomereial
industrial and trade policy adjustment - ITPA
ajuste de traduedon (de monedas)
translation adjustment [accounting]
ajuste del dgimen eomereial
trade adjustment
ajuste exeesivo
overshooting
aleantarilla colectora, maestra
algodon arboreo
tree cotton; Ceylon cotton; Siam cotton; China
cotton
algodon de Barbados
kidney cotton; West Indian cotton; Sea Island
cotton; Egyptian cotton;
algodon de fibra eorta
short staple cotton
algodon de fibra eItra larga
extra long staple cotton
algodon de fibra larga
long staple cotton
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algodoo de libra mediana
medium staple cotton
almaceo de aduanas
bonded warehouse
algodoo de las Indias Occideodales

Sea Island cotton; west Iodian cotton; Egyptian
alojamiento para el persooal

staff house
algodoo de las Islas Occideotales

Egyptian cotton; kidney cotton; Sea Island cotton;
West Indian cotton
algodoo egipcio
West Indian cotton; Sea Island cotton; Egyptian
algodoo gris claro
gray cotton; light gray cotton; blue stained cotton
algodoo herbaceo
American short staple cotton; Arabian cotton;
herbaceous cotton; Levant cotton
algodoo ligerameote manchado
light spotted cotton
algodoo manchado
spotted cotton
algodoo tintado
tinged cotton
algodoo upland
upland cotton; haity cotton
algodoo velloso
haity cotton; upland cotton
alimento basico
staple (food)
alteracioo del balance

window dressing
alteroancia rapida (de medidas) de expansion y
cootraccion
alteroativa
alternative [projects]; trade-off
alto fuocionario
senior manager
alumnos por profesor
student-teacher ratio - STR; pupil-teacher ratio PTR.; teacher-pupil ratio
alza de tarifas
tariff escalation
alza por efecto de trioquete
ratcheting up
ambieote propicio, favorable
ambito de aplicacion de las recomeodaciones
recommendation domain
amiguismo
cronyism
amoistia tributaria
tax amnesty
alimeotos iogeridos
food intake
alimentos para el periodo de destete
weaning foods
alivio
relief
alivio de la carga de Ia deuda
debt relief
amortizable
redeemable
amortizacion
redemption
amortizaci6n (depreciacioo) lioeal, coostante,
de cuotas liju
depreciation on a straight line; straight line
depreciation
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amortizacion en libros
writing down
analisis hedoRico de los precios

amortizar pareiaimente en libros

write down, to~ expense, to
an41isis por conglomerados, grupos

cluster analysis
amortizar totalmente en libros

write off, to
an41isis transversal
cross-sectional analysis
ampliacion
extension [building]
Andropogon gayanus
andropogon
ampliacion del capital

capital widening
anegamiento
waterlogging
am\lisis de costo minimo

least cost analysis
anegamiento controlado
controlled flooding
an41isis de costos-beneficios
cost-benefit analysis
anexo [convenios de prestamo 0 credito]

schedule
anaIisis de la capacidad limitante

bottleneck analysis
animales de cruza
cross-bred progeny [livestock]
an41isis de la inddencia fiscal

tax incidence analysis
animales reproductores
breeding stock
anaIisis de las ofertas

examination of bids
antecedentes (profesionales)
background [education]
anaIisis de punto muerto, de equilibrio

breakeven analysis
antecedentes academicos
educational background
anaIisis de redes
network analysis
anticipacion del vencimiento

prematuring
anlilisis de 8ensibilidad
sensitivity analysis
anticipo de caja
cash advance
anaIisis del crecimiento

growth accounting [econometry]
anticipo para movilizacion

mobilization advance [contracts]
an4lisis del equilibrio general

general equilibrium analysis
antiseleccion de riesgo
adverse selection [MIGA]
anaIisis del valor

value engineering
antradta
an41isis del valor hedonico

antradta
hard coal; anthracite
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anualizacion
apoderado
annualization
agent [ICSID]
anulacion
aportacion
cancellation
input
anulacion de una deuda
aportacion con caracteristicas de donacion
debt cancellation
grant-like contribution
anulacion en libros
aportadon en efectivo
write off [noun]
anuladones acumuladas en Iibros
aportadon en mano de obra propia
sweat equity
anular
aportadones suplementarias
write off, to
supplementary contributions [IDA]
anundo de emision efectuada
aporte en efectivo
tombstone
anundo general de adquisiciones
aportes
general procurement notice
payroll contributions
aDo agricola
apoyo
crop year
backstopping
aDo base
base year
interest support
apoyo de los intereses
apagon
apoyo de precios
price support
aparceria
aprender con la practica
sharecropping
learning by doing
apertura de ofertas
aprender sobre la marcha
bid opening
learning by doing
aplanamiento de una curva
aprobacion
flattening out
clearance
aplazamiento impositivo
tax deferral
aprobacion tacita
aillicatiim de fcrtilizantcs a v(deo
aprovechamiento
blOad..:a'ilfl)! (,.:;\,;d rcrtdll<.:r)
development; harnessing
allrovechamicnto de aguas
water harvesting
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aprovechamieoto de la eoergia hidroelectrica
hydrodevelopment
arranque
take-off
aprovechamiento de tierras
land development
arrastre de troncos
skidding
aprovisionamiento de combustible [barcos]

bunkering
arreglo (de una diferencia)

settlement (of a dispute) [ICSID]
arancel
tariff; tariff schedule
arregios
work-out arrangements; work-outs [IFC]
araneel de "puro estorbo"

nuisance tariff
arrendamiento
leasing
arbitraje de cambios
exchange aroitrage
arrendamiento fmanciero
finance lease; financial, full payout lease; leasing
arbitraje de intereses con cobertura

covered interest arbitrage
arroz acuatieo
flooded rice
arbitraje impositivo
tax aroitrage
arroz de montana, de tierras altas, de secano

upland rice; mountain rice; highland rice
arbitro
aroitrator [ICSID]
arroz flotante
floating rice
arbitro dirimente
umpire [legal]
articulo basico
staple (good)
arbol de cultivo, aprovechable

crop tree
articulo de propaganda, de eebo, de reclamo

loss leader
arbol forrajero
forage tree
articulo patentado 0 de marca registrada

proprietary good, item
arboricultura
tree farming
artiga
ash farming; burn-beating; burning
area habitable
living area
asegurador
arenas asfaIticas
tar sands
asentamiento
land settlement; shakeout (of the market)
arenas impregnadas de brea

oil sands; tar sands
asentamientos humanos
human settlements
arenas petroliferas, asfaIticas

oil sands
asientos (contables)
accounting entries; entries
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asignaci6n
provision [accounting)
asignaci6n por trwado

relocation grant
asignaci6n de divisas
exchange allocation
asignaci6n presupuestaria
allotmen; appropriation [budget]; budget
appropriation
asignaci6n de las utilidades

asignaci6n de los fondos del preaamo
asignaci6n de 108 ingresos netos
allocation of net income
asignaci6n de los recursos
asignaci6n desacertada de 108 recursos
misallocation of resources
asignaci6n para mas de precios
price contingencies
asignaci6n para depreciaci6n
reserve for depreciation; allowance for
depreciation; depreciation allowance
asignaci6n para excesos de cantidades fisicas
physical contingencies
asignaci6n para instalaci6n
settling-in grant [IBRD]
asignaci6n para vacaciones en el pais de origen
home leave allowance [World Bank]
asignaci6n por agotamiento
asignaci6n ,or cargas familiares, ,or persona a
cargo
dependency allowance
asignaci6n ,or construcci6n
construction allowance
asignaci6n por reasentamiento, por
reinstalaci6n
resettlement grant
asignatora
asistencia en apoyo de politicas
poUcy-based assistance
asistencia en condiciones concesionarias, muy
favorables
concessional, concessionary aid
asistencia en especie
commodity assistance
asistencia no destinada a proyectos especificos,
para fines generales
nonproject aid
asistencia oficial para el desarrollo - AOD
official development assistance - ODA
asistencia operacional - ASOP
Operational Assistance - OPAS [UNDP]
asistencia para fines de ajuste
adjustment aid
asistencia para programas
program aid
asistencia para proyectos
project aid
asistencia social
social welfare
asistencia tknica independiente
free-standing technical assistance - FSTA
asistencia tknica para desarrollo institucional
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asistencia '&eeniea relacionada con las
inversiones en adiv08 fisie08
asistencia '&eeniea reladonada con los
componentes fisie08
atenuaci6n de los impuestos

tax mitigation
atraeci6n
crowding in
atraso(s) en los pagos
payment arrears
auditar
audit, to
asistenda teeniea relaclonada con los

eomponentes no fisicos 0 de servidos
auditor
auditor
asistente teenieo
technical assistant
auditoria
audit [finance]
asociad6n
partnership
auditoria ambiental
environmental audit
asoeiaei6n de ahorro y eredito rotatorio

rotating savings and credit association - ROSCA
auditoria general, integral, a fondo

asoeiaei6n de pastoreo eomunitario

pastoral association - PA
auditoria impositiva, tributaria

tax audit
aspectos eomplementarios
complementarity
auditoria interna
internal audit
aspectos econ6mie08 del retroeeso

auge
development
aspeetos soeiales del ajuste

social dimensions of adjustment - SDA
aumento de la produeci6n
production build up
asumir
take over. to
aumento de la temperatura mundial

global warming
asumir eomo propio

own, to
aumento de preeio
mark-up
atenci6n basica de salud

basic health care
aumento del capital

capital widening
ateneiOn primaria de (la) salud

prinwy health care
aumento del capital eon respeeto aI trabajo

capital deepening
atender el servido de un p.-estamo

service a loan. to
aumento del eomponente de servicios en los

produet08 manufaeturad08
dematerialization of manufactures
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aumento del valor en Iibl'08
write up [USA]
autonomia
self-sufficiency
aumento general del capital

General Capital Increase - Gel
autonomo
aumento por merito

merit increase
autoria
borrower ownership; ownership (of programs)
aumento selectivo del capital

Selective Capital Increase - SCI
autoridad emisora
underwriting authority [MIGA]
austeridad financiera
:financial restraint, stringency
autoridad portuaria
port authority
austeridad monetaria
monetary restraint
autoridad que efectUa la designacion

Designating Authority (of Panel Members)
[ICSID]
austeridad salarial
wage restraint
autoabastecimiento
self-sufficiency
autoaseguro
self-insurance
autoayuda
self-help
autocontrol
self-restraint
autocorreccion
self-adjustment
autoctonizacion
localization
autodeterminacion
self-detennination
autofinanciamiento
self-financing
autolimitacion
self-restraint
automatizacion de oficinu
office automation
autoridades
government
autoridades municipales, provinciales, etc.
autoridades municipales, provinciales, etc.
local government; local authority
autorizacion
authority [legal]; clearance
autorizacion legal
legal authority
autorizacion legislativa
autorizacion presupuestaria
appropriation [budget]
autorizado
autorregulacion
self-adjustment
autosnficiencia
self-sufficiency
autosnficiencia colectiva
collective self-reliance
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autoterapia
ayuda para programas
self-care; self-treatment
program aid
autotransbordo
ayuda para pro)'ectos
roll-onlroll-off - ro/ro
project aid
autotratamiento
ayuda presupuestaria, para el presupuesto
seIf-care; self-treatment
budgetary aid
auxiliar apedal
staff assistant
bacheo

swface patching [highways]
auxiliara de enseilanza
teaching aids
bacheo de bacha
auxiUo
spot patching, improvement; road, swface

relief
baden
avaliio aduanero, de aduana
submerged bridge
avaliio para rmes impositivos

retirement (of a fixed asset)
avaliio pericial
consolidated balance sheet
baja (de adivos rljos)
balance (general) consolidado
expert appraisal
balance de energia
avance
energy audit
development
balance forrajero
aviso de desembolso
feed balance; feed estimate
disbursement letter
balance hid rico
avitaminosis
vitamin deficiency
water balance
tied aid
balanza comercial
trade balance; balance of trade; merchandise
balance
ayuda en condiciones concesionarias, mu)'

favorables
resource balance
ayuda condicionada, vincuIada
balanza de recUr80S
concessional, concessioruu:y aid

balanza en cuenta corriente
ayuda no condicionada, desvinculada
current balance of payments
untied aid
banco afitiado
ayuda no destinada a pro),ectos especificos,
para fines generales
nonproject aid
affiliate bank
banco agente
agent bank
262
banco autorizado
authorized bank
banco codirector [emisiona de bonos]
colead manager
banco comercial, privado
commercial bank
banco cOrrelponsal
agent bank; correspondent bank
bancos estableeidos en las principales plazas

financieras
money center banks
flag of convenience; open registry flag
bailo
dip {stockbreeding]
barbecho en maleza
bush fallow
banco de credito para la producci6n y las

exportaciones agropecuarias
,!gricultural n.roduction and ~rt (apex) bank
barbecho forestal
forest fallow
banco de desarrollo, de fomento

development bank
barn de refuerm
reinforcing bar; rebar
banco de genes
gene bank [plants]
barrera contra vientos

windbreak
banco de importancia secundaria

second tier bank
barrera no arancelaria
nontariffbarrier - NTB
banco de inversiones
investment bank [US]; merchant bank [UK]
barreras arancelarias
tariff barriers
banco de segunda instancia

second tier bank
barrila de equivalente en petr61eo - bep

barrels of oil equivalent - boo
Banco del Banco Mundial

World Bank's Bank
barrila diarios de equivalente en petr61eo bdep

barrels per day of oil equivalent - bdoe
banco depositario
depository bank
banco director
lead bank; lead manager
banco emisor, de emisi6n
issuing bank; bank of issue
banco extraterritorial
offshore bank
banco hipotecario
mortgage bank
banco principal
apex bank, institution
barrio de tugurios
slum
base
base; road base [highways]; hard core [projects]
base de dlculo &cumulada
base de dlculo de la tasa de intera
charge number [currency pool]
base de dlculo de la tasa de interes de los
desembolsos acumulados
263
bue de capital
beneficlol ecol6gicol
capital base
environmental services
bue de capitalln1Jrida
beneficlos soclales
hybrid capital base [IFC]
social returns [projects]
bue imponible
bien comerciable no comerclado
tax base
tradable but nontraded (good. item); nontraded

tradable
bue monetaria
reserve money; base money; high-power(ed)

money
bien comerciable, comerclalizable, exportable 0

importable
tradable [noun]
bues de licltaci6n
bidding conditions
bien no comerciable, no comerclalizable
nontradable [noun1
buico
hard core [projects]
bienes
assets
beea McNamara
McNamara Fellowship
blenes comerciad08, comerclalizados,

beeario McNamara
traded goods
McNamara Fellow
bienes comunes de la humanidad
beneficlario
loss payee
global commons
beneficlari08 designados, esoogidos, espeeificos,

seleecionad08
capital equipment; capital goods
targeted beneficiaries
bienes de consumo
consumer goods
beneficio
beneficiation [minerals]
bienes de consumo duraderos
consumer durables
beneficio contractual
beneficial interest
bienes de escaso intem social
demerit goods
beneficio derivado indireeto
stemming-from benefit
bienes de intem social
merit goods
beneficio inducido indireeto
induced-by benefit
blenes de inveni6n, de equipo, de capital
investment goods
beneficlo marginal
marginal benefit
brenes de produccl6n
producer goods
beneficlos adiclonales
incremental benefits
bienes duraderos
durable goods; durables
264
bienes en existencia
off-the-shelf goods
biodiversidad
biodiversity
bienes fungibles
fungible goods
boca de(l) pozo

wellhead
bienes fungibles, de eonsumo

consumables
boceto
bienes industriales
industrial goods
bomba de operacion y mantenimiento a nivel

del poblado - BOMPO
village level operation and maintenance (VLOM)
pump
bienes inmuebles, raices

real assets
bienes intangibles, inmateriales
bienes intermedios
intermediate goods
bienes materiales, tangibles, corporeos
tangible assets, property
bienes no eomerciados, no comercializados, no
nontraded goods
bienes no exclusivos, no excluyentes
nonexcludable, nonexcludible goods
bienes preferentes, deseables
merit goods
bienes salariales
wage goods
bienes y servicios
goods and services
bomb a de refuerzo
booster pump
bomba ec'ilica
wind pump
bonificacion
bonus; development; incentive payment
bonificacion de tierra
land reclamation
bonificacion por desearga rapida
bonification por trabajo en el exterior
overseas allowance
bonificar
reclaim
bono ajustable, indizado
indexed, index-linked bond
bono aI portador
bearer bond
bienes y servicios eeologicos, para la proteccion

ambiental
environmental goods and services
bono Brady
Brady bond
bienestar sodaI
social welfare
bono clasico, ordinario

straight bond
bifenilo policlorinado - BPC

polychlorinated biphenyl - PCB
bono con certificado

warrant bond
265
bono con cup6n
coupon bond
bono perpetuo, de renta vitalicia

annuity bond
bono con garantfa de activ08 [Reino Unido]

debenture (bond)
bono publico, del Estado

government bond
bono con interis variable, flotante

floating rate bond
bono sin cup6n

zero coupon bond
bono con opci6n de cambio de divisas

(multiple) (currency) option bond
bono sin garantia especifica

debenture (bond)
bono con vencimiento degido a la suerte

serial bond
bonos del gobiemo britlinico

gilt-edged securities
bono convertible
convertible bond
bonos en circulaci6n
outstanding bonds
bono de desarrollo
development bond
bonos, etc. emitidos mediante oferta publica

bono de descuento intensivo

deep discount bond, note
bosque (humedo) tropical

bono de exclusi6n
exit bond
bosque comunal
village woodlot
bono de una empresa privada, de una

compadia, de una sociedad an6nima
corporate bond
bosque de altura
mountain forest
bono de vencimiento escalonado

serial bond
bono del Tesoro
Treasury bond
bono descontado
discount bond
bono emitido con descuento
original issue discount (DID) bond
bono nominativo
registered bond
bono participatorio
income note
bono perpetuo
perpetual bond
bosque de coniferas
softwood forest
bosque de especies frondosas
temperate hardwood forest
bosque de especies frondosas, no coniferas
hardwood forest
bosque de producci6n
production forest
bosque de protecci6n
protected forest
bosque de segundo crecimiento, bosque talado
cut-over forest
bosque de usos multiples
mixed-use forest
266
buque eisterna
bosque destinado a convertine en.

conversion forest
tanker
bosque bUmedo, pluvial

rainforest
tanker
bosque mixto
mixed forest
bnsqueda de personal calificado

head hunting
bosque protegido
protected forest
cabeza de(I) pozo

wellhead
bosque publico protegido

gazetted (protected) public forest
cabotaje
coastal shipping
bosque reservado
designated forest
cafe pergamino
parchment coffee
bosque totalmente protegido

preservation forest
caja de credito para la produccion y las

exportaeiones agropecuariu
griculturalllroduction and ~rt (apex) bank
brecba
gap
brecba de rmaneiamiento
funding gap
buquetanque
caja de seguridad social

dlculo de costos directos
direct costing
brecba de pobreza
poverty gap
dlculo de precios sociales

social pricing
brecbaderecursos
resource(s) gap
brecba deftadonaria
deflationary gap
brecba finandera ex ante
ex ante financing gap
brecba inflacionaria
inflationary gap
buen ejercicio del poder
governance
buen gobierno
governance
buena gestion de la cosa publica
governance
calendario
schedule
calendario del servicio de la deuda
debt service schedule
calentamiento de la Tierra
global warming
calidad de miembro; ingreso
membership [IFC]
caUdad para elaboracion
manufacturing grade [meat]
calificacion
performance evaluation [personnel]
calzada de servicio
service road
267
camara de compensation [bancos]
clearing house
canal de descarga
spillway chute; tailrace
cambio dimatico circunstandal

transient climate change
canal de presion, de carga

penstock [hydroelectricity]
cambio dimaifico de equilibrio

equilibrium. climate change
canal de un rio
river channel
cambio desfavorable de la coyuntura

downturn (economic)
canalero
ditch rider; waterman
cambio favorable de la coyuntura

upturn (economic)
cancelacion
cancellation
camino de acceso, secundario, vecinal

feeder road
cancelacion en libros
write off [noun]
camino de grava
gravel road
canceladones acumuladas en libros

camino de normas reducldas, bajas

low standard road
canon por pie

stumpage fee
camino de salida
evacuation road
cantidad asegurada corriente

camino de tierra
earth road
cantidad corriente
camino trazado tec:nicamente

engineered road
camion dsterna
tanker
cantidad representativa (de los emprestitos del

BIRF contraidos antes del inido del sistema de
tipos de interes basados en una cesta de
emprestitos pendientes)
proxy [ffiRD lending rates]
camion tanque
tanker
cantidades de dinero nuevo

new money packages
campana
crop year
cantidades para los pianos definitiv05

final design quantities
campo de aplicacion
coverage
base; road base [highways]
campo de atendon especial de las operaciones

area of operational emphasis - AOE; special
operationalemphasis-SOE
canal de derivacion
floodway; high-flow diversion
capa de base
capa de ozono
ozone layer
capa freatica
groundwater table
268
capa intermedia
base course [highways]
capacidad de palO
aft'ordability

surface course; wearing course [highways]
capacidad de produccion
productive capacity
capaddad
capability [urban development]
capacidad de reaccion
capacidad crediticia
capacidad de recuperacion de la tierra

land resilience
capacidad de absorcion
absorptive capacity; carrying capacity (of the
Earth)
capacidad de reserva inmediatamente

disponible
spinning reserve [electricity]
capacidad de acarreo
carrying capacity [transportation]
capacidad de sostento
capacidad de acceso a
aft'ordability
capacidad de tratico
load bearing capacity; traffic bearing capacity
capacidad de atraque
bertbing capacity
capacidad empresarial
entrepreneurship
capacidad de carga
carrying capacity [pastures]; stock carrying
capacity [livestock]
excess capacity
capacidad de despacbo de buques

berth throughput
capacidad de diseiio, nominal, de regimen
rated capacity
borrowing capacity; debt carrying capacity
capacidad de endeudamiento en, por concepto
de garantias
guarantee leverage
capacidad de garantia
guarantee capacity [MIGA]
capacidad excedentaria
capacidad ganadera
capacidad instalada
installed capacity [electricity1
capacidad no utilizable
dead storage (capacity)
capacidad no utilizada
slack [economy1 [noun1
capacidad nominal, de diseiio
design capacity
capacidad para atender el servicio de la deuda
debt servicing capacity
capacidad de importacion derivada de las

exportaciones
importing power of exports
capacidad para valerse por si mismo

self-reliance
capacidad de obtencion de ingresos

earning power
capacidad tributaria
tax-paying capacity
269
capacidad Dill
live storage, capacity
capital creado por el hombre

man-made capital
capacidades buicas
basic skills
capital de riesgo
risk capital; venture capital
capacitacion
skills development
capital de trabajo, de explotacion

working capital
capacitacion de instl1lctores
wholesale training
capital de trabajo, de explotacion no disponible

inmediatamente
noncash working capital
capacitacion en d empleo, trabajo

on-the-job training
capacitacion en el servicio
in-service training
capacitacion en la empresa
in-house training
capacitacion para el puesto, cargo
capitacion
capitation tax; poll tax; head tax
capital (de un prestamo)
principal
capital (social, accionario)
equity
capital accionario autorizado
authorized share capital
capital accionario emitido
issued share capital
capital autorizado
authorized capital stock [MIGA]
capital cireulante, tlotante
floating capital
capital comereial, en condiciones de mereado
commercial capital
capital congelado, bloqueado
frozen capital
capital en prestamo
loan capital
capital extranjero, extemo (oficial, privado)
foreign capital (official, private)
capital fijo
capital assets; fixed assets; permanent assets; fixed
capital. [accounting]
capital fugado
flight capital
capital fugaz, inestable
volatile capital
capital improductivo
no-return equity
capital improductivo, "lastre"
deadwood equities [IFC]
capital inmovilizado
locked-up capital
capitallibre de gravamenes
unimpaired capital
capital nacional [para un pais]
capital stock
capital nacional fijo
overhead capital
capital natural
natural capital
270
capital oficial, publico
carbon de alto poder calorifico
official capital
steam coal
capital pagado
carb6n limpio, libre de impurezu
called up (share) capital; paid in (share) capital
clean coal
capital pagado, totalmente pagado
carb6n sin duificar, tal como sale, en bruto
paid-up capital
mine run coal; run-of-mine coal

seed money; seed capital
carb6n termico
steam coal
capital soclal buico

carbonera
bunker [coal]
capital social fijo

overhead capital
carente de derecho a
ineligtole
capital social, accionario

equity capital; capital stock (of a corporation)
carga de bue, fundamental

base load [electricity]
capital social, accionario, en acciones

registered capital; share capital
carga de punta
peak load
capital suscrito y no desembolsado

uncalled capital
carga docente
teaching load
capitales itinerantes
hot money; funk: money [UK]
carga excesiva de la tributacion
capitalizacion de la deuda

taxation
debt-equity conversion; debt-equity swap
carga familiar
capitalizaci6n de la deada
debt-equity swap; debt equity conversion
dependent
captacion
breakbuIk
carga fraccionada
capture (e.g. ofpublic services); harnessing
carp ganadera
captacion de renias
stocking rate [livestock]
rent -seeking
carga general
carb6n antracitoso
general cargo
carga impositiva, tributaria, fISCal

carbon bituminoso
tax burden
brown coal
carga milta
carbon coquificable
general cargo
coking coal
carga util
payload
271
cargo
charge; lien [legal]
cargos autorizados
authorized positions [personnel]
cargo
lien; charge [legal]
overaccruals
cargo (aplicado) segUn la concentracion de 1011

contaminantes
strength charge
cargo (aplicado) segUn volumen de descarga
volumetric charge
cargo at usuario
chargeback
cargo ejecutivo, de direccion, de supervillion
line management position
cargo ejecutivo, de operacionell
line position
cargo por contaminacion del agua
water effiuent charges
cargo por medidor, por contador
meter rent [electricity]
cargo por presentacion de solicitudell
fee for lodging requests [ICSID]
cargo por reinversion
redeployment cost [IFC]
cargo por servicioll
service and support fee [IFC]; service charge
cargo por subordinacion
subordination fee
cargo por transmillion
wheeling charge
cargo por uso de oficinas
office occupancy fee - OOF
cargoll
charges [utilities]
cargoll a 1011 usuarios de las carreteras
road user charges
cargos contables excesivos
cargoll diferidOI
cargos por efluentes
effluent charges
cargos por manipulacion, tramitacion, etc.
handling charges
carretera de normas reducidas, bajas
low standard road
carreteras troncates, principatell
trunk roads
carta a la adminilltracion
management letter [auditing]
side letter; supplemental letter
supplemental letter; side letter
carta de aceptacion
letter of acceptance
carta de credito
letter of credit (UC)
carta de credito acumulativo
carta de cr~dito confirmada
confUlned letter of credit
carta de credito irrevocable
irrevocable letter of credit
carta de declaracion de la deuda externa
debt representation letter
carta de entendimiento
letter of understanding
272
carta de intenti6n, de intentiones
categoria de ingreso(s)
income bracket
carta de intentiones sobre la politica de

desarrollo
letter of development policy - LDP [IBRD]
categorias de supervisi6n
supervisory grades
carta de intentiones sobre la politica sectorial

letter of sectoral policy [IBRD]
categorias principales del programa de

operaciones
program objective category - POe
carta de seguridades
letter of comfort
cauce de comercializad6n
channel [trade]
cartel
cauce de un rio
river channel
cartera de actiones
stock ownership
caudalimetro
flow meter; flowmeter
cartera de activos liquidos

liquidity portfolio []FC]; liquid assets portfolio
cedente
assignor
cartera de inveniones (a largo plazo)

investment portfolio
ceguera de los rios

cartera de invenioBes a torto plazo

trading portfolio
celebrar un convenio, un acuerdo

cartera de pristamos
loan portfolio
dlula energetica
fuel cell
cartera modelo
benchmark portfolio
centesimo de punto porcentual (0,01%)

basis point
casa de aceptaciones
acceptance, accepting house [UK]
central (generadora) de energia a partir de

biomasa
biomass (power) plant, station
caso hipotetico
counterfactual
castigar
write down, to; expense, to
castigo del valor en libros
writing down
catastro
land register
categoria
status
central (productora) de biog"

biogas plant
central de biomass
biomass (power) plant, station
central de carga de base, fundamental
base load station [electricity]
central de vapor
steam plant
273
central electrica de carbon, que utiliza carbon
como combustible
coal fired power station
central electrica de petroleo
oil fired power station
central electrica dendrotermica
dendrothennal power plant
central electrica diesel
central electric a en la zona de una bocamina
pithead power plant
centro de responsabilidad
responsibility center [accounting1
centro de salud maternoinfantil
mother and child health (MCH) center
centro de utilidades
profit center [accounting1
centro fuera de ]a sede
outreach post
centro integral de salud
central hidroelectrica de agoa corrlente

run-of-the-river hydroelectric power plant
centros internacionales de investigaciones

agricolas
international agricultural research centers - IARC
centralizacion
pooling
cercos vivos
live fencing
centro de capacitacion especializada

cereales alimentarios
food grains
centro de comunicacion
communication hub
cereales forrajeros
feed grains
centro de cosms
cost center
cereales panificables
bread grains
centro de desarrollo de aptitudes

cereales secundarios
coarse grain(s)
centro de excelencia
excellence center [education]
certificado de deposito
certificate of deposit
centro de genetica ganaden

breeding unit
certificado de pago de impuestos

tax clearance
centro de intercambio de informacion

clearing house
certificado de participacion
equity security
centro de inversion
investment center [accounting]
certificado de terminacion
completion certificate (of a project)
centro de perfeccionamiento
certificado de transrerencia de prestamos

participation certificate; pass-through certificate
centro de reserva
reserve center
certificado internadonal de deposito

global depositary receipt - GDR
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certificado para Ia compra de aceiones, bonos
warrant [finance]
clasificacion cruzada
Celie
de funeiones
tennination
clasificacion del cridito, de creditOR, crediticia

credit rating
cesion
Clasificacion Uniforme para el Comerclo

Internacional- CUCI
Standard International Trade Classification - SITC
cesion de activo. (de una 1I0eiedad) a cambio de

actiones (de otra sociedad nueva)
spinoff [financial market]
ceslonario
assignee
chorreo
trickle-down effect
cicio combinado
combined cycle [energy]
cicio del proyecto, de los proyectos
project cycle
cicio economico
cierre de las actividades
close of business c.o.b.
cierre del presupuesto
budget closure
citra apro:Omada
ballpark figure
cifras efectivas
actual figures
cifras indicativas de planificacion - CIP
Indicative Planning Figures - IPF [UNDP]
drcuito de informacion
feedback loop
circulos empresariales, comerciales
business community
ciudad principal
primal city
clausula con fecha de e:spiracion

sunset clause
c1ausula de ajuste de precio.
price adjustment clause; price escalation clause;
escalation clause
c1ausula de arbitraje, compromisoria
arbitration clause
clausula de bonificacion
bonus clause
c1ausula de buena voluntad
goodwill clause
clausula de condidonalidad reciproca
cross-conditionality clause
c1ausula de escala movil
escalator clause [wages]; slidingscale clause
clliusula de examen (periodico)
(periodic) review clause
c1ausula de exencion por derechos adquiridos
grandfather clause
c1ausula de i1egalidad
illegality clause
clausula de la nadon mas favorecida
most-favored-natlon clause
clausula de modification parcial
bisque clause
clausula de modificadon unilateral
changes clause [US]
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clausala de obJigaci6n neptiv&, de abstenci6n
negative pledge clause
c1aulUlas contractuales que estipulan 80meter

las diferencias aI ClADI
ICSID clauses
clausala de reajuste (de los preciol)
escalation clause {prices)
daulUlas del CIADI
ICSID clauses
clausala de recuperacl6n
recapture clause
claulUlas penales
liquidated damages
clausula de recuperaci6n econ6mica
value recovery clause
clima propicio, favorable
claulUla de referencia
cross-reference clause
clinker [fabricaci6n de cemento]
clinker
claulUla de revisi6n, de activaci6n
trigger clause
cUnquer
clinker
claulUla de salvaguardia
hedge clause
clorofluorocarbono - CFC
chlorofluorocarbon - CFC
claulUla de salvaguardia, de eluli6n, de escape
jeopardy clause; escape clause; break clause
coadministraci6n
claulUla de IUscripci6n preferente
codetermination; comanagement; management

clawback provision
coueguro cualitativo
claulUla de, 80bre multiples monedas
qualitative coinsurance
multicurrency clause [loan contract]

coueguro cuantitativo
claulUla en que se estipula que se han de
compartir los reembol108
quantitative coinsurance
sharing clause
coueguro(s)
coinsurance
claulula pari passu
pari passu clause
cobertura
coverage
claulUla penal, punitiva
penalty clause
cobertura conjunta de rielgos
risk pooling [MIGA]

claulUla reciproca de entrada en vigor
cross-effectiveness clause
cobertura contingente
standby coverage [MIGA]
claulUla reciproca en caso de incumplimiento
cross-default clause
cobertura contra .,erdida total
total loss cover

claulUla tipo, modelo, estandar
boilerplate
cobertura de servicio de la deuda
debt service coverage
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mbertura global
package coverage [MIGA]
mdente de ftaibilidad
flexibility quotient
~oeficiente
de explotaclon
working ratio
coeficiente de importaciones
(importacioneslprodu~cion total)
import coefficient
mdirector lemisioDel de bono8]
colead manager
c:oeficiente de inestabilidad

eoefidente alUlDD08-profesor, alumno8 por
profesor
pupil-teacher ratio - PTR; student-teacher ratio -
ooeficiente de insumo-produdo
input-output coefficient
Sm; teacher-pupil ratio

coeficiente de la tierra de cultivo equivalente
eoef'lclente ~apital-servicio
land equivalent. equivalency ratio - LER
meficiente de liquidez
~oeficiente
de ajuste por diferencias del costo de
liquidity ratio
vida
cost-of-living differential factor
~oeficiente
de matricula
enrollment ratio
~oeficlente
de autof"manciamiento
self-:financing-ratio - SFR
meficiente de urp de la red

system load factor [electricity]
~ciente
de mbertura de las importaciones
coeficiente de movilizacion
mobilization ratio [IFC]
coeficiente de ocupacion de Urg08
ladministracion de personal]
staffing ratio

coeficiente de oeupacion de ~argos, puestos
~oeficiente
de mbertura del gasto fmanciero
fill ratio [stafi]
financial expenses coverage ratio

eoeficiente de operaci6n
~clente
de mncentracion
operating ratio
concentration ratio
coeficiente de proteccion efectiva
~ciente
de mrrelacion por rangos de
Spearman
Spearman's rank correlation coefficient
~ciente
effective protection coefficient - EPC

coeficiente de proteccion nominal
nominal protection coefficient - NPC
de ~ost08 mmbinado8 a largo plazo
long-term blended cost rate - LTB [IFC]
meficiente de proyect08 en rest"a
pipeline ratio, lending

meficiente de dependencia de la importacion de
alimento8
food import dependency ratio
meficiente de recaudacion de impuesto8

tax performance ratio
c:oeficiente de endeudamiento
meficiente de rest"as, de liquidez
debt-equity ratio; debt-to-equity ratio;

debt-to-<:apital ratio
reserve ratio [banking]
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coeficlente de 8elDuu-personai basta la
aprobaclon del pro)'ecto
completion coefficient
cofinueiamiento vertical
vertical cofinancing
coeficlente de IOlvencla [Espafta]

cogesti6n
coeficiente de uniformidad
smoothness ratio
jitney
coeficlente de utilizaclon de tierras
colectivo
land use ratio
colocacion [valores]
marketing
coeficiente del serriclo de la deuda

debt-service ratio
colocaclones cruzadas
cross-placements
coeficiente del serviclo de 101 intereses

interest service ratio
land settlement
coeficlente interinstitucional
institutional ratio
combinaclon de especialidades
skills mix
coeficlente minimo de encaje

minimum cash ratio
combinaclon de flDuclamiento
blending (of flows)
coeficlente modificado de Bmno

modified Bruno ratio; internal exchange rate
combinacion de insum08
input mix
coeficiente neto de explotadon

operating ratio
combinadon de monedas
currency mix
coeficlente profesor-alulDD08
student-teacher ratio - STR.; pupil-teacher ratio PTR; teacher-pupil ratio
combination de produd08
product mix
coeficiente tributario
tax ratio
coeficlentes de caJidad de los activol
asset quality ratios
cofinudador
cofinanc(i)er
cofinuciamiento
cofinancing
cofinuclamiento ex post
ex post cofinancing
colonizaclon
combustible de biomasa IdOla

woodfuel
combustible derivado del carbOn
coal-based fuel
combustible diesel
combustible no contammute
clean fuel
combustible para calderas, barco.
bunker; bunker oil
combustible para calelaccion
heating oil
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combustible sintetico
synfuel; synthetic fuel
comision de participacion en los costos

cost-sharing fee [APDF]
combustion en lecho fluidizado

fluidized bed combustion
comision de solicitud
application fee [MIGA]
comerciabilidad
marketability
comision del agente pagador

paying agency fee
comerciable
tradable [adj.]
comision inicial
front-end fee
comerciales
bigh-power(ed) money
comision inicial (por evaluacion)

appraisal fee [IFC]
comercializable
tradable [adj.]
comision ,or administracion de la AIF

IDA management fee
comercializacion
merchandising; marketing
comision por captacion de fondos

success fee
comercio compensatorio
countertrade
comision por compromiso, por inmovilizacion

defondos
commitment charge. fee
comercio de productos basicos, primarios

commodity trade
comercio de reexportacion
entrepot trade
comercio exterior
foreign trade
comision conjunta
joint committee
comisi6n de administracion
management fee
comisi6n de disponibilidad
availability fee [IFC]
comisi6n de garantia
guarantee commission, fee [IBRD]
comision de garantia de compra
backup (underwriting) facility fee
comisi6n de gestion
management fee
comision por servicios

service charge
comision ,or tramitacion de soHcitud
loan origination fee
comisiones devengadas, acumuladas sobre
prestamos
accrued loan commissions
Comite Asesor Tecnico - CAT
Technical AdvisoI)' Committee - TAC [CGIAR]
comite conjunto
joint committee
comite de adjudicacion
awarding committee [contracts]
Comite Provisional
Interim Committee [IMF]
comites conjuntos de fiscalizacion
joint monitoring committees
279
eompaftia administradora, de administration,
de gemon
management company
eompailia comisionista [emisiones de bonos1
eompailia de eapital de riesgo
venture capital company
eompailia de fianzas
bonding company
compailia de inversiones
eompailia de papel
shell company
eomparaeion de preci08
prudent shopping; shopping [procurement]
eomparation internaeional de precios
international shopping
eomparaeion national de preci08
local shopping
eomparatio (la)
comparatio [staff compensation}
eompensadon
clearance; compensation; consideration [legal,
economic]
eompeteneia por la obtention de recUI'8OS

competing claims (on resources)
compilado por
edited by
eompilador (de una eoleeeion de textos)
editor
eomplementaeion
complementarity
eomplementariedad
subsidiarity
eomplemento
follow-up
eompletamente desmontado
completely knocked down - CKD
eomponente
component (of a project); slice [contracts]
eomponente en divisas
eomponente fisieo
hard component [projects}
eomponente importado, de importaeion
import component
eomponente no fisieo, de serviei08
soft component [projects]
eompensaeion (de 'adores, de ventajas y

desventajas)
trade-off
componentes fisie08
hardware
eompeteneia
skills
eomponentes logie08
software
eompeteneia basiea
basic skills
componamiento
performance
eompeteneia no reladonada con los preci08

nonprice competition
eomponamiento de la economia
eompeteneia perfecta
perfect competition; pure competition
eomposieion de la produeeion
product mix
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composicion del capital social
compromisos netos
exposure
compra a plazos
hire purchase [UK]
compromisos por paises

country exposure [ffiRD]
compra de bienes en existencia en el mercado

off-the-shelf purchases
compuestos organicos volatiles

volatile organic compounds - VOC
compra de una empresa con rondos tomados en

prestamo
leveraged buyout - LBO
computadora portitiI
notebook computer
compra directa
direct shopping [procurement]
compra en gran des cantidades, en grueso
bulk procurement
comprobacion de cuentas
audit [finance]
comprobante de pago
comprobar cuentas
audit, to
compromiso contingente [CFI]
contingent commitment [IFC]
compromiso contingente de garantia de
suscripcion
standby underwriting commitment [IFC]
computerizado
computerized
computo sobre una base anual
annualization
con alto coeficiente de capital
capital-intensive
con alto coeficiente de endeudamiento
highly leveraged
con alto contenido de importaciones
import-intensive
con bajo coeficiente de endeudamiento
underleveraged
con exceso de personal
overstaffed
con fines de lucro
profit making
compromiso contingente de participacion en el

capital social
standby equity [investment]
con gran endeudamiento

highly leveraged
compromiso de inversion [CFI]

investment commitment [IFC]
con gran intensidad de capital

capital-intensive
lending commitment; loan commitment
con gran intensidad de importaciones

import-intensive
compromiso de suscripcion de acciones

equity underwriting
con gran intensidad de mano de obra

labor-intensive
compromiso sin plazo 0 volumen definidos

open-ended commitment
con recargo
premium. at a
281
con uso intensivo de capital
capital-intensive
con vision bacia eI futuro
forward-looking
condiciones
socioeconomic status - SES; terms and conditions
(of a contract)
condiciones concesionarias, muy favorables
concessional terms
concentracion excesiva de riesgos de

financiamiento
overexposure
condiciones concesionarias, muy favorables, en

concentracion mmma admisible

threshold limit value - TLV
condiciones corrientes, comereiales, de mercado

conventionaltenms
concentracion pareelaria
land consolidation
condiciones de entrada en vigor

conditions of effectiveness
concepto
design
condiciones de mereado
commercial conditions
conceliar un prestamo a travis de un consorcio

(bancario, de financiamiento)
syndicate a loan, to
condiciones de reembolso con pagos iguales de

principal e intereses
annuity-type repayment tenms
concesion
claim [mining]; franchise
condiciones de Toronto
Toronto tenms
concesion reciproca
trade-off
condiciones de Trinidad
Trinidad tenms
concesionario
concessional~ concessionary
condiciones previas
precedent conditions [legal]
conciliar
reconcile
condiciones propicias, favorables

conclusion
bottom line
condiciones que deben cumplirse

conclusion de los procedimientos

closure of the proceeding [ICSID]
condonacion
forgiveness (of a debt)
condicion juridica
legal status
condonacion (de una deuda)

cancellation
condicion social
status
condonacion de deudas, de Ja deuda

debt forgiveness
condicionalidad
conditionality
condonacion de una deuda

debt cancellation
282
cooduccioo
coojuoto de medidas de rescate, de salvameoto
governance
rescue package
cooducto de comercializacioo
conjunto de medidas financieras

financial package
cbaooel [trade]
cooe:.doo de servicio
service lioe; service; supply lioe; connectioo

[electricity]
conjuoto de medidas practicas

technical package
coomocioo civil
cooe:.doo domiciliaria
civil commotioo
house coonectioo
coofereocia maritima
coomocion petrolera, producida por los precios

del petroleo
lioer (shipping) conference
oil shock
coofiaoza de la colectividad eo si misma
ConoSur
collective selfreliance
Southern CoDe
coofianza en si mismo
cooocimiento de embarque
bill of ladiog
selfreliance
configuracion de las cueotas corrientes
curreot accouot pattern

congelacion
freeze (of salaries, prices, etc.)
cooocimiento de embarque coo raenras,

objeclooes
claused bill of lading; dirty bill of ladiog
cooocimieoto de embarque directo
through bill oflading
congelacion de precios
price freeze
congestion
bottleneck
congestion
cooocimieoto de embarque siD resenras,

objeciones
clean bill of lading
cooocimieotos
skills
buoching
conocimieotos basicos
conjuoto de bienes (obras, servicios, elemeotos)
a Iicitar
basic skills
bid package
cooocimieotos basicos de aritmetica

oumeracy
conjuoto de disposiciones, equipos, proyectos,

actividades, financiamiento
cooocimientos especializados
package
expertise
conjunto de empristitos
borrowing pool [ffiRD]
cooocimieotos tecoicos, tecnologicos
conjunto de medidas de poUtica
consejero
counsel [ICSID]
policy package
koowhow
283
Consejo de Gobernadores
Council of Governors [MIGA]
construccion-operacion-transferencia - COT
build~perate-transfer; build~perate-turnover -
BOT
consentimiento (a la jurisdiccion)
consent (to jurisdiction) [ICSID]
construccion-propiedad-operacion
- BOO
build~wn operate
conservacion de energia
energy conservation
conservation del suelo
soil conservation
considerar (una cuestion) desde el punto de
vista de los roles del homhre y la mujer
engender
consignar (fondos) para un rm detenninado
construccion-propiedad-operaciontransferencia - CPOT
build~wn~perate-transfer - BOOT
consulta sobre posibles objeciones
letter of no objection - LNO [imports]
consultor en direccion de empresas, en
administration de empresas
management consultant
earmark. to (funds)
consolidaciones arancelarias
binding; bindings
consolidar los vencimientos
consolidate maturities, to
consorcio (bancario)
c()nsorcio (bancario, de financiamiento)
syndicate [banking]
consorcio (de coordinacion de la ayuda a un
pais)
consortium (for a country)
consorcio de direccion, directivo
consumidor de bajo factor de carga

low load factor consumer [electricity]
consumidor de bajo voltaje
low voltage consumer [electricity]
consumo
consumption bundle
consumo calorifico
heat rate
consumo en la explotacion agricola
on-farm consumption
consumo suntuario, de ostentation
conspicuous consumption
contabilidad de costo total
full cost accounting

consorcio garante
underwriting syndicate
constriction monetaria
monetary stringency
contabilidad de costos
cost accounting
contabilidad de costos estindar
standard cost accounting
construccion de viviendas no sujeta(s) a

reglamentaciones
unregulated housing
contabilidad de empresa, comercial

business accounting

incremental building. housing
contabilidad de existentias
stock accounting; stores accounting
284
cootabilidad de gestioo
management accounting
cooteoido de oro
gold content (e.g. of US dollar)
cootabilidad eo perlodos de ioflacioo

inflation accounting
cootemdo teemco
messages [agricultural extension]
cootabilidad eo valores de caja

cooteo de trMico
traffic count
cootabilidad eo valores deveogados

cootiogeote
intake
cootabilidad gereoclal
managerial accounting
cootingeote arancelario
tariff quota
cootabilidad por ordeoes de trabajo, ,or

pedidos
job order accounting
sustainability
cootabilidad por partida doble

double entry accounting
cootabilidad por partida simple
single~ntry accounting
cootabilidad 8egUo el cOsto (valor) de reposidoo
current cost (value) accounting; current value
accounting; value based accounting
cootinuidad
cootraccloo
slump
cootracdoo del credito
cootralor
comptroler
cootramemorial
countermemorial [lCSID]
cootabilidad 8egUo el oivel geoeral de predos

general price level accounting; price level
accounting
cootrapartida
balancing item. entry
contabilidad 8egUo registro de caja

cootraprestadoo
cootabilidad 8egUo registro de derechos

adquiridos u obligadooes cootraidas
cootratadoo aotidpada
advance contracting
cootabilidad sodal
social accounts
contamioadores (persooas, industrias)
polluter
cootratadoo de uoo 0 varios 8ervicios,

adquisidoo de bieoes, etc., fuera de la empresa,
etc.
outsourcing; sourcing
cooteoedorizacioo
containerization
cootratadoo de uno 0 varios servicios,

adquisidoo de bienes, etc., fuera de la empresa,
etc.
sourcing; outsourcing
cooteoido de origeo oadooal

domestic content
cootratacioo directa
direct contracting [procurement]
285
contratar
contract out. to
contrato con interes tope

cap
contratista con rumza, afianzado

bonded contractor
contrato con reembolso de costos

cost reimbursable contract
contrato de administracion, gestion

management contract
main contractor; prime. principal contractor
contrato a porcentaje, de honorario porcentual

percentage (fee) contract [consultants]
contrato a predo fijo
fixed cost contract; fixed price contract
contrato a precios unitarios
rate contract
contrato a suma alzada
lump sum contract [consultants]
contrato a, de precio(s) unitario(s)
unit price contract; admeasurement contract;
remeasurement contract
contrato aI costo mas honorarios (fijos)
cost-plus (fixed fee) contract - CPFF; cost and fee
contract
contrato aI costo mas honorarios, mas
porcentaje
cost-plus contract
contrato aI costo mas un porcentaje
(honorarios)
cost-plus percentage (fee) contract; cost-plus
percentage of cost contract - CPPC
contrato basado en una estimacion cuantitativa
bill of quantities contract
contrato basado en una lista de tamas
schedule of rates contract
contrato de arrendamiento con opeion de

compra
finance lease; financial. full pay out lease
contrato de arrendamiento operativo
operating lease
contrato de arrendamiento verdadero
true lease
contrato de compra contra entrega
take-and-pay contract
contrato de duracion indefinida
open-ended contract; open-end contract
contrato de fietamento
charter party - c/p
contrato de participacion en la produccion
production-sharing contract
contrato de participacion en las utilidades
profit-sharing contract [MIGA]
contrato de plazo fijo
fixed term contract
contrato de riesgo
risk contract [oil]
contrato de servicios ocasionales
call order contract
contrato con base en una lista oficial de precios

schedule contract
contrato entre iguales, entre compai1ias

independientes
arm's length contract
contrato con rmes especlficos celebrado entre el

gobierno y el sector privado
perfonnance contract
contrato firme de compra (sin derecho de

rescision)
take-or-pay agreement. contract
286
contrato fraccionado
"slice and package" contract
control de la natalidad
birth control
contrato global
package deal contract
control de procesos industriales

process control
contrato Have en mano

tariff privatization
contrato "mertado en mano"

"market-in-band" agreement
control interno
internal audit
contrato--plan
performance contract
control mayoritario
contrato por cantidades aproximadas

running contract
controlable
manageable
contrato por cantidades indeterminadas

indefInite quantity contract
conurbacion
conurbation
contrato por meses-hombre

man-month contract
convenio basico
establishment convention; base convention
contrato por tiempo

time-based contract [consultants]
convenio condicional de reembolso

qualifIed agreement to reimburse
[See also irrevocable agreement to reimburse.]
contrato "producto en mano"

product in band contract
contrato sobre la base de un presupuesto meta
target contract
contribution de contrapartida
matching contribution
contribucion territorial
land tax
control
control
control de existencias, inventario(s)
inventoty control
control de la contaminacion en la descarga
end of pipe pollution control
control de la dotacion de personal
complement control
control empresarial del araneel
convenio de asuncion de pristamo

loan assumption agreement
convenio de credito de fomento
development credit agreement [IDA]
convenio de destinacion especial
set aside agreement
convenio de inversion [CFl]
investment agreement [lFC]
convenio de Iieencia, de concesion de Iicencia
licensing agreement
convenio de pristamo
loan agreement
convenio de pristamo entre d Banco y la eFI
Master Loan Agreement
convenio de pristamo subsidiario
Subsidiaty Agreement [IBRDJ
287
convenio modificatorio
amendment, amending agreement
conversion de la deuda en capital

debt-equity swap; debt equity conversion
convenio Ialarial
wage agreement
conversion en arancel
tariffication
Convenio sobre Arreglo de Difereneias

Relativas a Inversiones entre Estadol y
Nacionalel de Otros Estadol
Convention on the Settlement of Investment
Disputes between States and Nationals of other
States [ICSID]
conversion en efectivo
encashment [IDA]
convenio sobre el proyecto

project agreement
convenio sobre imanciamiento para el proyecto
project fund agreement
convenio sobre un producto bbko, primario
commodity agreement
convenios intemaeionales sobre product08
bbicos
arrangements
conversion a la par
conversion at par
conversion contable de monedas
translation (of currency)
conversion inmediata
reconstitution
convertidor catalitico
catalytic converter
cooperacion teenica entre paises en desarrollo CTPD
technical cooperation among developing countries
-TCDC
cooperativa de produceion y exportaeionel
agropecuarias
pcultural nroduction and gport (apex)
cooperative
coordinador de una edieion
editor
copia autenticada
conformed copy
copia impresa
hardcopy
conversion de activos finaneieros en valorel

securitization
conversion de deuda en program as de salud
debt-for-health swaps
conversion de empresas (publicas) en sociedades
comerciales, entidades previstas en la ley de
sociedadel
corporatization
conversion de la c1ase de inteRS
rate basis conversion
conversion de la deuda
debt conversion
coqueria
coke oven plant
corral de engorde
feedlot
corral de vacunacion
vaccination yard
correccion monetaria
monetary correction
corredor (de cambio, de bolsa)
broker
corredor de valores
288
corretaje
brokerage
costo de los empristitos

borrowing cost
corriente (de fondos) en condiciones

concesionarias
concessional flow
costo de los empristitos con doble ponderacion

doubleweighted borrowing cost [IBRO]
corriente de capital equilibradora

equilibrating capital flow
corriente de fondos
cash flow; funds flow; flow of funds
corrientes de costos y benefidos
corrientes financieras
financial flows
corrientes oficiales
cortavientos
windbreak
corte y extracdon de madera en trozas
logging [foresUy]
cortedad de talla
cosechas
crops
costo asociado
associated cost
costo de conversion, de modification
redeployment cost
costo de eficiencia de (los impuestos) la
tributacion
taxation
costo de los factores, al

factor cost. at f.e.
costo de mantenimiento en existenda
carrying costs, charges [goods]
costo de oportunidad, de sustitucion
opportunity cost
costo de oportunidad social
social opportunity cost
costo de pueata en marcha
startup cost
costo de reposidon, de sustitudon
replacement cost
costo del petriileo
oil bill [national]
costo en divisas
exchange cost
costo en divisas
foreign exchange cost
local cost; onshore cost
costo en recursos intemos
domestic resource cost - DRC
costo evitable
avoidable cost
costo extranacional
offshore cost

canying cost (of capital); charge of capital
costo incluidos los impuestos

tax-paid cost - TPC
costo de inversion
capital cost
costo incremental
incremental cost
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costo incremental medio
costos de mano de obra
average incremental cost - AlC
labor costs
costo incremental medio a largo plaze
costos de movilizacion
long-run average incremental cost - LRAIC
mobilization costs
costo inidal
costos de, en serviclos
front-end cost
in-kind costs
costo marginal
marginal cost
oostos del factor trabajo
costo marginal a largo plaze

long-run marginal cost - LRMC; efficiency price;
labor costs
cosios descentralizados
unit -managed costs
efficient price [electricity tariffs]

costos economicos del proteccionismo
costo marginal de mantenimiento de la
capaddad
marginal capacity cost - MCC
welfare costs of protectionism

costos efectivos, reales
actual costs
costo no recurrente de capital, no recuperable
sunk cost
costos fijos
fixed costs
costo, seguro y fiete - c.i.f.
cost, insurance and freight - CIF
costos implicitos
underlying costs
oosto totalmente imputado
fully allocated cost
oostos imputados
allocated costs
costo unitario
unit cost
costos imputados
imputed costs
costos blisicos
costos indirectos
indirect costs; on-costs [UK]

oostos capitalizados
costos inferiores a los previstos
cost underrun; underrun cost

costos centralizados
costos iniclales [proyectos]

costos de explotacion, operacion,
funcionamiento
costos internos de importacion
internal importing costs
costos de garantia de emision
oostos laborales
undeIWriting costs
labor costs
oostos de instalacl6n y suministros
costos no monetarios
balance-of-system costs
noncash expenses
290
oostos ordinarios (en praupuestos)
crec:imiento lento
sluggish growth
costos promediados
rolled (costs)
crec:imiento urbano (no planificado)

urban sprawl
costos relativ08 a monedas especi'ficas

currency-specific costs
credito
credit standing
costos salariales
wage bill; wage costs
credito [finanzas]
claim
costos sociales, COlectiV08

social costs
credito a los consumidores

consumer credit
costos IUperiores a los previst08

cost overrun
credito acumulativo
cotizaeion (de valores en la bolo)

listing (of securities)
credito colectivo
group credit
cotizacion al contado
spot quotation
credito oon garantia de otro credito

back-to-back credit
comaeiones
price quotations [contracts]
credito de aceionistas, de participaeion

equity-type loan; sponsored loan
cotizaeiones de prec:ios de equilibrio del

mereado
market-clearing quotations
credito de am
working capita1loan
coyuntura
creacion
design; development
crec:imiento (eoonomioo) sostenido
sustained growth
crecimiento autosostenido
self-sustaining growth
crec:imiento cero de la ,oblacion
zero population growth ZPG
crecimiento inlUficiente
crecimiento intermitente
stop and go growth
credito de compradores
buyer credit; buyers' credit
credito de contrapal1ida
matching credit
credito de emergencia
bailout loan
credito de exportacion, a la exportacion
export credit
credito de proveedores
supplier credit; supplier's credit
credito dirigido
directed credit
credito documental
documentary credit
291
cridito eo. esp~ie
credit-in-kind
creditos bip~arios
mortgage financing
credito eo. tr&mitaclon

pipeline credit
creditos que se traspasan

carryovers
cridito estational
seasonal credit
creditus traspasados
canyovers
credito finaoclero
financial credit
cresta araneelaria
tariff peak
credito garantizado pOl' el Estado

sovereign credit, loan
cria de gaoado, de aoimales

animal husbandty
credito impositivo, tributario

tax credit
criador
credito impositivo POI' inversioues

investment tax credit
crisis de liquidez
liquidity squeeze
credito instituclonal
formal credit
crisis petrolera, produtida pOI' los p~ios del

petroleo
oil shock
credito no institucional
informal credit
credito oficial a la exportacion
official export credit
criterio de contamination total permisible

bubble concept
cronologia
timepattem
credito para importationes con fines de

~ODstl1lction
reconstruction import credit - RIC

credito para importaciones con "mes de
rehabilitation
rehabilitation import credit
credito pOI' pago de impuestos en eI extranjero
foreign tax credit
credito presupuestario
allotment; appropriation [budget]
credito ~iproeo [FMI]
swap
credito renovable, rotatorio, ref"mantiable
revolving credit
croquis
cl1ldo de referenda
benchmark crude; marker crude [oil]
cl1ldo liviaoo, ligero de Arabia Saudita
cl1lZamiento absorbente
line breeding
cl1lZamiento continuo
line breeding
cuadraI' (una cuenta)
balance, to (an account)
cuadro
schedule
292
cuasicapital
quasi-equity
cuasidinero
near money; quasi-money
cubierta forestal
forest canopy
cubierta vegetal
plant cover
cuenca de captaci6n
catch basin; catchment area
cuenca de captaci6n
cuenca de rebalse
overflow basin
cuenta basica
basic account [balance of payments]
cuenta de anticipos
advance account; imprest account, fund
cuenta de ingresos y gastos, de perdidas y

ganancias
income (and expenditure) account
cuenta de orden
memorandum account
cuenta de primas de emisi6n
share premium account [lFC]
cuenta de reconciliaci6n
reconciliation account
cuenta de resumen
summary account
cuenta de trMico
traffic count
cuenta de valores (en custodia)
securities (custody) account
cuenta del crMito
credit account [IDA1
cuenta del prestamo
loan account
cuenta de anticipos para la preparacl6n de un

proyedo
project advance account
cuenta especial secundaria

second generation special account - SGSA
cuenta de capital
capital account
cuenta reservada, especial

eannarked account
cuenta de cierre
summary account
cuenta subsidiaria, aunliar

subsidiary account
cuenta de explotaci6n
working account
cuenta transitoria
suspense account
cuenta de explotaci6n, operaci6n

operating account
cuentas de ingresos y gastos

income and outlay accounts [national accounts]
cuenta de igualaci6n de tipOi de cambio

exchange equalization account
cuentas diversas de caja

sundry cash accounts
cuenta de ingresos
revenue account [national accounts]
cuentas econ6micas ajustadas conforme a

consideraclones ambientales
environmentally adjusted economic accounts -
EEA
293
cueatu ,or eobrar
accounts receivable; receivables
eultivo de decreclda
recession crop
cuentas ,or pagar

accounts payable
dIy farming; dIyland farming
cuentas lOclala
social accounts
cultivo de tejidos
tissue culture
cuenta subsidiarias del medio ambiente

environment satellite accounts
cultivo de temporada eona

short season (crop)
cuerpo de fundonarios publicos

civil service
eultlvo en curvas de nivel

contour fanning
euesti6n previa
preliminaly question [ICSID]
cultivo en franjas
alley cropping; strip cropping
cuestiones a las diferencias de roles del hombre

ylamujer
gender issues
cultivo en pendiente
hillside farming
cuestiones que afectan a la mujer

gender issues
cuestiones relativas a las desigualdades entre los
sexos
gender issues
cultivo
field crop
eultivo alimentario
food crop
cultivo alimentario basieo
staple (food crop)
eultivo arb6reo
tree crop
cultivo comerclal
cash crop
eultivo constante, continuo
continuous cropping
eultivo de decreclda
flood recession crop
eultlvo de secano
eultivo en recesi6n
recession. recessive cultivation
cultivo en tierras de aluvi6n
eultivo extensivo
field crop
eultivo intercalado
intercropping
eultivo interealado, intermedio
catch crop
cultlvo migratorio
shifting cultivation
eultivo protector, de cobertura
cover crop; nurse crop
eultivo Unico, de un solo tipo 0 apede
pure stand
cultivo(s) asoclado(s)
associated crops, cropping
cultivos
crops
294
cultivos de luera de estacion, de temporada
out-of-season crop; off-season crop
cupones para la privatization

privatmWon vouchers
cultivos de montaila, de tierru alto

upland crops
curriculo
curriculum
cultivos de rakes a1imentariu

root crops
curriculo de estudios comun

core curriculum
cultivos de rizomu
cursillo
workshop [training]
cultivos dobles
curso de actualization (para refrescar los

conocimientos)
refresher course
cultivos en hileru
row crops
cultivos minos silvoagropeeuarios
multistory farming; multilevel farming
cultivos multiples
multicropping; multiple cropping
cultivos multiples
multiple cropping; multicropping
cultivos para fines energeticos
energy cropping
cultivos simbioticos
companion crops
cultivos sucesivos
cumplimiento de contrato
contract performance
cuota arancelaria
tariff quota
cuota de importation
import quota
cupo arancelario
tariff quota
cupo de importacion
import quota
curso de elementos intercambiables

course interchange [education]
curso de repaso
refresher course
curva de aprendizaje
learning curve
corva de indiferentia
indifference curve
curva de la ofena
supply curve
curva de posibilidades de production
production possibility curve; transformation curve
curva de rendimiento
yield curve
curva de transformacion
transformation curve; production possibility curve
curva salarial
payline
daios indirectos
consequential damages
daios y perjuitios previstos en un contrato
liquidated damages
dar de baja
scrap. to
295
dar en contrato
contract out, to
de maduracion temprana, precoz

early (maturing) [crops}
dar particlpadon
de propiedad mranjera
empower
foreign-owned
dar poder de decision
de rulo [Chile}
empower
rainfed
dar por tenninado
de IleCaDO
rainfed
terminate
dato aproximado
de temporal [MUlco]
ballpark figure
rainfed
datos antes del anilisis de regresion
deusof4eil
unsmoothed data
user friendly
datos buicos
de uso intensivo de energfa
baseline data; fact sheet
energy-intensive
datos buicos de un proyecto
de uso intensivo de mano de obra

labor-intensive
project brief
datos brutos, sin elaborar
raw data
de vision hacia eI futuro

forward-looking
key data
debenture [IE.UU]
debenture (bond)
datos detallados
microdata
dean (of the Board of Directors)
datos clave, buicos
decano
datos transversala
decision t4eita por vencimiento de un plazo
cross-sectional data [econometty]
lapse-of-time decision
de abajo arriba
bottom up (approach) [projects}
statement
de alto coeficiente de mano de obra

labor-intensive
declaraclon de gmos
debase
declaradon de impuatos
taxretum
de conformidad con las leya del mereado
declaraclon de ingresos
taxretum
market-friendly
de maduraclon tardia
late maturing [crop]
decJaraclon
declaracion de intendon, de intenclones
296
declaracion de objetivos
mission statement [EDIJ
deficit de la balnza en cuenta corriente

external current account deficit
declaracion del impuesto sobre la renta

income tax return
deficit de recursos
resource(s) gap
declaraciones
representations
deficit en cuenta corriente

current account deficit
declinacion de responsabilidad
disclaimer
deficit en cuenta corriente (excluidoslos

ingresos por concepto de intereses)
noninterest current account deficit
deduccion
tax allowance
deduccion estandar
standard deduction [taxation]
deduccion tributaria (por perdida, etc.)
tax write off
deduccion tributaria, de impuestos
tax deduction
deducidos los impuestos
net of taxes
deficiencia
shortfall
deficiencia de recaudacion
undercollection [taxation]
deficit
gap; shortfall
deficit comercial
trade deficit
deficit de caja
cash deficit
deficit de explotacion, operacion
operating deficit
deficit de rmanciamento
financing gap; funding gap
deficit de inversiones
investment gap
deficit euluido eI pago de intereses

deficit fiscal
fiscal gap
budget deficit; budgetary gap
deficit primario
deflacion
deflation
deflactar
deflate, to
deflactor
deflator
deflactor de los compromisos
commitment deflator
deflactor de los desembolsos
disbursement deflator
deflactor de precios del PNB
GNP price deflator
deflactor implicito
implicit deflator
deflactor implicito del producto intemo bruto
implicit gross domestic product deflator
deforestacion
deforestation
297
degradacion ambiental
densidad de siembra
plant population
dejar de reunir las condiciones para recibir

financiamiento del Banco
graduate, to [Bank, IDA]
denuncio
claim [mining]
delegacion de atribuciones, facultades

delegation of authority
deliberaciones de sesion(es)
proceedings
demanda
claim
demanda agregacla, global
aggregate demand
demanda bioquimica de o:dgeno DBO
biochemical oxygen demand - BOD
departamentalizacion de la enseianza
departamento de (servicios de) apoyo
support department [IBRD]
departamento de operaclones
operating department; operational department
[IBRD]
departamento de operaclones, sectorial, de
ejecucion
departamento de servicio, de asesoramiento
staff department
demanda bioquimica de o:dgeno en cinco dias DBOS

biochemical oxygen demand over five days BOD5~ five day biochemical oxygen demand
departamento ejecutivo, de ejecucion, de

operaclones
line department
demanda de los consumidores

consurnerdemand
dependencia de la ayuda exterior

aid dependency
demanda intensa
buoyant demand
Depositario
Trustee [GEF}
demanda reprimida
pent-up demand
deposito a la vista
demand deposit; sight deposit
lag~
demora
slippage
deposito a plazo
term deposit
demora respecto del plazo previsto

time overrun
deposito a plazo, a termino

time deposit
denominacion comiin
nonproprietary name
depOsito de aduanas
bonded warehouse
denominado
deposito de decantacion de residuos

tailing pond
densidad de carga
deposito de pagares
note deposit [IDA]
298
bonding [customs]
derecho de expropiacion
eminent domain
depOsito en custodia
escrow account
land tenure rights
depOsito en garantfa, en custodia

escrow
derecho de usufructo
beneficial interest
deposito previo, anticipado

advance deposit
derecho de via
right of way
depOsitos icid08
acid deposition
derecho de voto
voting right
depreciacion acelerada, decreciente

accelerated depreciation
derecho por pie

stumpage fee
depreciation acumulada
accrued depreciation; accumulated depreciation
derecho prioritario, preferential, de

preferencia, de prelacion
first refusal right; preemptive right
depOsito en almacin de aduanas
depreciacion de equUibrio
depreciacion diferida
deferred depreciation
derecho
claim
derecbo (aduanero) ad valorem
ad valorem (customs) duty
derecho(aduanero)especifico
specific (customs) duty
derecho antidumping
antidumping duty
derecho aplicable
governing law
derecho arancelario
tariff
derecho compensatorio
countervailing duty
derecho de aduana, de importacion
tariff
derecho de tenencia de la tierra
derecho procesal, adjetivo, de forma

adjective law; procedural law
derecho procesal, adjetivo, de forma
procedural law; adjective law
derecho sustantivo, de fondo
substantive law
derechos arancelarios
tariff rates
derechos de matricula
tuition fees
derechos de propiedad
proprietaIy rights
derechos de suscripcion
stock rights [IFC]
derechos de voto
voting power
derechos poJ1uarios
haIbor dues, fees; port dues
desagregaciOn
unbundling
299
desagregaclon de riesgo8 rmanciel'08
descascarar
husk, to; dehusk, to
desahorro
dissaving
descompoticiOn
unbundling
desajuRe entre tipos de cambio

misalignment (ofrates of exchange)
descontar
discount, to [finance}
desarrollo
development
descripcion de cargo, puesto

job description
desarrollo institucional
institution building
descuento
discount
desarroUo integral de la explotaciOn agricola

whole:farm development
descuento cambiario
exchange discount
desarrollo participatorio, con participacion

participatory development
debt sales
desarrollo sostenible
sustainable development
descuento del impuesto potencial

tax sparing
desarrollo subregional
area development
descuento impositivo, tributario

tax credit
desarrollo t6cnico
engineering development
desechar
scrap, to
desastre provocado por el hombre

man-made disaster
deseconomias
diseconomies
desatesoramiento
dishoarding
desembolsos concentrados aI comienzo de un

periodo
front loading
desbroce
clearing
descapitalizar
decapitalize
descargade efluentes
eftluent charges
descarga de gases acidos, ricos en productos
azufrados
sour gas discharge
descascarar
dehusking; husking
descuento de instrumento8 de deuda
desempefto
performance
desempefto de la eeonomia
desempefto de las instituciones
institutional perfonnance
desempleo encubierto, oculto, disfrazado
concealed unemployment; covert, disguised,
hidden unemployment
300
desempleo estructurai
structural unemployment
desbidratacion por conaelacion
freeze dIying
desempleo evidente, manifiesto
deshojar
open unemployment
husk. to; dehusk, to
desempleo friccional
desincentivo
frictional unemployment
disincentive
desempleo oculto, encubierto, disfrazado
desiDflacion
disguised unemployment; concealed, covert,

hidden unemployment
disinflation
desertion
disinfiationary
desinflacionario

desintermediacion
desertar
disintermediation

desinversi6n
desertor esco)ar
disinvestment

desistiDliento (w.icamente en elsentido del Art.
desestacionalizado
seasonally adjusted
45 del Convenio)
desf'ase
deslizamiento (de un tipo de cambio dentro de

una banda)
lag; slippage
discontinuance [ICSID]
crawl [noun]
desfase (cronologico)
time lag
deslizamiento de troncos
skidding
desf'avoreddo
underprivileged
desmantelamiento
rollback
desaaste (normal 0 natural)
wear and tear (fair)
desmonetizacion
desaIose
breakdown; unbundling
desmonte
clearing
desgravacion
tax allowance
desmotado
ginning [cotton]
desgravacion fiscal
tax relief
desnutricion
undernutrition
desgravacion tributsria
tax rebate
desDutrido
undernourished
desguazar
scrap. to
301
clearance
desvinc::ulacion de la ayuda
untying of aid
desparasitar
deworm
desvincular
delink, to [foreign exchange]
despegue
desvincular (el tipo)

unpeg (a rate), to
despadlo aduanero
take-off
despeje
clearance
desperdicio
deterioro ambiental
determinacion de costos
costing
despido
termination
determinacion de costos directos

direct costing
desplazamiento
crowding out
determinacion de precios sociales

social pricing
desplazamiento de la demanda
demand shift
determinacion de un proyecto, de proyectos

desreglamentar
deregulate
determinacion del costo de un preuamo

desregular
deregulate
determinacion del precio de costo

cost pricing
destinado por so propia indole a determinados

grupos de la poblacion
deuda amortizada
retired debt
destinar (fondos) para un fm determinado

earmark, to (funds)
desutilidad
disutility
desutilidad marginal
marginal disutility
desviacion de los salarios
wage drift
desviacion estandar
standard deviation
desvinculacion (de divisas)
delinking [foreign exchange]
deuda anulada
cancelled debt
deuda con garantia publica
publicly gua:ranteed debt
deuda con los bancos comerciales, privados
commercial debt
deuda consolidada
funded debt
deuda de pago dudoso
bad debt
deuda desembolsada y pendiente
debt outstanding and disbursed - DOD
302
deuda dudosa, de cobl'O dudoso
doubtful debt
devolucion de impuestos
tax refund
deuda externa pendiente

external debt outstanding
man-day
deuda externa pendiente

outstanding external debt
dialanidad
transparency
deuda externa total

total external debt - EDT
diagrama de banas
barchart
deuda incobrable
bad debt
diagrama de dispersion
scatter chart, diagram; scattergram
deuda notificada
diagrama de movimiento, de flujo, de

produccioo, de secuencia, de procedimiento
reported debt
deuda pendiente
debt overhang
deuda prioritaria
senior debt, loan
deuda publica
official debt
deuda publica
public debt
deuda publica del Estado, en poder de
particulares
publicly held government debt
deuda reciproca
reciprocal debt
deuda subordinada
junior debt; subordinated debt
deuda vencida
debt due
deuda(s) reciproca(s)
interlocking debt
deudu anteriores con condiciones menos
favorables
lower quality old debt
dia-hombre
diagrama de red(es)
network diagram
diagrama de situacion
working table; performance chart; management
chart
diu de atraso en el pago de las cuentas por
cobrar
days receivable
dictamen con reservas
qualified opinion [auditing]
dictamen juridico
legal opinion
dictamen legal
memorandum of law
diesel
dieta
diferencia
gap
diferencia entre los margenes
spread of spreads
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diferencia entre 101 preciOl
price differential, spread
dinero de alta potencia [teoria monetarista]

diferenda entre tipos, tasas de interis

dinero de la R.esen'a Federal de 101 EE.UU.

para UIO de 101 banco.
diferenda negativa
carrying loss
diferencia por la cuallas cantidades devengadas

son inferiores a las previstas
underaccruals
dinero e1astico
elastic money
dinero en eI sentido estrido
narrow money
carrying gain
dinero en sentido amplio

broad money
difereneia(s) de tipos de cambio

exchange rate differential
dinero eseuo, caro

tight money
difereneias aranedarias
tariff wedges
dinero exigible
money at call
difereneia positiva
diferimiento impositivo
tax deferral
dificultades eeonomicas
economic hardship
dinero inactivo
idle cash
dinero negro
black money
dificultades finaneieras graves

:financial distress
dilema del prisionero

prisoner's dilemma
dilueion del capital (accionario)
stock dilution, watering; dilution
dinamismo
dinero a la vista
money at call
dinero bancario
bank money
dinero primario
reserve money; base money; high-power(ed)
money
dique
bund
dique en CUn'a de nivel
contour bund
direction
front office; governance; line management
direction de impuestOl
tax office
direction de la institution, empresa
dinero barato, abundante

easy money
direccion portoaria
port authority
304
directivoprincipal
senior manager
disefto de un proyecto, de proyectos

project design
directiV08
managers
disefto demasiado ambicio80

overdesign
director dd proyedo
project manager
disefto detallado
Director Ejecutivo
Executive Director
disefto excesivo para las necesidades

overdesign
director ejecutivo con doble funci6n (en el BIRF

yelFMI)
dual executive director
disefto tecnico
engineering design
Board of (Executive) Directors; Executive Board
[IBRD, IDA]
Directori08 del Banco y del Fondo
Boards of the Bank and the Fund
directrices
guidelines
discordancia entre los vencimient08
maturity mismatch
disefto tecnico preliminar

engineering, preliminary
disminuci6n
drawdown; shortfall
dispensa (de una obligaci6n)
waiver
dispensar (de una obligaci6n)
waive, to
dispensario
health post
discrepancia impositiva
tax wedge
discriminacl6n sexual
gender issues
discurso principal
keynote address, speech
diseftador
designer
disefto
design; layout
disefto con ayoda de computadoras
computer aided design - CAD
disefto conceptual
conceptual design
disponibilidades
disponibilidades (de equipo)
availability [transportation]
disponibilidades de viviendas
housing stock
disposici6n para pagar
willingness to pay - WTP
disp08iciones de comercializaci6n ordenada
orderly marketing arrangements - OMA
disposiciones de control de cambios
exchange control regulations
disposiciones pracesales
procedural orders [ICSID]
305
disposiciones transitorias
dividendo enraordinario
surplus dividend
breakdo~;
distribucion
layout
divisa de reserva
reserve currency
distribucion de aguas
waterspreading
divisa(s) de libre convertibilidad

free (foreign) exchange
distribucion de la carga [donantes]

burden sharing
divisas
distribucion de las utilidades

division de la enseilanza
distribucion de los costos

cost sharing
divulgacion
extension [agriculture]
distribucion de los recursos

doble clasificacion
distribucion del financiamiento (entre los

paises)
direction of lending
doble tributacion, imposicion

double taxation
distribucion del importe, de los fondos del

prestamo
distribucion optima de los vencimientos
market timing
distribucion reservada
restricted distribution
disyuntiva
documentacion de apoyo
justification
documento de antecedentes, de informacion
blisica
background paper
documento de especificacion de servicios
laborales
performance work statement - PWS
trade-off
documento de exposicion de problemas

issues paper
divergencia entre tipos de cambio

misalignment (of rates of exchange)
documento de informacion sobre el proyecto

Project Information Brief - PIB
diversidad biologica
biodiversity
documento de politica (sectorial, financiera,

etc.)
policy paper
diversificacion de los riesgos

exposure diversification
bonus issue; stock dividend
documento de referencia cruzada, comparacion

crosswalk document
documento de trabajo
discussion paper
306
documento del Manual de Adquisiclones
Procurement Manual Statement - PMS
donante principal
lead donor
documento del Manual de Operaeiones

Operational Manual Statement - OMS
dOl ritmos, trayeetori.. de desarrollo

two-tmck development
documento del Manual del Personal

Personnel Manual Statement
forest canopy
documento expositivo 5Obre.

approach paper
dotaclon de capital
capital endowment
documento para un seminario

seminar paper
dotaclon de personal
documentos contraetuales
contract documents
dotacion minima de personal

core staffing
documentOl de licitacion
bidding documents; tender documents
dotar de los medios

empower
documentOl de precalificacion
prequalification documents
dotar de personal
staff, to
documentos justificativos
justification
drenaje de ago.. Duvi.., pluviales

storm water drainage system
dolarizacion
dollarization
dumping
dumping
dominio eminente
eminent domain
duraeion
life (of a project)
donacion
grant-in-aid
duraeion de un proyecto
project life
donacion de contrapartida
matching grant
duration util
economic life
donacion en capital
equity grant
ecolog{a, si en mi barrio, no
donacion en efectivo
cash grant
ecologistu
environmentalist
donacion en, para equipos

equipment grant
economia abierta
open economy
donacion para imes especfficos, para un im

especffico
categorical grant; targeted grant
economia de consumo
consumption economy
dosel forestal
staffing
307
economia de la oferta, basada en la oferta
supply side economics
economfas de diversificaci6n
economies of scope
economia de Iibre empresa

free market economy; free-enterprise economy
economias de escala
economies of scale
economfa de monocultivo
single-crop economy
economfas de ubicaci6n
localization economies
economfa de planificaci6n centralizada

economias de urbanizaci6n
wbanization economies
economfa de subsistencia
subsistence economy
economista principal
principal economist
economia del bienestar

welfare economy
economista principal (de un departamento

geogrMico)
lead economist
economia del retroceso

economia del sector publico
public economics
economfa dependiente de la exportaci6n de un
solo producto
export-enclave economy
economia dirigida
command economy; controlled economy; directed
economy; managed economy
economia interna, nacional
domestic economy
economia monetaria
cash economy
economista principal (Oficina Regional)

chief economist
economista superior
senior economist
ecuaci6n de regresi6n
regression equation
edici6n mediante microcomputadora
desktop publishing
editar
edit (texts for publication)
editor (de un texto)
editor
educaci6n a distancia
economia no de mere ado

nonmarketeconomy
economia subterranea, paralela
parallel economy; black economy; underground
economy; submerged economy
economia(s)
avoided cost
economias de concentraci6n
agglomeration economies
distancel~n&t~ching
educaci6n blisica
basic education
educaci6n extraescolar
out-of-school education
educaci6n formal, academica
formal education
educaci6n informal
informal education
308
edu.cad.cSn no formal
nonformal edu<.:ation
efecto en, IObre 101 predol

price effect
educadcSn permanente
continuing education; lifelong education; recurrent
edu<.:ation
efecto generalizado
blanket effect
edu.cacicSn JeCUIldaria de dclo superior

upper secondary edu<.:ation
educaci6n JeCUIldaria de primer dclo, de dclo
bWco
lower secondary edu<.:ation
efecto (0 beneficio, etc.) mediato

downstream effect. benefit
efedo IeCUDdario
pass-tbrough effect
efecto IeCUDdario, derivado
spinoff effect; spillover effect. impact
efectivOllaborales
return of labor
efedo de anuncio
announcement effect
efecto de eapUaridad, aseendente
bubble-up effect
efecto de eaptacl6n Inddental de benefidarios
snatching effect
efecto IeCUDdario de urbanizaclcSn

induced development effect; boomtown effect
efectos
paper [financial]
efectos comerdales
efectos de comerdo por cobrar
trade receivables
efedo de concentracicSn
focusing effect
efectos en eobro, cobranza

float [banking]
efecto de demostrad6n
demonstration effect
efecto de Oa) rattradcSn
trickle-down effect
efecto de Ingrao, de renta
Income effect
efedo de Invemadero
greenhouse effect
efecto de primera clue
prime bill
efecto de sustitucicSn
substitution effect
efecto de trinquete
ratchet effect
efedos eDemos
externalities [projects]
efectos financieros
financial paper
efedos negociables
eligible paper
efectos publicos
government paper
efectos publlcos, del Estado
efectuar una operadcSn de swap, de Intercambio
de mooeda, de credito redproco
swap, to [finance]
eficada
performance
309
ef"Kacia en fundon de 101 c:ostoI
ejerdcio (eeonOmico)
cost-effectiveness
fiscal year; financial year
ef"aaz en el UIO de la energfa
ejerddo contable
energy-efficient
accounting period
eficaz en fundOn de 101 COROI
elaboraclon
cost-effective
development; processing
efidencia del UIO f'mal de la energia
elaboracion de came
end use (energy) efficiency
meat processing
eficiencia en la utilizacion del combustible

fuel efficiency
elaboraciOn de material fabricado en otro pais

offshore assembly. processing
efidencia estatica
elaboracion de produdol agropecuariOi
static efficiency
agroprocessing
efidenda marginal del capital
elaboracion de un proyedo, de proyedol
project preparation
efidencia x
elaboracion por via hUrneda

x-efficiency
cost-effective
elaboradon por via aeca

my process [cement manufacture]
eficiente y de costo minimo
elasticidad-ingreso
cost-effective
income elasticity
egresadOi
output
elastiddad-ingreso de la demanda
efidente y de costo mM bajo
ejecudon (de una hipoteca)
elasticidad-precio
foreclosure
own price elasticity; price elasticity
ejecucion de un contrato leeUn SUI termiOOI

specific perl'onnance
elasticidad-precio cruzada
cross price elasticity
ejemplar autenticado
elasticldad con re.specto al ingreso
conformed copy
income elasticity
ejercer efecto multipllcador [finanzas]
elastiddad con respedo al precto
leverage, to
price elasticity; own price elasticity
ejercer inftuenda
leverage, to
elastiddad coBstante de snstitucion

constant elasticity of substitution - CBS
ejerciclo (eeonomico)
elasticidad cruzada
:financial year; fiscal year
cross elasticity
310
elasticidad de la demanda
eliminacion de aguas negras, senidas
elasticity of demand
sewage disposal
elasticidad de la demanda en funcion del

ingreso
eliminacion de desechos
waste disposal
eliminacion de tugurios, de zonas de tugurios

elasticidad de sustitucion
slum clearance
elasticity of substitution
eliminar en Iibros
elasticidad del impuesto
tax elasticity
write off, to
elasticidad igual a la unidad

unit(ary) elasticity
phase out, to
eliminar por etapas, progresivamente
elasticidad tributaria global

tax buoyancy
elegibilidad para participar en una Iicitacion
elusion del pago de aranceles (mediante el

establecimiento de una empresa en el pais)
tariff jumping
eligibility to bid
elusion legal de impuestos

tax avoidance
elegible
embargo preventivo
eligible [procurement]
attachment pegal]; charge; lien pegal]
elemento
embarque
component (of a project)
shipping
elemento concesionario, de donacion
embarque, desembarque ,or propulsion propia
concessional, concessionary element
ro/ro [= roll-onlroll-off]
elemento concesionario, de donacion
embarque, desembarque por propulsion propia
grant element
roll-onlroll-off - mlro
elemento de disuasion, disuasivo
emision
deterrent
flotation [bonds]
elemento en divisas
emision continua
issues on tap; tap issue
elementos estabilizadores, automaticos,

intemos, intrinsecos
built-in stabilizers
emision de acciones (con derecho preferencial

de suscripcion)
elementos no fisieos
software
foreign currency issue
elementos nutritivos(as)
nutrients
red herring issue
emision en divisas
emision exploratoria
311
emisi6n fidudaria
note issue
empresa en plena aetividad y crecimiento

going concern; growing concern
emisi6n ofredda aI publico

public offering. borrowing
empresa estatal
state-owned enterprise - SOE
emisiones (de obligadones) en Europa

European flotations
empresa matriz
parent company
emisiones de organismos federales

agency securities, obligations [u.S.1
empresa mhta
mixed enterprise
emitidos mediante ofen. publica

empresa mixta, semipublic&, p&ramatal

semipublic company
empalme
splicing
empresa produetiv&, que produce ingresos

revenue-eaming enterprise
emplazamiento (de un proyecto)

site
empresa publica
public corporation
empleado "fantasma"
ghost worker
empresa receptora del proyecto

project enterprise [MIGA1
empleado contratado localmente

empresarlo
entrepreneur
empleo de (los) fondos

empresas asocia. pertenecientes aI mismo

gmpo
sister companies
empleos de referenda
benchmark jobs
empresa comisionista
empresa con pocos ac:eionistas
closely-held corporation
empresa conjonta
joint venture
empresa de obras y servidos de infraestructura
infrastructure developer
empresa de servicios publico.
public utility corporation
empresa del proyeeto
project enterprise [MIGA]
empresas de servicios publicos

utilities
empresas maquiladoras
in-bond industries
emprestito
loan capital
emprestito de suma global
lump sum borrowing [IFC]
emprestito reembolsable de una sola vez a su
vencimiento
bullet issue
emprestito reembolsable de una sola vez a su
vendmiento
bullet issue
312
emprestitos ealifieados
qualified borrowing(s) [currency pool]
emprestitos eompensatorios, contra depositos
offset borrowings
emprestitos en el exterior
foreign borrowing
emprestitos giganteseos
jumbo borrowing(s)
emprestitos pendientes de utilizacion
undrawn borrowings
en armonfa con, que armonice con el mere ado
market-friendly
eneaje legal
legal reserve; minimum cash ratio; minimum cash
requirement; reserve requirement
encaje legal adicional
encargado de una edicion
editor
encargar
commission. to
encomendar
commission. to
encuesta
survey
en condiciones concesionarias, muy favorables

en el margen
at the margin
encuesta (de seecion) transversal

cross section(al) survey
encuesta basica
baseline survey
en el muelle (derecbos por euenta del

comprador)
ex quay (duties on buyers' account)
encuesta de actitudes
Attitude Survey [IBRO]
en existencia
off-the-shelf
encuesta de gastos familiares

household expenditure survey - HES
en pleno funcionamiento
full development;, at [project]
encuesta longitudinal
longitudinal survey
en terminos, cifras corrientes

current terms, in
encuesta muestral, por muestreo

sample survey [statistics]
en terminos, cifras reales

real terms, in
encuesta por, de bogares

household survey
enajenar a titulo oneroso

dispose (of) for value, to
encuesta puntual
one-shot survey
enanismo nutricional
endeudado en exceso
overgeared
encaje circulante, notante

endeudamiento formso
distress borrowing
energeticos de fuentes renovables
renewable energy
313
energeticos renovable(s)
eofermero(a) auiliar, no diplomado(a)
renewable energy
practical nurse
energia a partir de biomasa
eofermero(a) diplomado(a)
biomass energy
registered nurse
energia comereial
engorde en establo
conunercial energy
stall feeding
energia de biomasa
enlace
biomass energy
splicing
energia de fuentes convenclonales
enlace UHF, en freeuencia ultraalta

UHF link [telecommunications]
conventional energy
energia de fuentes renovables
renewable energy
enlace VHF, en freeuencla muy alta

VHF link [telecommunications]
energia entregada
enmienda presupuestaria presidential
delivered energy
budget amendment [U.S.]
energia final, secundaria
enmiendas aI Convenio Constitutivo

amendments to the Articles of Agreement
final energy; secondary energy

energia hidroeleetriea
ensayo de variedad(es)
hydroelectric power; hydropower
variety trial
energia reeibida
enseianza a distancia
received energy
distance learning, teaching
energia renovable(s)
enseianza en doble jomada, de doble tumo
renewable energy
double shift teaching system
energia secundaria, final
enseianza en multiples tumos, jomadas
secondary energy; final energy
multishift teaching
energia sustitutiva
enseianza privada con memdo(s) patentado(s)
alternative energy
proprietary training
enfermedad con base en el agua
enseianza simult4nea de varios grados
water-based disease
multigrade teaching
enfermedad de transmisi6n vedorial
enseres domesticos
vectorborne disease
household goods
enfermedad transmitida ,or el agua
entidad de pristamos en condiciones ordinarias,

no concesionarias
hard loan window
waterborne disease
eufermedad vineulada con la falta de higiene
entidad paraestatal
parastatal [noun]
314
entomo propiclo, favorable
equilibrio fiscal, del presupuesto

fiscal balance
entrada
intake
equipo de computaciiin
bardware
entrada de capital
capital inflow
equipo de conmutaciiin
switching equipment [telephone]
entrada en vigor de un convenio

effectiveness of an agreement
equipo de evaluaci6n
appraisal team [IFC]
entrada
returns; revenues
equipo de perforadiin petrolera

oil (drilling) rig. platfonn
entrada de fondos
cash inflows
equipo(s)
equipment
entrar en producdiin
stream, to go on
equivalente de subsidio aI consumo

consumer subsidy equivalent - CSE
entrega futura, a plazo

forward cover
equivalente de subvendiin de precios aI

productor
producer price equivalent - PPE
entregado con derechos pagados

delivered duty paid - DDP
entregado en frontera
delivered at frontier - DAF
entregar
release. to [capital]
envio
referral; shipping
envio en comisiiin de servido
secondment
equivalente en ailos-personal
staffyear equivalent - SYE
equivalente en donadiin
grant equivalent
escala de precios
price range
escala decreciente
degressive scale
escalada de tarifa
tariff escalation
epizootia
epidemic disease [livestock]
escapatoria tributaria
tax loophole
equidad
equity
equidad horizontal
horizontal equity
equidad vertical
vertical equity
escasez de diilares
dollar gap
escorrentia
runoff [water]
escritura de constituciiin
articles of incorporation; charter (of a company)
315
escritura de constitucion de deuda
deed of trust
espado libre
clearance
escritura de fideicomiso
deed of trust
especialidad (farmaceutica)
brand name drug
escritura social
charter (of a company)
especializacion
advanced training
escuela de aplicacion
demonstration school~ laboratory school~ model
school~ practice school
key species
escuela diversificada, polivalente

comprehensive school
escuela experimental
demonstration school; laboratory school~ model
school; practice school
escueJa organizada por seeciones
streamed school
contributory school; feeder school; preparatory
school
escueJa secundaria de primer cicio
junior high school
escurrimiento
runoff [water]
esferas empresariales, comerciales
business community
esfueno propio
self-help
esfueno tributario
tax effort
eslabonamiento descendente de una industria
forward linkage of an industry
eslabooamientos interindustriales, entre
industrias
interindustry linkages
espaciamiento de los nacimientos
birth spacing
especies esenciales
especificacion de servicios laborales

performance work statement - PWS
especificaciones de funcionamiento
performance specifications
especifico
brand name drug
especimen de firma autenticado
especuJacion (en la Bolsa) aprovecbando
informacion interna
insider dealing, trading
especulador (en la Bolsa) que aprovecba
informacion interna
insider dealer, trader
esperanza de vida
life expectancy
esperanza matematica
mathematical expectation [mathematics]
espiral salarios-precios
wage-price spiral
espiritu empresarial
entrepreneurship
esquela
tombstone
esquisto bituminoso
oil shale
316
estabilizacion
estado de Bujo de fondos
leveling off

and application offunds statement~ funds
use of funds statement; funds flow statement;
estacion (de bombeo) de refuer.zo, de rebombeo
booster (pumping) station

estacion elevadora
step-up power station

estacion reductora
step-down power station

estadaa
laydays~
Jaytime
estadastieas del estado civil, vitales
vital statistics
estado de fuentes y utilizacion de fondos

and application offunds statement; funds

use offunds statement; funds flow statement;
Estado
estado de gastos
government
estado
status

ganancias
Estado aereedor
income statement [US]; profit and loss account

[UK]
sovereign creditor
estado de pagos (eertifieado)
Estado benefactor, providente
progress certificate [IBRD1
welfare State
estado de situacion financiera
estado eonsolidado de ingresos y gastos
statement of condition [IDA]
consolidated income statement

estado financiero
Estado Contratante
financial statement
Contracting State [ICSID, MIGA1

estado finaneiero intermedio
estado de cuenta
interim financial statement

Estado que puede adherirse
estado de euentas por eobrar seg6n fecha de

vencimiento
aging schedule [accounts receivable1
State eligible to sign (the Convention) [ICSID1

estado resumido
summary statement
estado de euentas verifieado, auditado
audited statement of accounts
estado ribereno, eostero
coastal state
estaneamiento
stagnation (of the economy)
317
estanflaci6n
stagflation
estructura
structural work
estanques de sedimentaci6n
sedimentation ponds
estructura de cabecera
head gate structure [irrigation]
estercoladura de base
estructura de capital
capital structure
estercoladura de superficie
estructura de la producci6n
product mix
estimaci6n cuantitativa
bill of quantities
estructura del capital social

estimaci6n cuantitativa con precios

priced bill of quantities
trade pattern
estimaci6n de costos
cost estimate
estructura iostituciooal
estimaci6n de la base impositiva

estructura organica
organizational structure
estimaciones cuantitativas preIimioares

preliminary estimates of quantities
estructura social
corporate structure
estimaciones presupuestarias
budget estimates
stepped tariff structure
estimador de materiales
quantity surveyor
estructuras met8Jicas
metal works
estimulo
incentive
estudiante (que no ha recibido eI primer titulo

universitario)
undergraduate
estipulaciones
covenants [loan agreements]
estrangulamiento
bottleneck
estrategia ante (de) la deada
debt strategy
estres ambiental
estres por falta de humedad
moisture stress
estructura del comercio
estructura tarifaria escalonada
estudio
survey
estudio (ambiental) preIiminar
environmental screening
estudio (de evaluaci6n) del sector privado
private sector assessment - PSA
estudio aeromagnetico
aeromagnetic survey; airmag survey
estudio aeromagnetico
airmag survey; aeromagnetic survey
318
estudio basil
estudiOl econ6mieo1 y Iectoriala
baseline survey
economic and sector work ESW
estudio de factibilidad, de viabilidad
estudiOl econOmicos y tectoriala de paises
feasibility study
country economic and sector work CESW
estudio de los efecto& ambientales

environmental review
estudiOl operacionales
estudio de preinvenion
estudios posteriOrel al primer titulo

univenitario
preinvestment study, survey
operational review
estudio de recunos energetieOl [de un pais]
audit [energy]
estudios 80bre finanzu naeionales

domestic finance studies
estudio de reeursos energetieos [de un pais]
energy audit
estudios tec:nieos detallados
detailed design. engineering

estudio de seguimiento de egresados
tracer study [education]
estudios tec:nieos preliminares
preliminary design. en~ring

estudio de suelos, edafologico
soil study, survey
estudiol tec:nieos, de ingenieria
engineering studies
estudio de un easo pnimeo, de easos pr8.etieos
case study
estudios univenitarios para obtener eI primer

titulo
estudio documental, de referenda

desk study
undergraduate studies
etapa inidal
estudio preliminar
reconnaissance survey
estudio sismieo
etiquetas verdes
green labeling
seismic survey
eurobonOl
estudio 80bre un pais, paises
Eurobonds
country study
euroemisiones
estudios avanzados
bigher training
Euroissues
estudios avanzados, superiores, de

perfeceionamiento
Eurosterling
advanced studies
evaluacion
euroesterlina
perfonnance evaluation [personnel]

atudios eomparados entre paises
cross-country studies
evaluaei6n (inidal) de un proyedo, de proyectos
project appraisal
estudios de posgrado
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evaluaciOn administrativa
audit; management audit [management]
evaluaciOn ex post comblnada

cluster audit
evaluacion ambiental
environmental assessment - EA
evaluacion ex post de un proyecto, de proyectos

project evaluation, audit
evaluaciOn con la participacion de los

beneficiarios
beneficiary assessment
evaluacion ex post, a posteriori

ex. post evaluation
evaluaciOn con la participacion de los

babitantes de las zonas I1lrales
participatory rural appraisal, analysis - PRA
evaluaclon de funciones diredivas
staff audit
evaluacion de la pobreza COD la participacion de
los afectados
participatory poverty assessment - PPA
evaluacion de los coslos durante la vida util (de
equipos)
life cycle cost evaluation
evaluacion de los efectos ambientales
evaluacion de los efectos sociales
social impact assessment - SIA
evaluacion general, integral, a fondo

evaluaclon Incorporada en los proyectos
built-in evaluation [projects]
evaluacion inicial (tb.:nica y economica)
evaluacion medica periodica
periodic health assessment - PHA
evaluacion preliminar
preappraisal
evaluacion previa
evaluacion previa, ex ante
ex. ante evaluation
evasion (iJegal) tributaria, rISeal, de impuestos
evaluacion de los resultados

audit [projects]
evaluacion de recursos energeticos
energy assessment
evaluacion de resultados
performance audit
evaluacion del imp ado ambiental
evaluacion ex ante
evaluacion ex post
evaluation [projects]
evaluacion ex post abreviada de un proyecto
pass-through audit [IBRD]
tax. evasion
evasion legal de impueRoS
tax. avoidance
evolucion
development
ex officio
ex.-officio [ICSID]
ex participante
fellow [EDI]
examen
examination (of witnesses or experts) [ICSID]
examen (ambiental) sabre el terreno
environmental reconnaissance
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examen de Ia ej~ucion de proy~tos sectoriales
sector implementation review - SIR
enmen de la ej~ucion del (de un) proy~to
project implementation review - PIR
exclusion del rigimen de contabilidad en

valores devengados
nonaccrual status
excretas
night soil
examen de mediados del periodo (de una

reposicion)
Midterm Review - MTR [IDA]
exencion (de una obligacion)

waiver
enmen de mitad del ejercicio, de mitad de aDo

midyear review
exencion de impuestos
tax exemption
examen del uso de la energi'a

energy audit
exencion parcial
waiver
exam en medico
health screening
exencion tributaria
tax allowance
edmenes
exento de derechos
duty-free
excedente
overhang
exigencia
claim
excedente de capacidad
excess capacity
exigible
callable (capital, subscription)
excedente del consumidor

consumer surplus
exigir el agotamiento previo de las vias

administrativas 0 judiciales (de un Estado)
remedies [ICSID]
exceder el objetivo
overshoot
excepcion de incompetencia
objection to jurisdiction [ICSID]
exceso de empleo
overemployment
exigir el reembolso anticipado de un prestamo

accelerate a loan
exigir el reembolso de un pristamo
call in a loan, to
exceso de inversiones
overinvestment
exigir el reembolso de un pristamo antes de su

vencimiento
accelerate a loan
exceso de olerta
overhang
eximir (de una obligacion)

waive, to
exceso de personal
existencias
existencias reguladoras
buffer stocks
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exoneradon temporal (pardal 0 total) de
impuestos
tax holiday
exportaciones de excedentes del mereado

interno
spillover exports
expansion de la masa monetaria

monetary expansion
exportaciones en regimen de trueque

bartered exports
expansion monetaria
monetary expansion
exportador de petroleo con deficit de capital

capital-deficit oil exporter
expatriado
expatriate
exposicion
statement
expectativas inOacionarias
expresado
expectativas racionales
rational expectations
expresar en cifras netas

net out
experiencia
skills
extension
extension [agriculture)
expertos
expertise
extension agricola
agricultural extension
expertos en medio ambiente

environmentalist
extensionista
agricultural extension officer - ABO; extension
agent, worker
explotacion
development
externalidades [proyectos)
externalities [projects)
strip mining; open pit, open cast, open cut mining
extracci6n
offi:ak:e [livestock]
[Chile)
explotacion agricola
extraccion de madera
farm
logging [forestry}
explotacion forestal
logging [forestry)
extraccion exeesiva de irbcles

tree mining; forest mining
explotacion inicial
initial operation
extracto
exportable 0 importable
tradable [adj.]
extraeto de euenta
exportaciones de bienes y servicios

exports of goods and services - XGS
extraordinaria
abstract (of a publication)
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fabrieadon "Justo a tiempo"
just in time (JI1) manufacturing
fabric:adon con ayuda de c:omputadoras

computer aided manufacture - CAM
fabric:ac:ion de ac:ero en hogar abierto, en homo
Martin-Siemenl
open-hearth steelmaking
fabric:adon por via hOmeda
fabric:adon por via seca
dIy process [cement manufacture]
faaimO de firma autentic:ado
factor conc:esionario, de donadon
concessional, concessionary element; grant
element
factor de c:arga
load factor [electricity]
fador de conversion basado en eI c:onsumo
consumption conversion factor - CCF
fac:tor de c:onvenion estAndar
standard conversion factor - SCF
fador de desc:uento, ac:tualizadon
discount factor
fador de disuasion, disuasivo
deterrent
fador de fondo de amortizadon
sinking fund factor
factor de intere. compuesto
compounding factor
factor de reeuperac:iOn del c:apital
capital recovery factor - CRF
fac:tor de revaluac:iOn
revaluation factor [currency pool]
factoraje
factoring
fadores de atrac:don (dellugar de destino)
relac:ionados c:on la demand a
demand-pull factors
fadores de redlazo (dellugar de origen)
reiadonados con la oferta
supply-push factors
fac:ultad
authority [legal]
fac:ultad de adquisidon de c:ontratos con intere.
tope
Global Cap Authority [IFC]
fac:ultad de otorgar garantias
guarantee authority
fac:ultad dedsoria, de decision
decision-making power
fac:ultad legal
legal authority
fac:ultad para c:onceder pristamos
lending authority
fac:ultad para c:ontraer c:ompromisos
commitment authority; authority [IDA]
fac:ultad para efectuar BWtIpS
Global Swap Authority [IFC]
fac:ultad presupuestaria
budget authority
falada de composidon
fallacy of composition
familia e:densa
extended family
one parent family; single parent family, household
fudc:ulo
release [ICSID]
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lase ascendente, de expansion
upswing
fianza de cumplimiento
performance bond
lase descendente, de contraccion

downswing
fianza de la olerta
bid bond. garantee, security
lase inicial
fianza de pago
payment bond [US]
lavoritismo
cronyism
fianza de reembolso
repayment bond
lecha de activacion
trigger date [mRD]
fianza por pago anticipado

advance payment bond
lecha de cierre
closing date
fideicomiso
trust fund
lecha de cierre, de Iiquidacion

settlement date
fideicomiso "ciego"
blind trust
lecha de desembolso
payout date
fideicomiso cuya composicion es desconocida

por el beneficiario
blind trust
lecha de entrada en vigor

effective date
lecha de valor
value date
lecha limite
cutoff date [debt]
lenomeno de la doble tarea (de la mujer)
double-day phenomenon
lertilidad
fecundity
lertilizante compuesto
compound fertilizer; mixed fertilizer
lertilizante de superficie
lertilizante nitrogenado
nitrogen, nitrogenous fertilizer
lertilizante simple
single fertilizer
fijacion anticipada del interes

anticipatoIY rate setting ARS
fijacion dlculo de precios sociales
social pricing
fijacion de carbono
caIbon fixation, sequestration
fijacion de cargos por el uso de las carreteras
road pricing
fijacion de precios
price fixing
fijacion de precios al cosio marginal
marginal cost pricing
f"ljacion de precios de transferencia entre
empresas
intercompany pricing
fijacion de precios en funtion del costo
cost pricing
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fijacion de preci08 equivalentes en operaciones
de cofinanciamiento
loan equivalency pricing
fmanciamiento concatenado
piggyback financing
financiamiento conjunto espedal
fijacion del costo de un pristamo

fijacion diferida de la tasa de intem y la
moneda
deferred rate and currency setting
fIjacion diferida del inteRS
deferred rate setting - DRS
fijacion iUcita de precios (entre productores)
price fixing
fijar
peg. to (prices, interest rates)
filtro de tela
bag filter; baghouse filter
financiacion con, mediante deficit
presupuestario
deficit financing
financiaci6n mediante endeudamiento
debt financing
S~JointFinancing
financiamiento contra (actura

normal financing
financiamiento de contrapartida
matched funding [IFC]; matching funds
financiamiento de la deuda
debt funding
financiamiento de los iiltim08 venc:imient08
funding latter maturities
financiamiento en apoyo de reformu de
politicas
policy-based lending; policy loans [IBRD]
financiamiento en condiciones comerdales
commercia1lending
financiamiento en condiciones de Mercado
market-related lending
fmanciamiento en valores
security lending
financializaci6n
financialization
financiamiento a mediano 0 largo plazo
term financing
financiamiento combinado (del BIRF y la AIF)
blend financing; mixed financing
financiamiento estructurado
structured financing
financiamiento innovador, Imaginativo
creative financing
financiamiento "mezzanine"
mezzanine financing
complementary financing; follow-up financing;
repeat financing
financiamiento para energia

energy lending
financiamiento con garantla

collateral financing
fmanciamiento para programu

program loan, lending
financiamiento con recurso limitado

limited recourse finance
financiamiento para un proyecto, para

proyectos
fmancjamiento con tipo de interis fijo

fixed-rate financing
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ftnod-mlento paralelo
parallel financiDl
lIujo de capital
IiDaDdamieato prerio
prefinancing
lIujo de estudiantes, alumnos

student flow
f'mandamiento retroactivo
retroactive filUlDC\ng; retrofinancing
cash floW; funds floW; flow of funds
linanciuniento sin posibilidad de Reuno

nonrec:ourse :finance
flujos de caja
cash flow
finaDcbmiento transitorio
lIujos de capital en condidones no

concesionariu
nonconcessional, nonconcessioruuy flows
flnanciuniento; pJan de f'manciamiento

financing package
lIujo de fondos
lIuJos de costos y beneficios

f'mca
farm
lIuJo (de fondos) en condidones concesionarias

concessional flow
finea (de produedOn) de semiUu

seed farm
Ii...a eonsultora, de eonsultores

consulting firm
Ii...ar un eonvenio, un acuerdo
rlBCalizacl.6n del desempe60, de los resultados
performance monitoring
f'ucalizad6n ,or los pares
peer monitoring
lIujos f'manderos
financial flows
lIujos oficiales
focalizaci6n
targeting
fomento
development
fomento dd comercio
trade promotion
ftto&enetiea
plant breediDl
lIaibUidad monetaria
monetary ease
lIota
fleet [transpOrtation]
fondo comun de inversiones

money market (mutual) fund - MMF~ mutual fund
fondo comu de monedas
currency pool
fondo de amortizaci6n
sinking fund
fluctaaci6n de los ti,os de interes debida a la

fuga de eapitale8
interest leakage
fondo de anticipos
imprest account, fund
lIuctuacl6n de predos
price swing
fondo de capitalizaci6n de la deuda

debt..equity conversion fund [IFC]
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fondo de cobertura del riesgo cambiario
fondo Olutuo que tobra comisi6n
foreign exchange coverage fund
load fund
fondo de tomercio; "derecho de Dave"
fondo para eI fomento de las exportaeiones
goodwill
export developDlent fund - EDF
fondo de converd6n de Ia deuda en capital
debt-equity conversion fund [IFC]
Fondo para la Maternldad sin Riesgos

Safe Motherhood Fund [IBRDIWHO]
fondo de estabilizaci6n
fondo rotatorio
stabilization fund
revolving fund
fondo de estabilizaci6n cambiaria

exchange stabilization fund
fondos de tontrapartida
fondo de igualaci6n, de equiparaci6n
fondos de contrapartida
equalization fund
IIUltched funding [IFC]; IIUltching funds
fondo de inversi6n en acciones
fondos de explotaci6n
equity fund
working funds
fondo de inversi6n que no cobra comisi6n
fondos de Ifbre utilizaci6n

free funds [IDA]
no load fund
fondo de inversiones
invesbnentcoDlpany.fund
fondo de inverdones de cartera
equity portfolio fund
counterpart funds
fondos de Ifbre utilizaci6n de la AD

IDA's "free-funds"
fondos de un elia para otro
overnight funds
fondo de regulaci6n, de estabilizaci6n
fondos de un prestamo 0 cridito
buffer fund
proceeds
fondo de seguridad social
fondos en efectivo
balances [cash]

Fondo de Subvenci6n de Intereses [= Tercera
VentanilIa]
Interest Subsidy Fund [= Third Window]
fondos fiduciarios
funds-in-trust
fondos intercambiables, transferibles
fondo fiduciario
trust fund
fungible funds
fondo indicativo [fondo tomun de Olonedu]
unreleased funds
fondos no disponibles para pristamos
reflecting pool
forestaci6n
fondo internacional de garantiu de credito
afforestation
international credit guarantee fund

forfetizaci6n
fondomutuo
Dloney market (DlUtual) fund - MMF; mutual fund
forfaiting
327
formacl6n
f6rmula de J'ilipinas
educational badcground; skills development
Philippines formula [MOV]
formaci6n avanzada, especl.aJizada

advanced training
formulad6n
design
formacl6n bnata de c:apital rajo

gross fixed capital formation - GFCF
formulad6n de un proyecto, de proyectol

project design
formacl6n de c:apital
capital formation
tree fodder
formad6n de instnadores
wholesale training
fortaledmiento institudonal
imtitution building
formacl6n de recul'808 humanos, de la mano de

obra
forzamiento radiativo
radiative forcing
forraje arb6reo
foscilad6n de precios
formac:i6n en el empleo, trabajo
on-the-job training
price swing
formacl6n en el propio pail

retail training
phosphate rock; rock phosphate
fostonta
formac:i6n en el servido
foso IICptic:o
septic tank
in-servicetraining
formac:i6n en la empresa
in-house training
formad6n interna de c:apital
frac:donamiento de adquisidones
slice and package [procurement]
franc:o a bordo - f.o.b.
free on board - FOB
domestic asset formation; domestic capital

formation
formad6n para el puelto, c:argo
franc:o al c:oRado del buque - f.Ls.

free alongside ship - F AS
franc:o de averla partic:uiar
free of particular average - FPA
formacl6n profesional
vocational training
formad6n teenica
formalizaci6n
delivery (of a contract)
formu novedosas de rmandamiento
creative financing
franc:o de c:arga y desc:arga - f.to.

free in and out - flo
franco en muelle
free on quay - FOQ; free on wharf - FOW
franc:o transportiRa
free carrier (named point) - PRe
franc:o vag6n
free on rail - FOR
328
franquicia
deductIble [insurance]
funcionamiento y mantenimiento
Operations & Maintenance - 0 & M
franquicia
funcionario autorlzado
franchise
authorized officer
franquicia correspondiente a la primera

perdida
first-loss deductible [insurance]
funcionario contratado localmente

freno fiscal
fiscal drag
fundonario de uistencia tUnica

technical assistant
funcionario de extension, de divulgaciOn
fuel 00
fuel oil
outreach worker
fuente (de contaminacion) no identificable

nonpoint source
field worker
funcionario denacado en el terreno
funcionario encargado de un pais

fuente puntual
point source [environment]
desk officer
funcionario superior
fuena de ley
senior manager
legal force
fundonarios
fuens de trabajo, laboral
staff
labor force
funcionarios de contrapartida
fuga de capitales
counterpart staff
capital flight; :flight of capital

funcionarios de nivel profesional
fuga de cerebros, mdo de intelectuales
brain drain
higher level staff
fumigacion con tuque Uevado a la espalda

knapsack spraying
senior level staff
fundonari08 superiores
fusion
funcion bienestar
merger

funcion cataliza.dora
catalytic role
fusion (mediante fundacion de una nueva

empresa)
consolidation (of companies)
funcion de bienestar social
futuros
social welfare function
futures
funcion objetivo
futuros financieros
objective function [economic analysis]
financial futures
funcion utilidad
gama de precios
price range
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pnaderia
animal husbandry
lanado de doble f'malidad

dual-purpose cattle
prantia de fundonandento de acuerdo con las

espec:ificaciones garantizadas
"put right" guarantee
garantia de la olerta
bid bond, garantee, security
ganado en pie
cattle on the hoof
ganancia eambiaria
exchange premium
garantia de pago
payment guarantee
guantia de primer grado
first ranking security
ganancia de capital
capital gain
lananda neta
back value; netback value [energy]
gananda neta no reaJizada
net unrealized gain
ganancia(s)
earnings
larantia de reembolllO
repayment guarantee
garantia irrevocable de reembolllO
irrevocable agreement to reimburse
garantia pagadera a la vista
on demand guarantee
larantia por pago antidpado
advance payment bond; advance payment security
ganancias de capital reaJizadas

locked in capital gains
ganandas no reaJizadas
larandas relativas a la transformaciOn de

riesgos
risk transformation guarantees
unrealized gains
ganancias ocasionales, eventuaJes

occasional earnings
garante
guanda
collateral; security
garanda condicionaJ
qualified guarantee
garanda de cumplimiento
perfonnance guarantee [consultants]
garantia de cumplimiento, contra el riesgo de
incumplimiento
perfonnance security [contracts]
garantizar un p.-estamo
secure a loan. to
gas asociado
associated gas
las de homo de coque
coke oven gas
gas de petroleo licuado - GPL
liquefied petroleum gas - LPG
gashomedo
wet gas
gas naturallicuado - GNL
liquefied natural gas - LNG
las no asociado
nonassociated gas
330
Plpobre
producer gas
gutos de emision
flotation costs [bonds]
PI que procbtce eI efecto de invemadero

greenhouse gas - GHG
running costs
PI que produce retenclon termica

heat trapping gas
gatos de explotadon, de operadon

business expenses
gasif'lCac:i6n del carbOn

coal gasification
gatos de explotac:ion, operac:ion,

funclonamiento
gas61eo
gutol de explotac:ion
gutos de mantenimiento, conservac:ion

upkeep costs
gasto bnato de capital fiJo

investment
gatos descentralizados
unit-managed costs
guto concentrado aI comienzo de un periodo

front-loaded spending
gatos diferidos
gasto(s) de capital
capital expenditure; capital outlay
gados en efectivo
cash expenditures
gasto de eonllUlDO final privado

private final consumption expenditure - PFeE
gatol en petrOleo
oil bill [national]
guto discrecional
discretionary spending
gatos extraordinari08
nonrecurring expenses
gato no asignable
unallocatable expenditure
gutolfijos
:fixed costs
gasto(l) pliblico(l)
government expenditure
tax expenditures
gutos admisibles, ac:eptables, rmanaables

eligible expenses
gutos generales
overhead costs; overheads
gatos capitalizados
gatos generales dired08

managed costs
gatos centralizados
gutos inidales, de instaIaaon

initial expenses
gutol eoncentrados aI comienzo de un periodo

front loading
gatos medicos del personal retirado no

cubiertos por eI sistema de pension
non-pension retiree medical costs
gutol fmiciales) de eoDBtitucl6n

formation expenses; organi7.ation expenses
gutosfiscales
331
pstos ao monetarios
gatiOn fmanciera de lu socledadea
nonc:ash expenses
corporate finaDce
pstos ordinariOl (en pre&upu.eltOI)
gesti6n participatoria
pstos peri6ditol
gesti6n ,or objetivos
pstos preventiVOI
girar rondos
draw, to (funds)
defensive expenditures
pstos publitol de capital
public (capital) expenditure
giro
drawdown
overexpenditures
giros pendientel de reembolso

outstanding drawings [1Mf]
generalizad6n
stylized fact
globalization
genetiIta [apedel vegetalea]

manageable
pstosllUperiores a 101 previJtol
globalizacl6n
gobenable
gerentel
gobierno
managers
governance; government
gennoplasma
grado de indinaci6n
gennplasm
gesti6n de (los) rieagos

risk management
graduaci6n (paso de las eondicionel de la AIF a

ludel Baneo
graduation [IBRD]
geati6n de caja
cash management
graduarse
graduate. to [Bank, IDA]

gesti6n de la demanda
demand management
grMico de barril
barchart
gesti6n de Ia inltitucl6nt empresa
grMito de clrtuIaci6n

gesti6n de la liquidez
liquidity management; liquidity portfolio

management
scattered plotting
gesti6n de puiVOl
liability management
progress chart
grMitO de dilpeni6n
grMieo de ejetud6n
gesti6n eeon6mica, de la eeoaomia
grMito de ejetuti6n de Iu obras
economic management
construction progress chart
332
grMico de sltuada.
grupo de lngreso(s)
working table; peIformance chart; management
income bracket
chart
Gl1IPO de los Cinco
gran computadora
mainframe computer
Group of Five
Gl1IPO de los Diez
gran ordenador IEspda]

mainframe computer
Group ofTen
granja
farm
Group of Fifteen
granja (de producclon) de semillas

seed farm
Group of Seventy-Seven
Gl1IPO de los Quince
Gl1IPO de los 77
granos albnentarlos
food grains
Gl1IPO de los Side

Group of Seven
Gl1IPO de los Ve1nticuatro
gravamen
Group of Twenty-Four
lien; charge [legal1

grupo de participacion abierta
gravamen (tributarlo)
open-ended group
levy
grupo de trabajo
gravamen a las importaciones
import levy
task force
caucus (of countries at Annual Meetings)
Gl1IPO de Trabajo Intemacional de

Compiladores de Estadisticas 80bre la Deuda
Extema
grupo abierto
International Compilers Working Group on

External Debt Statistics
grupo
open-ended group
Gl1IPO del Banco Mundial
grupo beneficiario
target group
World Bank Group
grupo de colocaciOn
disadvantaged group
grupo desfavorecido

grupo escogido (como meta)
grupo de direcci6n, directivo
target group

grupo de estudio
grupo impositivo
tax bracket
task force
grupo de evaluadOD ambiental
environmental (advisory) panel
grupo muestra elegido

focus group
gruPO objeto de
grupo de 9pertos
panel of experts; thematic team; think tank
target group
333
grupo previsto
target group
bidrofluorocarbono - HFC
hydrofluorocarbon - HFC
grupo vendedor
bigiene ambiental
environmental health, sanitation
grupos de ingresos mb devados

higher income brackets
biperempleo
overemployment
grupos bomogeneos de diagn6stico

diagnostically related groups - DRG
bip6tesis
counterfactual
grupos que viven en la pobreza absoluta

absolute poor
bip6tesis dd progreso tecnico incorporado

embodiment hypothesis
guerra y disturbios civiles
bistoria clinica
war and civil disturbance [MIGA]
personal history [medicine]
guia del maestro

teacher's guide
hoja de asistencia
time sheet
babilitaci6n
eligibility; eligibility conditions; empowerment
boja de plazos y condiciones

tenn sheet
babilitaci6n de tierras
land development
boja electronica de cailculo

spreadsheet
bacer inveniones en acciones comunes

bomo economicus
economic man
bacerse cargo
take over, to
bonorario
consideration pegal, economic]
hambre oculta, encubierta

hidden hunger
bonorario anticipado
retainer
becho estilizado, de ocurrencia frecuente

stylized fact
borario (de trabajo) bbico

core hours; core (working) hours
bidrocarburos aromaticos policiclicos - HAP

polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons - P AlI
borario flexible
flexitime; flextime
bidroclorofluorocarbono - HCFC
hydrochiorofluorocarbon - HCFC
bortaliza de fruta
fruit vegetable
hidrocraqueo
hydrocracking
seed garden
bidrofluoroalcano - BFA
hydrofluoroalkane - HFA
idea
design
buerta (de producci6n) de semillas
334
identificadon
borrower ownership; ownership (of programs)
impuesto de la inflation
inflation tax
identificacion de un proyecto, de proyectos

impuesto de origen
origin tax
importe de un prestamo 0 cridito

proceeds
impuesto de valorizaclon
betterment levy, tax
imposidon de pred08 por eI fabricante

resale price maintenance RPM
impuesto de valorizacion, sobre la plusvalia

land betterment tax
impresion (de computadora)

printout
impuesto en cucada
cascade tax
impreso (de computadora)

printout
earmarked tax
imprevistos
contingencies
impuesto por etapu, en caseada

multiple stage tax
imprevistos financieros
financial contingency
impuesto progresivo
graduated tax
impuesto a lu emislones de carbono

caI'bon tax
impuesto que significa la inflacion

inflation tax
impuesto a lu empresu
corporate tax
impuesto retenido en la fuente

withholding tax
impuesto a lu socIedades
corporate tax
impuesto seglin uso rmal

end use tax
impuesto aI conswno
excise tax
impuesto sobre el volumen, la cifra de negodos

turnover tax
impuesto para fines especif'lCos
impuesto at, sobre eI valor agregado, ailadido
impuesto sobre gananciu de capital
IVA
capital gains tax
value-added tax - VAT; tax on value added

impuesto cedular
schedular tax; scheduled tax
impuesto sobre Ia plusvalia

betterment levy, tax
impuesto sobre la plusvalia
impuesto de capitation
poll tax; head tax; capitation tax
impuesto de iguaiadOn, de equiparadOn de
intereses
interest equalization tax
capital gains tax
impuesto sobre lu utilidades

corporate income tax [US1; business (profit) tax;
impuesto sobre lu utiUdades, los beneficios
profits tax
335
payroll tax
incentivol para Ia inversion

investment incentives
impuesto 1Obre, a la renta

income tax
incidencia
incidence [medicine]
impuesto 8Obre, a la(l) venta(l)

sales tax
indinacion
impuesto 8Obre, a I., utilidades, los benef"lCios

income tax [corporations]
incorporar a I., actividades habituales (del

Banco)
mainstream. to
impuesto 80bre nOmin.,
impuesto territorial
land tax
impuestos en mora
delinquent taxes
impuestos fronterizos
border taxes
impuestos ,or beneficios
benefit taxes [IBRO]
impuestos scpn mereado rlDai
destination taxes
imPUestOI 80bre la renta pre.suntiva, presunta
presumptive taxation
impul80
tak.e-01I
incremento anual medio

mean annual increment - MAl [forestIy]
incumplimiento de contrato
breach of contract
incumplimiento de obligaciones
default on obligations
indemnizacion
compensation
indemnizaciOn compensatoria
compensatory damages
indemnizaclon por accldentes de trabajo
workmen's compensation
indemnizaclon por despido
severance pay
inadmisible
ineligible
inamovilidad
security of tenure
incentivo
incentive
incentivo en dinero
incentive payment
incentivo tributario
tax incentive
incentivos de preei08
price incentives
indemnizadon ,or terminaclon, resclsion, cese

de fundones, despido
tennination grant
independiente
indicador anticlpado
leading indicator
indicador coincldente
convergent indicator
indicador contemporineo
concurrent indicator
336
indicador economic:o
economic indicator
fndice de preciOi de 101 metalea y mineralea

Metals and MineIals Price Index [IBRD]
indicador primario de las tendendas

economicas
bellwether (of economic trends)
fndice de preciOi de 101 produdos agricolas no

alimentariOi
Non-Food Agricultural Price Index [IBRD]
indicador retrospectivo
lagging indicator
headcount index (measure) ofpoverty; headcount
indice de recuento de la pobreza

ratio-HCR
indicadores de las perspectivas econOmicu a

corm plazo
Short Term Economic Monitor [IBRD]
fndice de recuperacion de la renta economica

rent recovery index [projects]
Indicadores del desarroUo mundial

World Development Indicators - WDIs
indice de rendimiento total

indicadores del deaempefto, de la actuacion

perfonnance indicators
indice de rentabilidad total

fndice combinado de desempefto de la cartera

current blend [IFC]
indice de variaciOn
instability index
indice de aprovechamiento del forraje
feed conversion ratio
fndice de vida dinamica

dynamic life index [commodities]
indice de cobertura de las importadonea

import coverage index
fndice de volumen
quantum index
indice de eficiencia tecnica

technical-efficiency index - TEl
fndice del valor unitario de las exportaciones

unit value export index
indice de netel maritimos

ocean freight rate index
indice del valor unitario de las manufacturas VUM

(World Bank) Manufacturing Unit Value (MUV)
Index
Indice de invemadero
greenhouse index
Indice del valor unitario de las manufacluras -
VUM
Indice de la calidad material de la vida

Physical Quality of Life Index - PQU
Manufacturing Unit Value Index [World Bank]
indice de octano
indice en cadena
chain index
Indice de precios al consumidor

~nsumer price index - CPI
fndice matico de las reservas (dos)

Static Life Index [commodities]
Indice de precios de los alimentOi

Food Price Index [IBRD1
indice global de preciOi de 33 productos baisicos

33-Commodity Aggregate Price htdex [IBRD1
337
Indices de Cobenura Amplia de la CFI (Indices
IFCG)
IFC Global Indexes (lFCG Indexes)

Indicet de la CFI de Valores para Invenion
(Indices IFC))
IFC Investable Indexes (lFCI Indexes)
industria auiliar, abastecedora
supplier industIy
industria basada en recursos naturales
resource based industries
industria con gran intensidad de mano de obra
labor-intensive industIy
industria de apoyo a Ia agricultura
agrosupport industIy
industria de elaboracion de alimentos
industria no localizada, sin vinculacion

permanente
footloose industIy
industria petada
heavy industIy
industria pionera, de van guardia
pioneer industIy
industria tecnica, mednica, metalmecanica
engineering industIy
industrias de elaboracion de productos agricolas
industrias de zona franca
in-bond industries
industrias maquiladoras
in-bond industries
food processing industIy

industria de la construction
construction sector
industria de servicios
inelasticidad con respecto aI precio

price inelasticity
inestabilidad
volatility
service industIy
industria del transporte por carretera
ttucldng industIy
industria en decadencia, en crisis
depressed industIy
inflaciOn basica
core inflation
inflacion de dos digitos, de 10% 0 mas
inflacion de los precios de los activos
industria familiar, cssera, artetanal

cottage industIy
industria fronteriza
border industIy
industria tigera, Uviana
light industIy
industria metalmednica
heavy engineering industIy
industria naciente, incipiente
infant industIy
asset price inflation

inflacion desenfrenada, galopante
runaway inflation
inflacion desfasada
lagged inflation
inflacion galopante
galloping inflation
inflacion inertial
inertial inflation
inflacion latente, oculta
hidden inflation
338
inflation producida ,or la (presion de la)
demanda
informe f'lDai de ejecudoa - lEE

Implementation Completion Report - ICR
demand-pull inflation
informe inidal
inflacion produdda ,or 101 warioa
inception report
wage pull inflation

inflaclon progresiva
creeping inflation
inflation provoeada ,or eI aIza de los costos
informe largo de auditoria

long form audit report
informe presupuestario trimestral
apex report
cost-push inflation
iDfladon SUbyaceDte
informe IObre la marcha (de un proyedo), IObre

la labor realizada, IObre lu actividades
underlying inflation
progress report; status report
iDfluenda en eI mereado
market power
informe IObre lu repereusionel (de un

proyedo)
informacion desactualizada
dated information
informe IObre miaion realizada
back-to-oflice report - BTO

informacion obtenida
feedback (of information)
infracostos
cost underrun; underrun cost

informatizado
computerized
infraestl1ldura (economica)
informe corto de auditoria
short form audit report
infraestl1ldura rlSica
physical infrastructure
informe de cuentu ,or cobrar segUn fecha de
vendmiento
infraestl1ldura primaria
aging schedule [accounts receivable]
trunk infrastructure
informe de evaluacion de los efedos

informe de evaluacl6n ex post de un proyedo
project performance audit report - PPAR
infraestl1ldura social
community facilities; social infrastructure; social

overhead capital
infrueguro
underinsurance
informe de evaluacl6n iniclal preparado ,or eI
personal
staff appraisal report - SAR
informe de fin de miBlon

end-of-mission document
ingenieria de dildo
design engineering
informe de termination del proyedo, de

proyectos -1TP
ingenieria de procesos
process engineering
project completion report - PCR
ingenieria ambiental, del medio ambiente
339
ingenieria del valor
valueengineering
ingrao nadonal aJUItado eonfonne a

conslderaeionel aDlblentalet - INA
environmentally adjusted national income - ENl
ingenieria ecol6gica
ingrao nadonal bnlto - YNB
gross national income - GNY

ingenleria linanelera [MUIeo)
ingeniero eon_tor
engineering consultant
ingrao neto ,or senieios de 108 fadores

net factor service income
ingrao per eApita, ,or babitante
per capita income

ingeniero hidrOlogo, hidrAulico
water engineer
ingre80(S)
earnings; income
ingesta
intake
ingreso(s) proveniente(s) de propiedades

public..
ingesta de alimentos
food intake
ingesti6n
ingreso(s) apicola(s)
farm income
intake
ingreso(s) de equUibrio
ingesti6n de alimentos
equilibrium income
food intake
ingreso(s) de la propiedad, del patrimonio
ingestion de ealoriu
property income [individuals, corporations]
calorie intake
ingreso(s) de los valores en eartera
ingrao aJustado eonfonne a eonsideradones
aDlbientales
environmentally adjusted income - EAI
portfolio income
ingrao disereeional
unearned income
ingreso(.) no proveniente(s) del trabajo;

ingreso(s) no salarial(es)
discretionary income
ingreso(s) proveniente(.) del trabajo
ingrao disponible
earned income
disposable income
ingrao(s) salarial(es)
ingrao imponible
earned income
assessed. income
ingresos
ingrao interno bnlto - YIB
returns~
revenues
gross domestic income - GOY

ingresos
ingrao marainal
revenues; returns
marginal revenue product - MRP

ingresos corrientes
ingrao monetario
money income
current revenues
340
ingrelOl de uplotacl6n, de operaci6n
opemting income, profit
ingrelOl de uportaci6n
export earnings. proceeds

ingrelOl de 101 ladores
factor income
inmovilizaci6n de activo.
warehousing (of financial assets)
inmunidad tributaria
immunity from taxation
innovaciones inducidas por el agricultor
farmerppull innovations
ingrelOl devengadOl, acumuladol

accrued income
innovaciones inducidas por eI usuario
ingrelOl fiseales conientes
innovaciones inducidas por la investigaci6n

upstrewn innovations; researchppush innovations
current revenues
ingrelOl fiseales, tributarios
fiscal revenue
ingrelOl monetarios, en efedivo
cash income
ingraol netos [BIRF)
net income
ingraol no provenientes de las operacionel
nonoperating income
do~ewninnovations
inseripci6n
perfection (of security); registration [Stock
Exchange]
inserito
registered
inspecci6n previa aI embarque
pre-shipment inspection
inspector administrativo
management auditor
ingraol por (concepto de) inveniones,

derivados de inveniones
investment income
inspector de bancol
bank examiner
ingrelOl por intereses

interest earnings, income
instalaci6n
facility
ingraos por intereses

interest income, earnings
instalaci6n de senicios en los lotes

plot servicing
ingraos publico.
instalaci6n sanitaria minima

wetcore
iniciaci6n de la lase ascendente

upturn (economic)
instaladones
physical facilities
iniciad6n de fa lase descendente

downturn (economic)
instalaciones comunitarias
social infrastructure; community facilities
inidar (sus) actividades

strewn, to go on
instalaciones de elaboraci6n, transporte y

distribuci6n
do~ewn plant. facilities
inidativa (politica)
341
instalaciones fisicu
capital works
instnamento de aceptacion
instrument of acceptance
instalaciones y bienel de equipo

plant and equipment
instrumento de compromiso condicionado

qualified instrument of commitment
institucion aliliada
affiliate
instrumento rmanciero con caracteristicu

patrimoniales
equity-like instrument
institucion afiliada que otorga el financiamiento

en condiciones concesionarias
soft loan affiliate
instrumentos cuasimonetarios
near cash instruments
institucion de credito, crediticia

instrumentos derivado.
derivative instruments
institucion de transferencia de hipotecas

secondary market mortgage institution
instrumentos juridicos, legales

legal instruments [agreements, etc.]

development :finance company - DFC;
development :finance institution - DFI
insuficiencia
shortfall
institucion paraeltatal
parastatal [noun]
institucion principal
apex bank, institution
instituciones de ahorro contractual
contractual savings institutions
instituciones financieras intemacionales
international :financial institutions -lFIs
instituciones inversionistas
institutional investors
instrucciones
software
instrucciones pennanentes
standing instructions, orders
instructor
trainer
instrumento (oficial)
instrument [ICSIO]
insuficiencia de ingreso.
income shortfall
insuficiencia de las exportaciones
export shortfall
insuficiencia de Iiquidez
liquidity shortage
insuficiencia de los ingrelOs de exportacion
export shortfall
insuficiencia de recursos
resource(s) gap
insuficiencia de(l) capital
capital inadequacy
insumo
input
insumo de fondos en efectivo
cash input [agricultural projects]
insumo no monetario
noncash input
integracion horizontal
horizontal integration
342
integradon progresiva
forward integration
intem lDayoritario
proprietary interest
integradOn regresiva
backward integration
intem no finandado
unfunded interest
integraeion vertical
backward-forward integration
intem nOlDinal
integrador de irregularidades
bump integrator [highways]
interesadOi
stakeholders
integrante de la Lista (de Condliadores 0 de

Arbitros)
Panel member [ICSID]
interesea (cobrados, pagadOl)

interest charges
intensidad constante de utilizadOn de energia

constant energy intensity
intensidad de capital
capital intensity
intensidad de cultivo
cropping intensity
intensificacion financiera
financial deepening
intensificacion industrial
industrial deepening
intere&IDbio de derechOi de eJDision,
cont&IDinacion
emissions trading
interesea cobradol anticipad&IDente

unearned interest
interesel devengados, acumuladol
accrued interest - AI
interesea durante Ia construcdOn
interest during construction - IDC
intenaz grifica para el uuario
graphical user interface - GUI
intermediation
intermediation
intermediadOn dellDereado
market intermediation
intermediario de cridito agricola
agricultural credit intermediary
interC&IDbio de monedas
currency swap
intere&IDbio de tipos de intem
interes compuesto
compound interest
interes conditional, contingente
contingent interest
internaeional
cross..oorder; transterritorial
internado
internship
interrogatorio
examination (of witnesses or experts) [ICSlD]
interrupcion delserviclo
interes economico directo

working interest [oils. minerals]
intervalo
time lag
343
interveneion
statement
interveneiones dirigidu
targeted interventions
introdueeion (agrieultura]
accession
intrusion de agua salada
salt water intrusion
invasion
crowding in
invendon
development
inventario de reeursos
survey of resources
inventario(s)
inversion (de eapital)
capital investment
inversion admisible
eligible investment [MlGA]
inversion bruta en eapital fijo
investment
inversion de tipo totalmente nuevo
greenfield investment
inversion direeta distinta de las eontribueiones
aI eapital social
nonequity direct investment
inversion en (el) eapital social
equity financing. investment
inversion en activOi fljOi
physical investment
inversion en eapital fijo
capital expenditure; capital outlay; fixed
investment
inversion en eapital social eorrlente

investment
inversion en msteneias
inventory investment
inversion en forma de prestamo
loan investment
inversion en infraestruetura social
social overhead investment
inversion exeesiva
overinvestment
inversion fon:osa
forced investment
inversion insufieiente
underinvestment
inversion interna bruta * lIB
gross domestic investment - GDI
inversion naeional bruta - INB
gross national investment - GNI
inversion neta
investment
inversion orientada a aumentar la efieieneia de
la produeeion y redueir los eoatos
capital deepening investment
inversion que no ba akanzado so pleno
rendimiento
unseasoned investment
inversiones de eartera
portfolio equity
inversiones de eartera en eapital social,
sedonario
portfolio equity investments
inversiones en aeeiones eomunes, haeer
344
inversiones que han a1canzado su madurez, so

lase productiva
mature investments [IFC]
inversionistas estrategicol
strategic investors
inversionistas que Ie estimen adecuados,
apropiadol
strategic investors
investigacion academica
academic research
investigacion aplicada
applied research
investigacion basica
basic research
investigacion con finel de adaptacion
adaptive research
investigacion inicial, de avanzada
pioneering research
investigacion operativa, de operaciones
operational, operations research
investigacion sobre sistemas de produccion
agricola
farming systems research - FSR
investigation y desarrollo
research and development - R&D
investigacion(es) en las explotaciones agricolas
on-farm research - OFR
juego de suma cero, nula

zero sum game
juego de suma negativa
negative sum game
juego de suma positiva
plus sum game; positive sum game
juicio hipotecario
foreclosure
junta de comerclalizacion
marketing board
Junta de Directores
Board of Directors [IFC, MIGA]
Junta de Gobemadores [Banco, AIF, CFI]
Board of Governors
jurisdiccion
[World Bank]
jurisdiccion
kilometro lineal
line kilometer [surveying]
laboreo con abrigo vegetal
trashy farming
labranza minima
minimum tillage
laguna tributaria
tax loophole
invitacion a la precalificacion
invitation to prequalify [contracts]
jarabe de mm de alto contenido en lructosa
high fructose com syrup - HFCS
jubilacion
retirement benefits; superannuation
juego de gestion
management game
lanzar una emision de bonos

float a loan, to
lastre fiscal
fiscal drag
laudo
award [ICSID]
leasing
finance lease; financial, full payout lease
345
lecho de un rio
river channel
ley de rendimient08 decrecientes

law of diminishing returns
lenguaje de programacion de computadoras

computer language
ley de utili dad marginal decreciente

law of diminishing marginal utility
leila
woodfuel
ley del presupuesto

appropriation law [US]
letra aduanera garantizada

customs duty bill
ley(es) que autoriza(n)

letra de cambio
bill of exchange
liberacion con autorizacion de convertibilidad

convertible release (of 18% currency) [IBRD]
letrina de cisterna y sifon

cistern flush latrine
liberation incondicional, irrestricta

blanket release
letrina de cubo
bucket latrine
liberacion restringida (de 108 montos del 18%)

restricted release (of 18% currency)
letrina de pozo
pit latrine; pit privy
liberalizar
deregulate
letrina de pozo anegado
liberar
release. to [capital]
aqua privy
letrina de pozo mejorada con ventilacion

ventilated improved pit (VIP) latrine; VIP latrine
letrina de pozo negro
vault toilet
letrina de sifon
pour flush latrine
levantamiento aeromagnetico
aeromagnetic survey~ airmag survey
LIB OR [tipo, tasa de oferta interbancaria de

Londres)
LmOR [London interbank offered rate]
Iibre acceso a la informacion
disclosure of information
libre comercio
free trade
libre de derech08
duty-free
levantamiento del mapa escolar, de mapas

escolares
school mapping
Iibre determinacion
self-determination
levantamiento topogrifico
survey
libre intercambio
free trade
ley (de un metal precioso)

fineness (of a precious metal)
libro del maestro

teacher's guide
leyaplicable
governing law
licencia
franchise
346
liceneia de tiempo completo
day release; block release
licitante que praenta la ofelia mas alta

highest bidder
licencia general de importacion

open general licence - OOL
lidtante que praenta la oferta mas baja

lowest bidder
Iicitacion anticipada
advance procurement action
licuefaccion del carbOn

coal liquefaction
Iicitacion colusoria
collusive tendering
Iigero de Arabia Saudita

crude
licitacion intemacionallimitada
limited international bidding - LIB
Iicitacion publica
competitive bidding; public tender; open tender
licitacion publica intemacional
international competitive bidding - ICB
licitacion publica nacional
lignito
brown coal
Iimitacion voluntaria (del comereio)
voluntaly restraints (on trade)
Iimitacion voluntaria de las aportaciones
voluntaly export restraints - VER
limitadones por razones de prudencia
prudential constraints
Iicitacion publica seg'lin procedimientos

nacionales, anunciada localmente
limite (para la concesion de financiamiento de

la AD 0 del Banco)
cutoff point (for Bank or IDA financing)
licitante (que somete la oferta mas alta, mas

baja)
bidder (highest/lowest)
free limit [IBRD]
limite de aprobaciOn autonoma
licitante calificado
qualified bidder
licitante cuya oferta ha sido aceptada
successful bidder
licitante favorecido
successful bidder
Iicitante que presenta la oferta clasificada en
segundo lugar
second lowest bidder
lieitante que presenta la oferta de menor precio
lowest priced bidder
limite de credito
limite de credito, de prestamos
lending limit
limite de redescuento
rediscount ceiling
limite estatutario de los presum08
statutory lending limit - SLL
limite estatutario, legal, regiamentario
statutoI)' ceiling
limite mhimo de los presumos de aprobacion
autonoma
free limit of loan [DFCs]
347
Umite ofieial para redbir financiamiento de la
AIr
formal eligibility threshold; eligibility threshold;
eligibility ceiling
Umite practico para redbir rmanciamiento de
laAIr
operational cut-off; effective cut-off; operational
threshold
liquidaci6n por concepto de mantenimiento del

valor
maintenance ofvalue settlement; settlement of
maintenance of value
liquidez
cash :Dow; moneyness
liquidez discrecional
discretionary liquidity
limites a la facultad para contraer compromisos

impuestos por el priDcipio de proporcionalidad
pro rata commitment authority limitations
liquidez internacional
international liquidity
limpieza (del medio ambiente)

liquidos de gas natural

natural gas liquids - NGL
linea de capital accionario

equity line [lFC]
Lista de Conciliadores, de Arbitros

Panel of Conciliators, Arbitrators [ICSID]
linea de credito
credit line [lFC]
lista de efectivos laborales

return of labor

agency line; credit line on a agency basis [lFC]
lista de precios
price schedule procurement]
Lista de Sustancias T6xicas Prohibidas

Restricted Toxic Materials List - RTML
credit line on an agency basis; agency line [lFC]

linea de credito para productos multiples a
traves de agentes
multiproduct agency credit line [IFC]
linea de pobreza
linea de subtransmisi6n, de transmisi6n
secundaria
subtransmission line; secondary transmission line
linea de transmisi6n secundaria, subtransmisi6n
secondary transmission line; subtransmission line
liordizaci6n
fteeze dIying
liquidacl6n de activos
lista final de selecci6n

short list
lista positiva
positive list
lIamada a licitaci6n
invitation to bid, to tender
llamada de cobro revertido
collect call; transfer charge call; reverse charge
call
llamada de cobro revertido
transfer charge call; collect call; reverse charge
call
asset stripping
llanura inundada, de inundaci6n

:Doodplain
liquidaci6n de impuestos
tax bill. demand
lluvia acida
acid rain
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lote con servicios
serviced area, lot, site
malnutrido
malnourished
lote de prueba
test plot
mancomunado y solidario
joint and several
lote sin servicios, no urbanizado

undeveloped plot
Mandato
tenns of reference [e.g. consultants]
lotes y servicios
sites and services
manejable
manageable
lucba contra (enfermedades, desastres, etc.]

control
manejo de rebaiios
flock management; herd management
lucba contra plagas y enfermedades

pest and disease control
manipulacion de la contabilidad (para

aparentar una mejor situacion)
window dressing
lucba integrada contra las plagas

integrated pest management - IPM
lugar (de un proyecto)
site
lugar de destino
duty station
lutita bituminosa
oil shale
mano de obra calificada

skilled manpower
mano de obra no calificada
unskilled labor
mano de obra ocasional
casual labor
mano de obra semicalificada
semiskilled manpower
loz [entre cuerpos]
clearance
macrogestion
macromanagement
madera
timber
madera en pie
timber
madera redonda
roundwood
mano de obra; poblacion activa

labor force
mantenimiento
sustainability
mantenimiento de rutina, rutinario
routine maintenance
mantenimiento del valor
maintenance of value - MOV (ofIBRD capital)
manual del instructor
teacher's guide
maduracion
maturation (of borrowers from IDA to IBRD
loans)
maquioa de tratamiento de textos

word processor
malnutricion
malnutrition
marcar
peg out, to [surveying]
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marco de politicas
policy framework
margen entre los precios

price spread. differential
marco institucionai
margen entre tipos, tasas de interes

marco nonnatwo
policy framework
margen estudar
benchmark spread
marco temporal, cronologico

time frame
margen financiero
financial spread
margen
risk spread
margen neto de interes sabre el promedio de

activos productivos
net interest margin on average earning assets
margen (bancario) bruto

gross margin; banker's spread; banker's markup;
gross earnings margin [banks]
marginado
underprivileged
margen (de precio) en concepto de riesgos

risk allowance (projects]
masa salarial
wage bill
margen (entre las cotizaciones aI contado y a

tennino)
spread (between spot and forward quotations)
materia
material (de transporte)
equipment
margen (p.ej., entre el costo de los emprestitos y

el interes sabre los prestamos)
spread (e.g. between borrowing cost and lending
rates)
material complementario
balancing equipment
margen de competitividad intemacional

international competitiveness margin - ICM
material de propagacion
planting material
margen de maniobra
headroom [World Bank]
material didactico
educational material
margen de preferencia
margin
material didactico, pedagogico

instructional aid
margen de preferencia a empresas nacionales

(procurement]
margen de utilidad
mark-up
margen de utilidad, de beneficios
profit margin
material fungible
expendable equipment
material genetico, de mejora [especies
vegetaies]
breeding material
material no fungible
nonexpendable equipment
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material pedagogico buico
teacher's kit
mecanismo de financiamiento transitorio

bridging facility
material vegetativo
planting material
mecanismo de opciones
exit mechanism
materiales buicos
feedstock
mecanismo de participacion
voice mechanism
materiales didacticos
learning materials; teaching aids
mecanismo de precios de intervencion

Trigger Price Mechanism - 1PM [US]
materia buicas
core subjects; basic subjects [education]; feedstock
mecanismo de prestamos a intermediari08

wholesale mechanism; wholesaling
matricula
enrollments
mecanismo de reajuste automatico (del tipo, de

la tasa de interes)
automatic resetting mechanism [IFC]
matriculado
registered [vehicle]
mecanismo de salida de cata

baskete~o~ exitmechanism[(J~1lI1
matm de contabilidad social

social accounting matrix - SAM
matm de referencia cruzada, comparacion
crosswalk document
maxima estacional
seasonal peak
mecanismo de suscripcion de reserva

backup (underwriting) facility
mecanismos de apoyo
backstopping
mecanismos de credito, creditici08
credit facilities
mayor pago inicial de la pOl"Cion pagada de las

suscripciones de capital
front loading of the subscription [lBRD]
mecanismos oficiales de control

command-and-control instrument. regulation
mayoria calificada
qualified majority
media armonica
harmonic mean [statistics]
mayoria especial
special majority
mediamovil
mecanismo
facility
media ponderada
weighted average
mecanismo administrativo
administrative machinety
medicamento generico
generic drug
mecanismo complementario
additional facility [ICSID]
barefoot doctor
mecanismo de emergencia
contingency mechanism [IMFlWorld Bank]
medico "descalzo"
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medida a que la uiJtenda es concesionaria,
muy favorable
degree of concessionaJity
medida global de la ayuda - MGA
aggregate measure of support - AMS
medida provisional
provisional measure [ICSID]
medida temporal, de transidon
stopgap measure
medidas de politica
medidas de proteccion social
safety net; social safety net
medidas a materia de iDversiones reladonadas
con el comereio
trade-related. investment measures - TRIMS
medidor de materiales
quantity surveyor
mejora de las condidones de la deuda

debt enhancements
mejoramiento
development
mejoramiento ambiatal
environmental enhancement
mejoramiento de tiems
land improvement
mejoramiento de zonas, barrios de tugurios
slum upgrading
mejorar las condiciones de la nueva deuda
enhance new debt, to
mejoras a las explotaciones agricolas;
adecuacion predial
on-farm developments. improvements
memorando de acuerdo
memorandum of understanding
medieria
sharecropping
memoranda de evaluaciOn a: poat de un

proyecto
project pedonnance audit memorandum - PP AM
medio dreulante
money stock, supply
memorando de transmision
covering memorandum
medio de pl1leba
evidence [ICSID]
memorando juridico
memorandum of law
medio receptor
sink (e.g. of greenhouse gases)
Memorando sobre Arreglol AdmiDistrativos

Memorandum of Administrative Arrangements
[ICSID]
mediol
facility
memorial
memorial [ICSID]
medios de informacion, difusion, comunicacion
mass media
mediol empresariala, comereiales
business community
m.edios y arbitrios
ways and means
menu desplegable
pull-down menu
mereado abierto
open market
mereado activo
buoyant market
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mereado aI eontado
spot market; cash market [foreign exchange]
merudo especializado, para productos

especifieos
niche market
mereado aldsta
bull market
mereado enrabunatil, fuera de bolsa
over-t;he-(;ounter market; curb market

mereado bajista
bear market
mereado e:ltraterritoriaI
offshore market
mereado de capitaI(es)
capital market
mereado favorable a los eompradores
buyer's market
mereado de eompeteneia, eompetitivo
competitive market
mereado favorable al vendedor
seller's market
mere ado de eompradores
buyer's market
mereado finandero
open market
mereado de divisas a termino, a plazo
forward exchange market
mereado gris
grey market; gray market

mereado de divisas, de eambios
foreign exchange market
mereado monetario, de dinero
money market
mereado de dos niveles
two-tier market
mereado muy activo
deep market
mereado de eurodivisas
Eurocurrency market
mereado negro, clandestino
black market
mereado de futuros
futures market
mereado secundario
secondary market
mereado de produetos disponibles, de entrega
inmediata
mereado sustitutivo
spot market [commodities]
surrogate market
mereado de swaps
mereadol bien establecidos

mature markets [securities]
swap market
mereado de trabajo, laboraI
mereados emergentes, incipientes
labor market
emerging markets [securities]
mereado de vaIores
mereaneias de detaIle
securities market
mereado de vendedores
mereancias en deposito, en aImaeen de aduanas
seller's market
bonded goods
mereancias en existencia
off-the-shelf goods
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mes-funcionario
staff-month
miembro no fundador
nonoriginal member [MIGA]
metodo eontable, de eontabllidad

miemb1'08
membership [lFC]
metodo de aetualizacion de los flujos de fondos

discounted cash flow (DCF) method
millones de barriles diario. de equivalente en

petrileo - mbdep
millions of barreis per day oil equivalent - mbdoe
metodo de "eon y sin"

"with-and-without" test [projectsJ
metodo de la lista de opciones
menu approach
metodo de los euadrados de rendimiento
crop-cut method
metodo de los efeetos
effects method [project appraisal]
metodo de maxima verosimiUtud
maximum likelihood method
metodo de mfnimos eoadrados
least squares method
metodo de roza y quema
slash-and-bum cultivation
metodo dd camino eritieo
critical path method - CPM
MIBOK (tipo, tasa de oferta interbanearia de
Madrid)
MlBOR [= Madrid Interbank Offered Rate]
microdatos
microdata
mieroenseilanza
microteaching
mierogestion
micromanagement
miembro de pleno dereeho
full member
miembro fundador
original member [MIGA]
minerales no combustibles
nonfuel minerals
minimo
hard core [projectsJ
ministerio de ejeeucion
spending ministry
ministerio de operaciones, sectorial, de
ejeeueion
ministerio que efeetUa gastos
spending ministry
ministerio responsable de una sola industria
branch ministry
ministerios de hacienda y de planificacion
core ministries, departments
mision de estudio
survey mission
mision de estudio de oportunidades de inversion
investment review mission [ffiRD]
mision de evaluacion eomplementaria
post appraisal mission
mision de evaluaeion ex post
audit mission; evaluation mission
evaluation mission; audit mission
mision de evaluaeion inicial, previa, ex ante
appraisal mission
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preappraisal mission
moddo de iDsumo-producto
input-output model
mision de eu.men
review mission
two-gap model
mision de evaluaeion preliminar
mision de eumen extemo
external review mission

mision de rmalizaclon (previa ala terminacion
de un proyecto)
graduation mission [IBRD]
modelo de las dOl brechas
modelo de normas de diseiio y mantenimiento

de carreteru
Highways Design and Maintenance Model - HDM
[IBRD]
moddo de oferta
bid form
mision de supervision
supervision mission
modelo de paridad de los tipos de interes sin

cobertura
mision de supervision general dd proyecto a

mediados del periodo de ejecuclon
midterm project review mission [World Bank]
uncovered interest rate parity model

modelo estandar mfnimo modificado
revised minimum standard model - RMSM
mision en el terreno, de observacion en el

terreno
moddo emaustivo
field mission, assignment
ultimate model
mision general
moddo multisectorial de equilibrio general
full mission
multisectoral general equilibrium model
mision multidisclplinaria
moddos de documentos de licitacion
composite mission
model bid documents
mision residente
moderaciOn
resident mission
self-restraint
modalidad del comercio

trade pattern
financial restraint, stringency
modelo
design
moderacion financiera
modernizacion
rehabilitation
modelo agregado, global
modemizacion de la estructura industrial
aggregate model
deepening of the industrial structure
modelo computadorizado de equilibrio general
modificacion de los vencimientos
computable general equilibrium (CGE) model
maturity transformation
modelo de (presentacion de) ofertas
modificacion de producto8 fabricados en serie
form of bid, tender
custom retrofitting
moddo de contrato
mOdulos audiovisuales de capacitacion

multimedia training modules [EDI]
form of contract
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moneda admisible
moneda vincuJada
eligible currency
tied currency
moneda de cuno legal
moneda vinculada al oro
legal tender
gold-pegged currency
moneda de intereambio
monedas que integran la cesta del BEG
trading currency
SOR currencies
moneda de intervention
intervention currency
monetization
monetization
moneda de la garantia
monoeultivo
guarantee currency
monoculture; sole cropping
moneda de libre convertibilidad
montaje de material fabricado en otro pais
freely convertible currency
offshore assembly, processing
moneda de libre uso

freely usable currency; unrestricted currency
standby amount of guarantee
moneda de reserva
reserve currency
moneda de uso restringido
restricted currency
monto de la garantta contingente
monto de los prestamos bancarios vigentes

bank exposure
monto de los prestamos desembolsados y
pendientes
bank exposure
moneda debil
soft currency
monto del 1%
2% currency [IBRD]
moneda distinta del monto del 18%
oon-18% currency
monto dd contrato
contract price
moneda extranjera
monto global
aggregate; lump sum price

moneda fronteriza
monto global actuarial
actuarial lump sum

moneda fuerte
hard currency; strong currency
monto mUbno de garantia

maximum amount of guarantee
moneda importante
major currency
monto neto de los giros

outstanding drawings [IMF]
moneda national
domestic currency; local currency
monto pagado de las suscripciones de capital

(BIRF]
moneda "vehiculo"
paid-in capital subscriptions [IBRD]
vehicle currency
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monto(s) del 18% (pagado(s) por un miembro
en so moneda)
18% currency [IBRD maintenance of value]
montos del 18% en prestamo
18% currency out on loan [IBRD maintenance of
value]
montos retenid08 en prantfa
retention money
moratoria
tax deferral
mortalidad de nii'los menores de un aDo
infant mortality
mortalidad en la niila [uno a coatro aios de
edad]
child mortality
mortalidad infantil
infant mortality
modn
riot [MIGA]
motivaci6n (politic a)
movilizaci6n
harnessing
movilizar (fondos, etc.)
movimiento
turnover
movimiento ascendente
upswing
movimiento de capital
movimiento de estudiantes, a1umnos
student flow
movimiento del inventario, de las existentias
inventory turnover
movimiento descendente
downswing
movimientos de capital en condiciones no
concesionarias
nonconcessional, nonconcessioruuy flows
muellaje
dockage; wharfage; wharfage charges
muestra aleatoria, al azar
random sample
muestra autoponderada
self-weighting sample
muestra representativa
cross section sample
muestreo por conglomerados, grupos
cluster sampling
multa
liquidated damages
multicopiado
processed
multiplicador del credito
credit multiplier
multipropiedad
time sharing [computers1
necesidades de financiamiento del sector
publico
public sector borrowing requirement - PSBR
necesidades netas de efectivo
net cash requirements - NCR
necesidades sociales
social wants
negociaci6n de bloques de acciones
block trading
negociaci6n en pie de igualdad, entre iguales
arm's length negotiation
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negodadones araneelarias, sobre aranceles
tariff negotiations, round
no contabilizado
unaccounted. [e.g. water, electricity]
negoc:iaciones COJDerdales multilaterales

multilateral trade negotiations - MTN
no disponible - n.d.
not available - n.a.
negociadones por via eIpedita
fast-track procedures
no especificado en otra parte - n.e.p.

not elsewhere specified. - n.e.s.
Divel critico de COIlBUlDO - NCC

critical consumption level - CCL
no exportable 0 importable
nontradable [noun1
Divel de aJfabetizacion
literacy level
no garantizado
unsecured. (note, loan, etc.)
Divel de endeudamiento reiativo al capital

no babilitado
ineligible
Divel de ingreso
enttylevel
no indieado separadamente - n.La.

not included. elsewhere - nj.e.
Divel de ingreso(s)
income bracket
no redimible antes del vencimiento

noncallable [bond]
Divel de reemplazo, de renovacion

replacement level [population]
no rescatable antes del vencimiento

noncallable [bond]
Divel de vida
standard of living
no se aplica - n.a.
not applicable - n.a.
Divel estable de premunos

steady state lending
nombramiento de plazo fijo

fixed. term appointment
Divel freineo
groundwater table
nombramiento ordinario, permanente

regular appointment [IBRD]
Divel impositivo
tax bracket
nombre generico
nonproprietary name
Divel sostenible de prestamol

sustainable level of lending - SLL
nomina
payroll
Divelacion
:flattening out; leveling off
norma (del Manual de Personal)

stafIrule
Diveles de supervision
supervisory grades
firm bid rule
Diveles mediol
supervisory grades
norma de ofena firme
normas de disciplina y control

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nonnas de diseilo
design standards
naero de animales al final del periodo

contable
closing stock [livestock]
nonnas de prudente discredon

prudent man rule
naero de estudiantes que pasan ,or el sistema

escolar [educaclon]
nonnas generales
throughput
guidelines
nutrientes
nonnativa
nutrients
policy framework
obUgacion contingente
nota sobre politica economica
contingent obligation
economic policy note [ED!]
obUgacion tributaria
nota teenica
tax liability
technical note
obligaclones
notificacion de desembolso
liabilities
disbursement letter
obligaeiones a la vista
notificacion de impuestos
sight liabilities
tax bin. demand
obligaciones en, ,or concepto de depositos

notificacion de registro
deposit liabilities
notice of registration
nuclearizacion
obligaclones relaclonadas eon el serviclo de la

deuda
nuclearization [education]
debt service requirements
nucleo
obligaclones sin rmanclamiento previsto
bard core [projects]
unfunded liabilities
nucleo habitaclonal
obragruesa
dwelling core
shell (of a building); structural work
nueva cireunstancia
obras civiles
development
civil works; public works
nueva situaclOn
observaeion
development
monitoring
numerario
observacion del desempeilo, de los resultados
numeraire
numerario del fondo comu de monedas
obstaculo a Ia salida del mereado
pool unit
exit barrier
nilmero de alumnos matriculados
obtencion de cotizaciones
enrollments
prudent shopping
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obteneion de eDlPristitoi gipntelco8
jumbo borrowing(s)
oferta pardal
component bidding
obtener (fondos, etc.)
oferta publiea
borrowing from the public
obtener df.... neW
oferta publiea
net out
public borrowing. offering
obtener un eDlPristito
float a loan, to
takeover bid
ofelia publiea de eompra - OPT
obtener un prestamo
ofieial de desembolsos
secure a loan, to
disbursement officer
octanaje
ofieial de extension de zona - OEZ

zone extension officer - ZEO [agricultural
extension]
oeupante sin titulo, Hegal, preeario
squatter
ofieial de extension, de divulgadon agrioola
extension officer
oeupar terrenos Hegalmente, sin tener dereeho
squat, to
ofidal del p..estamo, de p..estamos

loan officer
oferta
tender
ofieial del proyedo, de proyedos
project officer
ofelia a1ternativa
alternative bid [procurement]
ofieializadon de la deuda
officia1ization (of debt)

oferta de aedones (eon dereeho preferendal de
suseripeion)
ofieina de eentralizadon de tramites
oferta de eapital
capital supply
ofieina de impuestos
tax office
oferta evaluada eomo la mas baja
ofieina del representante residente
lowest evaluated bid
resident office
oferta exeesiva
ofieina exterior, fuera de la sede
oversupply
field office
ofelia fuera de plazo, tardfa
ofieinas en a1quiler temporal
late bid
chum :factor
oferta monetaria
ofieinas provisionales
money stock. supply
swing space
ofelia no favoreeida (eon la adjudieadon)
ofun atiea
unsuccessful bid
office automation
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olilOPolio C01U80rio
collusive oligopoly
operacion de laranda de emision

underwriting commitment [IFC]
OlilOPolio C01U80riO opHcito

operacion deficitaria
money-losing operation
oncocercosis
operaciones "en reserva"

reserve operations [lending program]
oncocercosis
river blindness; onchocerciasis
operaciones de cobertura, de proteccion

cambiaria
hedging
ONG aut6ctona
indigenous NGO
operaciones de pase [Argentina]
swap
opcion
trade-off
opdon [proyectos]
alternative [projects}
opcion a participar en el capital social
equity feature [IFC)
opcion de compra
call option
opcion de compra de acciones
stock option
opcion de venta
put option
operadones invisibles
operador(a) de tratamiento de tenos
word processor
opinion juridica
legal opinion
optimization de los recUr80S
value for money
optimo de Pareto
Pareto optimum
orador principal
keynote speaker; keynoter
operacion
venture [IFC]
operacion bursatil
stock exchange transaction
orden de compra
trading ticket [capital :m.arket]
orden de compra general
blanket purchase order - BPO
operacion concertada por, con un club

bancario, consorcio
club deal
orden de proceder
notice to proceed [contracts]
operacion conjunta
joint venture
orden de venta
trading ticket [capital market]
operacion de compromi80 de compra

standby commitment [IFC]
ordenacion
control
operacion de demostracion
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ordenadon de cuencas hidrogrMicas, de
vertiente.
watershed management
ordenadon de las aguas
water management
ordenaclon de tierras lridu
dryland(s) management
ordenacion de tierras de pastoreo
range management
ordenacion forettal sostenible
sustainable forestIy
ordenadon monocfdiea
monocyclic management
ordenaeion poliddka
polycyclic management
ordenadon salarial
wage control
ordinaria, (partida)
organismo &filiado de energfa
energy afiU.iate
organismo de ejecudon
executing agency [UNDP]; implementing agency
organismo de energia afiUado al Baneo
energy affiliate
organismo del proyedo
project agency
organismo director, prindpal
lead agency
organismo espedalizado
specialized agency [UN]
organismo paraestatal
parastatal [noun]
organismo prindpal
parent body
organismo regulador
regulatory agency
organismo responsable del proyedo
project agency
organismo IOUcitante
Requesting Organization [ICSID]
organismo agente de cobranza

billing agent
organismos intemaeionales de produetos

bAlkos
international commodity bodies - lCBs
Organismo Anfitrion
Host Organization [lCSID]
organization de base, eomunitaria

grass roots organization
organismo de centralization de trAmites

organization de meditina preventiva

organismo de duificadon de valores

rating agency
organizacion gremial, patronal

trade organization
organismo de eontrapartida
counterpart agency
organization no gubemamental - ONG

nongovernmental organization - NGO
organismo de erMito, ereditido

organization privada de voluntarios

private voluntary organization - PVO
organismo de derecbo publico

statutory body
organizadon sin fines de luero

nonprofit organization; not-for-profit organization
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organ_iones internadonales de produdol
bUieol
international commodity organizations - leOs
6rgano dedsorio, de dedsi6n
decision-making body
6rgano prindpal
parent body
orlentaci6n
student placement
orientad6n profesional
vocational guidance
orientado bacia eI interior
orientado bacia )a exportad6n
export-oriented
pagare del Tesoro

Treasury note
pagare del Tesoro a corto plazo

Treaswy bill
pagare descontado
discount note
pagare no negociable
nonnegotiable note
pagare participatorio
income note
pagare que devenga intereses
interest bearing note
pagare sin intereses
noninterest bearing note
orientar a gmpos espedficos

1arget, to
pagares con pago del principal vinculado a los

tipos de cambio de diversas monedas
principal exchange rate linked securities notes
otru corrienta ofidales

pago
otros flujos ofidales

pago a cuenta
progress payment
6xido nitroso
nitrous oxide
cash payment
6:ddos de nitr6geno
nitrogen oxides (NOJ
pago anticipado
advance payment
amno estratosferico
stratospheric ozone
pago de cesantia
severance pay
pagadero a la vista, contra presentad6n

payable on demand
pago de contrapartida
matching payment
pagare
note [capital markets]; pronllssoty note
cash payment
pagare a la vista
demand note
pago en el dia
intra-day settlement
papre con interes variable, ftotante

floating rate note
pago en espede
payment-in-kind - PIK
pago al contado
pago en efectivo
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pago final, global
balloon payment
pais de gran crecimiento economico

high performing economy
pago parcial
progress payment
pais de ingreso bajo

low income country
pagos anticlpados de exportaciones, por

concepto de exportaciones
advanced export payments
pais de ingreso mediano

middle income country
pagos de transferencla
transfer payments
pagos en concepto de ingresos de los factores
factor income payments
pagos en mora
payment arrears
pagos internacionales corrientes
current international payments
pagos parciales por concepto de reintegro
recall installments [MOY]
pais agobiado por la deuda
debt distressed country
pais de ingre80 mediano bajo

lower middle income country - LMIC
pais de mediana capacidad de ab80rcion
medium absorber [oil exporter]
pais de nivel intermedio
second tier country
pais de origen
home country [MIGA]
pais de origen calificado
eligible source country
pais de produccion primaria
primary producing country
pais beneficiario, anfitrion

host country [MIGA]
pais de reciente industrializacion, en via.~ de

industrializacion
newly industrializing country - NIC
pais con economia de planificacion centralizada

pais declarante, informante

reporting country
pais con superavit de capital

capital-surplus country
pais deficitario
deficit country
pais de baja capacidad de ab80rcion

low absorber [country]
pais donante
donor country
pais de desarrollo agroindustrial reciente

newly agro-industrialized economy - NAB
pais en desarrollo
less developed country - LDC
pais de elevada ab80rcion, de gran capacidad de

ab80rcion
high absorber [oil exporter]
pais en desarrollo no petrolero

nonoil developing country
pais de franja Jitoral estrecha

coastal strip country
pais exportador de productos primarios

primary exporting country
pais habilitado para recibir creditos de la AIF
IDA-eligible country
364
pais industrial eon economfa de Dlen:ado
industrial market economy
pais receptor [inversiones]

host countly [MIGA]

developing island countly; island developing
countly
pais receptor, beneficiario

recipient countly
pais medianamente industrializado

halfway countly
pais menos desarrollado - PMD
less developed countly !DC
pais muy endeudado, sumamente endeudado,
fuertemente endeudado
highly indebted countly
pais no miembro y no de<:larante
nonreporting nonmember countly
pais orientado hacia eI exterior
outward-looking, outward-oriented countly
pais pan:ialmente industrializado
halfway countly
pais prestatarlo de la AIF
IDA recipient
pais que no influye en los precios
intemacionales
price taker
pais que pennite Ja contaminacion sin
restricciones
pollution haven
pais que puede obtener finandamiento
combinado (del BIRF y la AIF)
blend countly
pais que puede recibir creditos, financiamiento
delaAIF
IDA-eligible countly
pais receptor elegible

eligible host counUy [MIGA]
pais recientemente industrializado
newly industrialized countly - NIC
Ejecutivo
[World Bank]
Ejecutivo
pais sin Utoral, mediterraneo
landlocked countly
pais solidtante
client countly
pais superavitario
capital-surplus countly
pais superavitarlo
surplus countly
paises ACP (Mrica, el Caribe y el Pacifico)
ACP countries [Lome Convention]
paises asociados, que mantienen relaciones
comen:iales
partner countries
paises de comercio estatal
state-trading countries
paises de ingreso alto
high income countries
pais que recibio f'manciamiento para fines de

ajuste antes de 1'86
early intensive adjustment lending (EIAL) countly
paises de la Categoria I
Category I countries [IBRD]
pais que recurre a los servicios del Banco

client countly
paises de la Categoria n
Category II countries [IBRD]
365
paises de la Parte I
Part I countries [lBRDJ
paquete financiero
financial package
palses de la Parte n
Part n countries [lBRDJ
tax haven
paises de produccion primaria

commodity producing countries
parametro de cambio
shift parameter
paises del areo del Pacifico

Pacific Rim countries
parametros de planificacion presupuestaria

Budget Planning Framework [lBRD]
paises excluidos del regimen de contabiIidad en

valores devengados
countries in nonaccrual status
pareela de demostracion
demonstration plot
paises inmediatamente afeetados

most immediately impacted (MIl) countries
paises mas gravemente afectados
most seriously affected countries MSA
paises (en desarrollo) menos adelantados PMA
least developed countries LLDCs
paises que mantienen relaciones comerciales
trading partners
paises que reciben financiamiento en
condiciones predominantemente gravosas
hard-blend countries
paises que se encuentran "en el umbral"
threshold countries
paises que 11610 reciben financiamiento de la AD'
pure IDA countries
paises que tienen acceso al mereado rmanciero
market-eligible countries
paraiso tributario
parcela de prueba
test plot
pareela testigo, de control
controlled plot; control plot
parclalmente montado
partly knocked down - PKD
paridad
par value
paridad del poder adquisitivo
purchasing power parity - PPP
paridad mom
parque
fleet [transportation]
parque industrial
industrial estate [UK], park [USA]
parte (en el procedimiento 0 en la diferencia)
party (to proceeding or to the dispute) [ICSID]
paises representado(s) ,or un Director

Ejecutivo; jurisdiccion
constituency, chair of an Executive Director
partes interesadas
stakeholders
papel comercial
participacion de fundador
founder's share
papeles de comercio
participacion de la mujer en el proceso de

desarrollo
women in development WID
366
participacion del concesionario
participacion sin posibilidad de recurso
working interest [oils, minerals]
nonrecourse participation
participacion en (el) capital social

equity financing, investment
participante en un curso 0 program a de

capacitacion
trainee
participacion en cada uno de los vencimientos

(de un prestamo)
strip participation
participar en el capital social

share capital, to supply
participacion en el capital social
particulas
equity ownership
particulate matter - PM
participacion en el financiamiento de los costos,

gastos [beneficiarios]
burden sharing
particulas en suspension
suspended particulate matter - SPM
participacion en inversiones inmobiliarias

real estate equity
partida
item [budget]
partida (presupuestaria)
participacion en la carga
burden sharing
participacion en las ganancias, utilidades netas
net profits interest [oil]
line item [budget]
partida arancelaria
tariff item; tariff position
partida compensatoria
participacion en las utilidades

profit sharing
balancing item, entry
participacion en los costos

cost sharing
participacion en los impuestos

tax sharing
reconciliation item [accounting]
participacion en los ingresos (fisc ales)

revenue sharing
noncash item
participacion en una inversion

exposure
partida de memorando
partida de reconciliacion
partida de transaccion no moneta ria
partida extraordinaria
participacion mayoritaria
controlling interest
partida informativa
partida ordinaria
participacion pasiva
carried interest (petroleum industry]
participacion proporcional
funding pro rata
partida pro memoria
partidas que se compensan mutuamente

mutually offsetting entries
367
pasantia
internship
pasar de las condieiones de asistencla de la AD
a las del Banco
graduate, to [Bank. IDA]
patrimonio

patrimonio (neto)
equity
pasar eI punto mU hajo
patrimonio natural de la humanidad
bottom out (of a rea:ssion)
global commons
pasivo
patrimonio neto
liabilities

pasivo acumulado
accrued liabilities
patrocinador
sponsor
pasivo contingente
contingent liability
pauta cronol6gica
timepaUem
pasivo corriente
current liabilities
pautas generales
guidelines
pasivo exigihle a corto plam
current liabilities
penalidades
liquidated damages
pasivos a largo plam
long~teIDlliabilities
pendiente (de una curva)

pasivos monetarios
currency liabilities
pensi6n
retirement benefits
pasivos transitorios
temporary liabilities
pe6n caminero
lengthman [highway maintenance]

pasivos varios
sundry liabilities
paso gradual a tIIas impositivas mU altas
bracket creep, progression [taxation]
pequena empresa
smallscale enterprise ~ SSE
pequefta explotaei6n agricola
smallholding
pastor n6mada
pastoralist
pastoreo excesivo
overgrazing
patio de maniohra, de clasificacl6n
pequefta industria
small-scale industIy - SSI
pequefta y mediana empresa - PYME
small and medium enterprises - SME; small- and
medium-scale enterprises - SMSE
marshalling yard
pequefta y mediana industria
small and medium industries - SMI; small- and
medium-scale industries - SMSI
368
pequeila zona, pequeilo proyecto de riego
small-scale irrigation
perforaclon de explotacion
development drilling
pequeilo agricultor
smallholder
perforacion es:ploratoria
wildcat (drilling)
,erdida
loss in weight; waste [commerce]
perforac:ion submarina, mar adentro

offshore drilling
,erdida
expertise
perdida cambiaria
exchange discount
periodo contable
accounting period
,erdida de capital
capital loss
periodo de cumplimiento de obligaciones

performance period
perdidas de explotacion, de operacion

operating losses
periodo de eliminacion gradual de los prestamos

del Banco
phase out period [IBRD]
perdidas de peso muerto

deadweight (losses)
perdido
unaccounted [e.g. water, electricity]
perfeccionamiento
delivery (of a contract); upgrading of skills
perfeccionamiento de la funcion de gestion
perfeccionarniento de 101 recursos human08
human resource development
perfeccionamiento de recursos humanol, de la
manodeobra
perfeccionamiento del personal
staff development
pericia
periodo de gestac:ion de un proyecto

lead time of a project
periodo de gracia
grace period
perfodo de 5esiones
session [ICSID]
periodo es:ceptuado
excepted period
periodo previo a la exclusion del regimen de
eontabilidad en valores devengados
nonaccrual trigger point, date
periodo vegetativo, de erecimiento
growing period
peritaje
expert appraisal
perfeccionamiento del personal directivo
perfiles ocupacionales normalizadol
standardized occupational streams
perforacion
drilling
permanencia (en el cargo)

tenure [education]
permiso negociable de eontarninacion
tradable emissions permit
369
persona a cargo
dependent
perturbaciones del medio ambiente

persona juridica
corporate body, institution; body corporate; legal
entity, person
pesca
capture fishery; harvest fishery
persona que reclbe adiestramiento

trainee
persona responsable de adoptar decisiones
decision-maker
personal
staff
personal contratado a plazo fijo
fixed term staff
personal de contrapartida
counterpart staff
personal de las oficinas exteriores, fuera de la
sede
field staff
personal de Divel profesional
higher level staff
personal de supervision
supervisory staff
personal ejecutivo, de operaciones
line staff
pesca con luz (artificial), aI encandilado

lamplight fishing; fishing by lamplight
pesca con luz artificial, aI encandilado
fishing by lamplight; lamplight fishing
pesca con trasmallos
trammel fishing
pesca de altura
deep sea fishing
pesca de arrastre
trawl fishing
pesca de deriva
drift fishing
pesca (con redes) de tiro
seine fishing
pesca en agoas interiores
inland fisheries, fishing
pesca fantasm a
ghost fishing
pesca por enmalle
gill fishing
personal en el terreno
field staff
personal no permanente
nonregular staff - NRS
personal permanente
regular staff
legal existence; juridical personality
personas que viven en la pobreza absoluta
absolute poor
peso muerto
deadweight (losses)
petr61eo combustible pesado
heavy fuel oil
petr6leo crudo liviano
crude
petroleo crudo liviano, ligero de Arabia Saudita
petroleo para calefaccion
heating oil
370
pet..oleo pesado
heavy oil
plan de existenci.. regulador..

buffer stock scheme
pet..oleo residual, combustible

fuel oil
plan de financiamiento
financing plan
PIB comercial
commercial. commercialized GOP
plan de jubilaci6n anticipada

early retirement scheme
PIB monetizado
monetized GOP
plan de jubilaci6n minima

top-up scheme; minimum pension guarantee
PIB sectorial
sector GOP
plan de ordenaci6n ambiental

mitigation plan; environmental management plan;
action plan
pila de combustible
fuel cell
piquetear
peg out, to [surveying]
plan de pagos
payment schedule
piscicultun
culture fishery
plan de pensiones sep, conforme a las

necesidades, con comprobaci6n previa de
medios de vida
means-tested pension plan
plan contractual
program contract
plan de protecci6n ambiental

environmental action plan - EAP
plan de acceso anticipado a I.. aportaciones

advance contribution scheme (for IDA-lO)
plan de seguridad social

plan de acci6n nadonal reladonado con la

funci6n de la mujer en eI proceso de desarrollo
country WID action plan
plan de seguro global

"wrap-up" insurance arrangement
plan de actividades (empresariales)

business plan
plan de amortizaci6n
amortization schedule; repayment schedule
plan de sucesi6n para cargos de direcci6n

management succession planning
plan de utilizaci6n de tierras
land use plan
plan de cuentas
chart of accounts
plan de vivienda por el sistema de esfueno

propio y ayuda mutua
self-help housing scheme
plan de distribuci6n
layout plan
plan financiero
finance plan; financial plan
plan de estudiOi
curriculum
plan maestro
master plan
plan de estudios como

core curriculum
plan modelo de presupuesto de fmca

pattern farm plan
371
plan naeional de protecdon ambiental- PNPA
national environmental action plan - NEAP
planifieacion presupuestaria nominal

(full cost) nominal budget planning, budgeting
plan para situaciona im.previstu

contingency plan
planifieaclon y evaluacion del desempeilo (del

funeionario)
Perfonnance Planning and Review - PPR [ffiRD]
plan presu.puestario
agreed budget plan; contract plan
planificador de obraa, de instalaclones

physical planner
plan preventivo
mitigation plan; environmental management plan;
action plan
planifieador del desarroUo

development planner
plan renovable
rolling plan
spreadsheet
planifieacion de recUI'SOl humanos, de la mano

de obra
manpower planning
planifieacion de tieuaa
land use planning
planificaclon del avanee profesional
career development
planifieacion del desarroUo
development planning
plaDifieaciOn del espacio fisico
physical planning
planifieaeion detaUada
blueprint planning
planUla de dlculo electronica
plano
design
plano del emplazamiento, dellugar
site plan
pianos definitivos
final design
pIanos generales (de un proyecto)
layout
pIanos preliminares
preliminary design, engineering
pIanos teenicos detaUados
planta a1imentaria
planifieacion familiar, de Ia fllDilia

family planning
planifieacion global, agreptiva
aggregative planning
planifieacion global, integral
comprehensive pJanning
planificaeion obligatoria, preceptiva
mandatory pJanning
planificacion presu.puestaria en valores de caja,
en efectivo
cash-based budget pJanning
food plant
planta de elaboracion secundaria [petroleo]
downstream plant, facilities
planta de semillero, vivero
seedling
planta de simiente
seed plant
planta de tratamiento de aguaa negraa, servidaa
sewage (treatment) plant
planta eleariea diesel
372
planta para leIIliIIa
seed plant
poblacion activa
working population
planta texti.l
fiber crop
wor~ngagepopWation

greenfield plant; grass root plant
poblaciones indigenas
tribal peoples
plantacion cortavientos
windbreak
poder (juridico)
proxy
plantadon de arboles
afforestation
poder calorifico
heat value
plantadon de bosques comunitarios

social forestry
plantadon en franjas
strip planting
plantadon nudeo
nucleus estate
plantOn (de arboles)
seedling
plaintula
seedling
plataforma de perforadon petrolera [mar.]
oil (drilling) rig. platform
plazo
time limit [ICSID]
plazo de amortizacion, de reembolso
payback period
plazo de recuperadon (de inversiones)
payback period
plazo de vencimiento
maturity (of a loan, bond, etc.)
poblacion en edad de trabajar
poder calorifico bruto - PCB
gross heating value - GHV; gross calorific value GCV; higher heating value
poder calorifico neto - PCN
net heating value - NHV; net calorific value NCV; lower heating value
poligono industrial
industrial estate [UK], park [USA]
polftica
politica cambiaria
exchange rate policy
politica comen::ial restrictiva
restrictive trade policy
politica coyuntural
business cycle policy
politica crediticia restrictiva
tight credit policy
politica de austeridad
restraint policy
politica de avance intermitente
pliego de condiciones de la licitacion

bidding conditions
plusvalia
capital gain

politica de contraccion
contractioruuy policy
373
politica de empobrecer al vecino
beggar-My-neighbor policy
porcentaje de prestamos e::s:c1uidos del regimen

de contabllidad en valores devenpdos
nonaccrual rate [World Bank]
politica de predos
pricing policy
porcentaje de reserva minima oblilatoria

politica de reactivacion
pump priming policy [economics]
porcentaje estandar para el establimiento de

reservas para perdidas
politica de restriCtion crediticia
benchmark provisioning rate
tight credit policy
politica de servicios aratuitos
porcentaje larantizado
guaranteed percentage
zero fee policy
porcion
politica e::s:pansionista
slice [contracts]
expansionary policy
politica favorable a la onomia de la oferta
porcion de cada uno de los vencimientos de un

prestamo
supply side politics
strip of maturities
politica fiscal
poscalificacion de licitantes
fiscal policy
postqualification ofbidders
politica suboptima
posibllidad de capacitacion
second-best policy
politica tarifaria
posibilidad de colocacion
pricing policy
saleability [securities]
politicas
posibilidad de comercializacion, de colocacion
marketability
politicas de reasignacion de recursos
posibilidad de extraccion
switching policies
subtractability
p61iza de seguro global
posibilidad de repeticion financiera
wrap-up insurance policy
financial replicability
ponderacion distributiva
posibilidad de repeticion, de duplicacion
distributional weight
replicability
poner en servicio
posicion de balanza de palOS
commission, to
por administracion
posicion de capital
force account. by/on [US]; direct labour [UK];

direct work; departmental forces
capital position
por enama de la enota
reserve position
posicion de reserva(s)
above quota
374
posicion de riesgo
risk posture
precio administrado, controlado, impuesto

administered. price
potenciacion
empowerment
precio al consumidor
consumer price
potencial de agotamiento de la capa de ozono -
precio al contado, para entrega inmediata

spot price
PAO
ozone-depleting potential - ODP

potencial de recalentamiento atmosferico, de la
Tierra
global warming potential - GWP
pozo de ozono
ozone sink
pozo entubado
tubewell
pozo exploratorio
wildcat well
pradica optima
best practice
practica(s)
internship
pradicas contables
accounting practices
practicas de avalllo aduanero, de aduana
preambulo de un convenio
preamble to an agreement; recital of an agreement
preambulo de un convenio
recital of an agreement~ preamble to an agreement
precalificacion de licitantes
prequalification of bidders
precedente establecido por Brasil y Yugoslavia
Brazil-Yugoslavia Precedents
precio a nivel de la aplotaci6n agricola
farm gate price
precio al desembarque
landed price
precio al produdor
producer price
precio c.LfJpuerto de entrada
cost, insurance and freight (elF) port of
entrylborder point price
precio contractual
contract price
precio corriente, vigente
going price
precio de compra, de adquisicion
historical cost
precio de compuerta [avicultura]
lock gate price; sluice price; sluice gate price
precio de costo
cost price
predo de cuenta
accounting price; shadow price
precio de eficiencia
economic price; efficiency price
precio de incentivo
incentive price
precio de intervenci6n
intervention price
predo de lista, cotizado, de cotizaci6n
posted price [oil]
precio de los fadores
factor price
375
predo de mereado, de plena competenda
precio en Ja boca, en Ja cabeza del pozo
arm's length price
wellhead price
predo de necesidad
distress price
precio f.o.b. puerto de embarque

free on board (FOB) port of shipment price
precio de ofena
bid price [contract]
lump sum price
precio de paridad
parity price
guiding price; target price
precio global
precio indicativo
precio de referenda
predo minimo
benchmark price; marker price [oil]
floor price
precio de referenda para fines tributarios

[petrileo]
tax reference price [oil]
payout price
precio neto
precio nominal, simbOllco

precio de resen'a
nominal price
reservation price (oflabar)

precio paritario de exportation
predo de sosten, de apoyo, de sustentadon
export parity price
support price
precio paritario de im,onacion
predo de transferenda
import parity price
transfer price
precio por pie
precio de venta
selling rate
stumpage price
precio desleal
price to factory
predo puesto en fabrica
predatory price
precio recibido ,or eI productor
predo economico
producer price
economic price; efficiency price

precio efectivo, de realizadon
realized price [oil1
precio social
social price
predo sombra
precio en (la) frontera
shadow price
border price
predo tope, mbimo
precio en almacen
ceiling price
ofl'-the-she1f price
precio umbral
predo en el exterior
threshold price
foreign price
precio unitario
precio en fabrica
ex factory price; price ex factory; factory gate price
unit cost
376
precio vendedor
selling rate
presa de almacenamiento
storage dam
precios constantes
constant prices
presa de derivadon
diversion dam
precios corrientes
current prices
earthfill dam
predos de equilibrio del mercado

market-clearing prices
prescindencia
precios en plaza (lista de)

posted values
presentacion de ofertas
bid submission; delivery of bids
precipitador
precipitator; dust collector; dust separator
presentadon de reclamadones
filing of claims [MIGA]
predisposidon
presentadones [demandas, alegatos, etc.]

pleadings [ICSID]
preferenda
margin
presentar y ofrecer pruebas

marshal evidence, to [ICSID]
preferenda por los amigos

cronyism
presa de terraplin
presidente en fundones
serving chairman
presion de los salarios
wage pressure
preferencia por los productos nacionales

[procurement]
presion fiscal
tax burden
prefinanciamiento
prefinancing
prestacion de cesantia
severance pay
prelectora
pre-reading
prestadones
benefits [social security]
preparadon
development
prestadones de (la) seguridad social

social security benefits
preparadon de un proyecto, de proyectos

project design; project preparation
prestadones sociales
social benefits
preparacion del terreno

site development
prestaciones suplementarias
fringe benefits
preparacion tknica
prestamilta en ultima instancia

lender of last resort
377
prestamista subordinado
subordinate lender
pristamo con riesgo de posibles perdidas

jeopardy loan
prestamo "A"
"A" loan
prestamo con vencimiento elegido a la suerte

serial loan
prestamo a corto plam para salvar una

dificultad temporal
canyover loan
prestamo concedido por un club bancario, por

un consorcio
club loan
prestamo a la vista
call loan
prestamo contingente
standby loan
prestamo a mediano 0 largo plam

term loan
prestamo convertible en acciones de capital

[CFl)
equity feature [!FC]
prestamo a un intermediario rmanciero

financial intermediary loan - FIL
prestamo activo
active loan
prestamo (para fines de) ajuste de la poHtica de
comercio exterior
trade adjustment loan
prestamo amortizable en su mayor parte al
vencimiento
balloon loan
prestamo anterior al sistema del rondo comun
de monedas
prepoolloan
prestamo "B"
"Bn loan
prestamo "balloon"
balloon loan
prestamo bancario de primera categoria
top-rated bank loan
prestamo cofinanciado
coloan
prestamo complementario
repeater loan
prestamo con interes tope
cap
prestamo cuyo vencimiento se ba anticipado

prematured loan
prestamo de amortizaci6n negativa
negative amortization loan
prestamo de aprobacion autonoma
free-limit loan [DFCs]
prestamo de calidad
quality loan [IBRD]
prestamo de contrapartida con tasa fija
fixed rate matched funding loan
prestamo de emergencia
bailout loan
prestamo de emergencia para recuperacion
emergency recovery loan - ERL
prestamo de rapido desembolso
prestamo de suma global
lump sum loan
prestamo de un consorcio, concedido ,or un
consorcio
syndicated loan
prestamo de vencimiento escalonado
serial loan
378
prestamo en condiciones concesionarias, blando,
liberal
soft loan
prestamo en condiciones ordinarias, de mereado
hard loan
preltamo para ajulte de la(s) politica(s)

indultrial y comerdal
industrial and trade policy adjustment loan ITPAL [World Bank]
preltamo para ajuste del sector agricola
agricultural sector adjustment loan - ASAL [World
prestamo (que lie halla) en dificnltades

distressed loan
preltamo en espede
commodity loan
preltamo en forma de participacion en el
capital
equity loan
pre.tamo en pirimide, en caseada
apex loan
prestamo en tramitadon
pipeline loan
pre.tamo en una sola moneda
single currency loans, [IBRD]
preltamo en valores
security lending
prestamo garantizado
secured loan
prestamo inactivo
inactive loan
Bank]
preltamo para ajuste del sector exportador, de
exportacion
export adjustment loan - EAL
prestamo para (fines de) ajuste sectorial
sector adjustment loan - SECAL; SAD
preltamo para asiltencia teenica
technical assistance loan - TAL
prestamo para capital de trabajo
working capital loan
prestamo para cubrir posibles RCesos de coltos
overage loan
preltamo para importaciones con fines de
rehabiUtacion
rehabilitation import loan
pristamo para inversi6n y mantenimiento
sectoriales
sector investment and maintenance loan - S1M
preltamo para programas
prograInloan,lending
prestamo incluido en elsiltema de fondo comun

demonedas
pooled loan
preltamo para programas de un pais, de paises

country loan [mRD]
pristamo independiente, aut6nomo

free-standing loan
preltamo para proyecto de inversion

investment loan
pre.tamo indizado, reajustado IlegUn un indice

indexed, index-linked, index-tied loan
preltamo para radonalizaci6n de empresas

publicas
public enterprise rationalization loan - PERL
pristamo no redituable, improductivo

nonperforming loan; nonaccruing loan
preltamo para reconltnaccion de emeraencia

emergency reconstruction loan - ERL
prestamo para recuperacion economica
economic recoveIY loan - ERL [World Bank]
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prestamo para reforma de empresas publicas
public enterprise reform loan - PERL
prestamo transitorio, de transicion, "puente"

bridge, bridging loan
prestamo para rehabilitacion de empresas

publicas
public enterprise rehabilitation loan - PERL
prestamos (a un pais) desembolsados y

pendientes
country exposure [IBRD]
prestamo para un proyecto, para proyectos

prestamos en apoyo de reformas de politic as

policy-based lending; policy loans [IBRD]
prestamo para una inversion especifica

specific investment loan - SIL [ffiRD]
prestamos en condiciones comerciales

commercial lending
prestamo participatorio con obligacion

contingente de pago de intereses
deferrable participating loan
prestamos en moneda unica

single currency loans, [ffiRD]
prenamo poco rentable, de escaso rendimiento

badly performing loan
prestamo por etapas
time-slice loan
prestamo prioritario
senior debt, loan
prestamos hipotecarios
mortgage financing
prestamos no voluntarios
involuntary lending
prestamos obtenidos de intermediarios
financieros
intermed.iativeborro~ng
prestamo problematico
problem loan [!FC]
prestamos para (fines de) ajuste estructural

structural adjustment lending - SAL
prestamo que entraDa un riesgo soberano

sovereign risk loan
prestamos pendientes
exposure; outstanding loans
prestamo representado por obligaciones

convertibles [CFI]
convertible debenture loan investment [!FC]
prestamos voluntarios
voluntary lending; spontaneous lending
prestamo sectorial, para un sector

sector loan
prestamo sin finalidad especifica
nonpurpose loan
prestamo sOlido, seguro
sound loan
prestamo subordinado
subordinated loan
prestamo subsidiario
subsidiary loan
prestar de nuevo (el importe de un prestamo)

onlend, to
prestar de nuevo (el importe de un prestamo)
relend, to
prestatario activo
active borrower
prestatario inactivo
inactive borrower, nonactive borrower
prestatario preferencial, preferente, de primera
clue
prime borrower; premier borrower
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zero base budgeting - ZBB
extraordinary budget; special budget
presupuestacion completa
full budgeting
presupuesto global de la explotacion agricola

whole farm budget
presupuestaclon en dol ares constantes

conmantdoUarbudgeting
presupuesto igual, sin cambio, sin aumento

flat budget
presupuestaclon en dolares corrientes

current dollar budgeting
presupuesto multianual
forward budgeting
presupuestacion incremental
incremental budgeting
presupuesto ordinario
regular budget
presupuesto
cost estimate; resource envelope
presupuesto ordinario, corriente

current budget
presupuesto (de una unidad del Banco)

unit budget envelope
presupuesto para programas reembolsables

reimbursable budget
presupuesto basado en los costos efedivos

dollar budgeting
presupuesto parcial
partial budget
presupuesto broto
gross budget
presupuesto por funciones

performance budget
presupuesto de caja
cash budget
presupuesto por programas

program budget
presupuesto de capital
capital budget
presupuesto por unidad de actividad

unit activity (crop) budget
presupuesto de divisas
exchange budget
prevalencia
prevalence [disease]
presupuesto de explotacion, operacion

operating budget
prevision social
social insurance
presupuesto de gastos discrecionales

discretionary expense budget
previsiones de caja
cash forecast
presupuesto de gastos generales directos

direct overhead budget
previsiones inflacionarias
presupuesto de inversiones
investment budget
previsiones para fines de planificacion

planning forecasts
presupuesto de la explotacion agricola

farm budget
prima
bonus; incentive payment; premium [MIGA];
presupuestaclon a partir de cero
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prima cambiaria
exchange premium
prima contingente
standby premium [MIGA]
prima de, por caUdad
quality premium
prima de emision
premium [stocks]
prima de innacion
inflation premium
prima por descarga rapida
prima por reembolso anticipado
premium on prepayment [IBRD]
prima por trabajo en el exterior
overseas allowance
primer memorando oficial
initiating memorandum - 1M [World Bank]
primeros procesos
upstream process
principal
principal
principal sorten economico
principal (income) earner
principales productos blisicos, primarlos
core commodities [IBRD]
p.incipiante
trainee
principio de proporcionalidad
pro rata rules [ID A]
principio de quien contamina paga
polluter-pays principle - ppp
en primera instancia
"Bank first" principle

en ultima instancia
"Bank last" principle
principio del trato entre iguales, entre
compailias independientes
ann's length principle
principios relativos aI empleo del personal
Principles of Staff Employment [World Bank]
privatizacion
privatizacion mediante cupones
voucher privatization
probabilidad de perdida de carga
loss of load probability - LOLP
problema de las colas
problemas de cobertura efectiva, de
incorporacion aI plan, de participacion en el
plan
take-up problems (of means-tested pension plans)
problemas iniciales
teething problems
procedimiento contable, de contabilidad
procedimiento de aprobacion t'cita
procedimiento de dos sobres
two-envelope procedure [consultants]
procedimiento oral
procedimiento simplificado (para proyectos.)
streamlined project procedure
procedimientos de adquisicion
procurement (procedures)
procedimientos separados
two-stage, two-step procedure [IBRD]
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proceso de evaluacion del desempeilo (del
funcionario)
Perfonnance Management Process - PMP
proceso presupuestario
budget process
produccion
output
produccion a escala comereial
commercial production
produccion a que se renuncia
forgone output; foregone output
produccion agricola, de cultivos
crop production
produdo
output; proceeds
produdo agricola bruto
gross value product - GVP
produdo agricola para elaboracion de bebidas
beverage crop
produdO basico agricola no a1imentario
non-food agricultural commodity
produdo basico, primario
commodity
producto de marea registrada
brand name product
produccion alimentaria, de alimentos

food production
produdo destinado por 8U propia indole a

determinados grupos de la poblacion
produccion antieconomica
uneconomic production
producto estrdla
flagship product
produccion combinada de calor y electricidad

combined heat and power - CHP
produdo (armaceutico generico

generic drug
produccion de abonos a partir de desechos

composting
produdo fisico marginal

marginal physical product - MPP
produccion de alimentos para consumo propio

autoconsumption of food
producto geogrMico bruto - PGB [Chile]

gross domestic product - GDP
produccion en gran escala, en serie

mass production
produdo intemo ajustado con(orme a

consideradones ambientales - PIA
environmentally adjusted domestic product - EDP
produccion medida, e(ediva

measured production
producir efedo multiplicador [finanzas)
leverage, to
productividad del capital
capital efficiency
produdividad marginal dd capital
produdividad total de los (adores
total factor productivity TFP
produdo interno bruto - PIB

produdo intemo bruto a precios de mereado
gross domestic product at market prices
produdo intemo bruto aI costo de los (actores
gross domestic product at factor cost
produdo material bruto - PMB
gross material product GMP
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producto material nete - PMN
net material product - NMP
produeto nacional bruto - PNB
gross national product - GNP
producto nacional neto sosteoible - PNNS
sustainable net national product - SNNP
produdo primario, buico
primary product. commodity
producto sensible a la coyuntura
sensitive product
producto territorial bruto [peni]
producto ittU neto
net beneficial product
productor compensador, de compensacion
swing producer
programa de alcance exterior, de extension, de

divalgaclon
outreach program
programa de alimentos ,or trabajo
food-for-work programme
programa de atendon especial
program of special emphasis - PSE
programa de cooperacion
cooperative program
programa de demanda de aliment08
food demand program
Programa de Desarrollo de la Capacidad de
Evaluadon Ex Post
Evaluation Capability Development Program ECDP[IBRD]
programa de eliminacion gradual de los
prestamos del Banco
phase out program [IBRD]
produdos agricolu
crops
productos alimentarios
foodstuffs
productos industriales
industrial goods
produdOl pesados
heavy commodities
programa
schedule
programa de finaneiamlento
lending program
Programa de intervenciones dirigidu
Program of Targeted Interventions
programa de medidu, etc.
package
programa de medidu de rescate, de salvamento
rescue package
programa de operaeiones
operating program [IBRD]
programa (de financlamiento) buico

base (lending) program [IBRD]
programa (de rmandamiento) de raerva

standby (lending) program [WRD]
programa coya magnltud depende del volumen
de actividad
volume driven program
programa de operaeiones crediticlu

lending program
programa de "quinta dimension"
Fifth Dimension Program
programa de reestructuracion de la deada
debt work-out program [World Bank]
programa de ventu subvencionadas
social marketing program [population]
384
programa integrado de capacitadon y
perfeccionamiento de fundonarios que ocupan
cargos de direccion
integrated management training program
programa ordinario de financiamiento
regular lending program [IBRD]
Programa para la Maternidad sin Riesgos
Safe Motherhood Initiative [IBRDIWHO]
programacion lineal
linear programming
programas
software
programas de fortalecimiento institucional
institutional programs [IBRD]
programas focalizados, dirigidos a grupos
especfficos
targeted programs
programas preparados por el gobierno mismo
government-owned programs
progresividad arancelaria
tariff escalation
progreso
development
proliferacion de algas
algae, algal bloom
promesa de participacion en el capital

accionario
pledge (ofshares) []FC]
promocion de la autonomia
empowerment
promocion del comercio
trade promotion
promotor
motivator [family planning]; outreach worker;
sponsor
promotor inmobiliario
propension marginal (a1 consumo, aI ahorro,

etc.)
marginal propensity (to consume, to save, etc.)
propietario registrado
record owner
proporcion de importadone8 sujetas a barreras
no arancelarias
propietarios de las accione8
propuesta
tender
propuesta de candidatura
nomination
proliferacion de 8Sentamientos urbanos

utban sprinkling
promediados
rolled (costs)
promedio movil
promedio ponderado
weighted average
promesa de contribucione8
pledging
prospecto
prospectus [financial markets]
proyeccion del flujo de fondos
cash projections
proyectista
designer
proyecto
design
385
proyecto agropeeuario; proyecto de cultivos
multiples
mixed :fanning project
proyecto aislado
outlier project
proyecto bAsico
core project
proyecto compeosatorio
shadow project
follow-up project
repeater project
proyecto concatenado
piggyback project
proyecto de "nuevo estilo"

"new style" project [ffiRO]
proyecto de presupuesto
budget estimates
proyecto de nipido reodimiento
quick yielding project [IBRO]
proyecto de rehabiUtacion del sector
de exportacioo
export rehabilitation project - ERP [IBRO]
exportador~
proyecto empreodido a instaocias

gubemameotales
bebest project
proyecto en avanzado estado de ejecucion~
proximo a termioarse
mature project
proyecto de a1cantarillado
sewerage project
proyecto en que Ie bara todo 10 posible para

lograr la participacion de la mujer
"best effort" project [IBRO]
proyecto de ambito nacional

countIy-wide project
proyecto eo tramitacion~ eo reserva

pipeline project
proyecto de caracter social

soft project
proyecto eo un sector especifico

area specific project
Proyecto de Comparacion Intemacional - PCI

International Comparison Project - ICP
proyecto eoclave
enclave project
proyecto de cootenido minimo

minimum package project
proyecto financiable (por el Banco)

bankable project
proyecto de desarrollo rural integrado

integrated rural development project
proyecto global
umbrella project
proyecto de exposicion
showcase project
proyecto indepeodiente
stand-alone project
proyecto de fines multiples

multipurpose project
proyecto independiente~ autonomo

free-standing project
proyecto de inversion
investment project
proyecto integrado de conservacion y desarrollo

integrated conservation-development project ICDP
proyecto de muy corto plazot relampago

hit-and-run project
386
proyedo Dave en mano

prueba de "con y .In"

"with-and-without" test [projects]
proyedo modelo
good practice project
prueba de variedad(es)
variety trial
proyedo no bisico
noncore project
prueba del rendimiento de los proyedos

yield test of projects
proyedo no Induido en la cartera

nonportfolio project [IFC]
pruebas de aprovecliamiento, de progreso

eKolar, de rendimiento
proyecto puntero, de punta

flagship project
proyedo que se autofinanda
self-liquidating project
proyedO que sirve de marco para otros
umbrella project
proyecto totalmente nuevo
greenfield project
proyedos azules
blue projects
pruebas documentales
documentaly evidence
publicad6n especializada para determinada
industria, negodo 0 profesion
trade publication
publkad6n estreUa
flagsbip product
publicad6n mediante microcomputadora
desktop publishing
pueblos tribales
proyedos en tramitacion, en reserva

lending pipeline; pipeline of projects
proyectos en tramitad6n, en reserva
pipeline of projects; lending pipeline; project
pipeline
tribal peoples
puente-biscula
weighbridge
puerto de aguas profundas
deep water port
proyectos en tramitad6n, en reserva

project pipeline; pipeline of projects; lending
pipeline
puerto franco, libre

free port
proyedos marrones, pardos

brown projects
puesto de atraque de fines multiples

multipurpose berth
proyectos verdes
green projects
puesto de monta
service station [livestock]
prueba
evidence [ICSID]
puesto de monta, de cubridon, de reproduccion

breeding station [commercial breeding]
prueba de "antes y despues"

"before-and-after" test
puesto de salud
health post
387
puesto de venta de productollUbvencionadol
fair price shop
racionalizaci6n
streamlining
PUeRO ejecutivo, de operaciones
rafces aUmentarias
line position
rooterops
punto (porcentual)
percentage point
ramo
business line
punto maximo estacional

seasonal peak
rapido desembolso
punto muerto, de equUibrio
rapido desembolso, pristamo de

fast disbursing (loan); quick disbursing (loan)
breakeven point
que genera deudas
debt -creating
raza
breed (livestock]
reactivaci6n
price leader, setter, maker
recoveIY; upturn (economic)
readiestramiento
price maker, setter, leader
retraining
reajuste
adjustment
price setter, maker, leader

que no afecta al presupuesto
budget neutral
reajuste financiero
que no cumple 101 requisitos
reaseguro contractual
ineligible
treaty reinsurance
que no se ajusta (a las estipulaciones, normas,

etc.)
facultative reinsurance
reaseguro facultativo
nonresponsive
reaseguros
que se ajusta (a las estipulaciones), normas, etc.
reinsurance
responsive
reasentamiento involuntario
que se beneficia sin alUmir carp alguna
involuntaJ.Y resettlement
free rider [economics]

reasignaci6n (de fondos)
que tiene en cuenta.
redeployment (of funds)
responsive
reasignaci6n de fondos presupuestariol
quema de gas
input switching
gas flaring
racimo de fnatas freseas
fresh fruit bunch - FFB
rebaja de intereses
interest rebate
3SS
rebajar de categoria
downgrade, to (a loan)
recirculation (de capital)

rebajar el valor en libros

write down. to~ expense, to
reclamacion
claim
rebeldia (unicamente en el sentido del Art.

45[2) del Convenio)
default [ICSID]
reclamacion salarial
wage claim
rebrote
regrowth
recalentamiento atmosferico, de la Tierra
global warming
recargo a la(s) importacion(es)
import surcharge
recargo 0 multa para reducir las emisiones de
carbono
carbon tax
recargo tributario
tax surcharge
recaudacion de impuestos
collection of taxes
recaudacion tributaria
tax yield
receptor de creditos de la AlP
IDA recipient
recesion
recession; slump
recesion con inflacion
slumpflation
recibo
reciclaje
recinto (ocupado por una familia e:rtensa)
compound [West Africa]
reclasificacion
regrading [personnel]
recolocacion
outplacement
recompras en efectivo
cash buybacks
reconciliar
reconcile
reconocimiento medico
health screening
reconocimiento sismico
seismic survey
reconocimiento yejecucion (de un laudo)
recognition and enforcement (of award) [ICSID]
reconstitucion de los recursos
reconstituir
reconversion industrial
retrofitting
recopUacion de datos
collection of data
data collection
recorte de la demanda de punta
peak (load) shaving [electricity]
recubrimiento
overlay [highways]
389
reeubrimiento de grava
graveling; regraveling
recuperar
reclaim
reeuento de trafico
traffic count
recuno (legal)
legal remedy
reeuperaci6n
recovexy
recuno provisional
stopgap measure
reeuperaci6n
retrieval; upturn (economic)
reeunos buicos
core fund [GEF]
reeuperaci6n acelerada
accelerated recovery
reeunos en divisas
foreign exchange resources
reeuperaci6n de cosios
cost recovery
reeur80s iDexplotados
untapped resources
reeuperaci6n de la iDveni6n
return of investment
recunos propios
reeuperaci6n de tierns
land reclamation
reeuperaci6n de un prestamo, de prestamos
loan recovexy
recur50s provenientes de las operacione8

reeuperaci6n del capital

return of capital
recunos reservados (para un determiDado

proyecto)
tied resources
reeuperaci6n diferida
deferred recovery
recusaci6n
disqualification [ICSID]
reeuperaci6n estandar
standard recovery
red de area local - LAN

local area network - LAN
Recuperaci6n Garantizada del Principal de las

Inveniones - GRIP
Guaranteed Recovery of Investment PrincipalGRIP [JFC)
red de distribuci6n, de reparto

recuperaci6n mejorada
enhanced recovery [oil]
reeuperaci6n secundaria
secondary recovery
reeuperaci6n terciaria
tertiary (oil) recovery
red de energia electrica

power system
red de seguridad social
social safety net
red interurbana
trunk network
red principal
main power grid [electricity]
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redactor jefe
editor
reducciones presupuestarias
budget cuts
redencion
redemption
reducir de tamaAo
downsize, to
redescontar
rediscount
reembolso
refunding
redescuento
discount window [central bank]; rediscount
advance repayment; prepayment [IBRD]
redimible
redeemable
reembolso de impuestos
tax refund
redistribucion (de fondos)

redeployment (offunds)
reembolso (anticipado) de la deuda

reduccion
drawdown; rolling back
reembolso en cuotas iguales

level repayment
reduccion de costos
avoided cost
reembolsos concentrados al comienzo de un

periodo
front loading
reduccion de impuestos
tax rebate
reduccion de las tasas mUimas de cada tramo

aranceiario, del araneel
concertina reduction
reembolsos de los creditos de la AD

IDAreflows
reemplazo de personal extranjero por personal
nacional
indigenization
redueeion de los impuestos

tax mitigation
reduccion de los margenes de utilidad

profit squeeze
reduccion de personal
reduccion del capital
capital impairment
reduccion del valor en libros
writing down
reestructuracion empresarial, de empresas

corporate restructuring
reestructuracion f"manciera
workout [financial]
refinanciacion
refinancing
refinanciacion
refunding
refinanciamiento
refinancing
reduccion inicial
down payment (on the budget deficit)
reducciones arancelarias radiales
radial reductions
refinanciamiento continuo
rollover
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ref"mar
upgrade, to [oil]
regia del primer do

first year rule - FYR [project analysis]
reOacion
Reglamento del Mecanismo Complementario
reflation
Additional Facility Rules [lCSID]
reOujos de los cftditos de la AD
Reglamento dd Personal
Staff Rules [IBRD]
IDAreflows
reforestaciOn
reforestation~
reafforestation
reforma de la tenenda de la tierra

land reform
refugio tributario
Reglamento Intemo para las Reuniones del

Directorio
Rules of Procedure for Meetings of the Executive
Directors
Reglamento y Reglas (del Centro)
Regulations and Rules (of the Centre) [lCSID]
tax shelter
reglamento~
regimen cambiario
estatutos
bylaws
exchange system
Reglas de Arbitraje
regimen de licencias de importation
import licensing
AIbitration Rules [ICSID]

Reglas de Conciliacion
regimen de palOS con cargo a los ingresos
Conciliation Rules (lCSIP]
corrientes
pay-as-you-go system [social security]
Reglas de Iniciacion
Institution Rules [ICSID]

regimen de tenencia de la tierra
land tenure system
registrado

registrador
Reglas ProcesaJes Aplicables a la Iniciacion de

los Procedimientos de Conciliacion y Arbitraje
(Beglas de Initiation)
Rules of Procedure for the Institution of
Conciliation and AIbitration Proceedings
(Institution Rules) [lCSID]
registrar [lCSID]
Registro
Register [lCSID]
registro (de valores)
perfection (of security)

Procedimientos de Arbitraje (Beglas de
Arbitraje)
Rules of Procedure for AIbitration Proceedings

(AIbitration Rules) [ICSID]
land register

Procedimientos de Conciliation (Beglas de
Conciliacion)
Rules of Procedure for Conciliation Proceedings
registrode iagresos
(Conciliation Rules) [ICSID]
registro catastral
revenue recognition
regulacion de (las) aguas
regia de los dos dos
two-year trigger rule
water control
392
regulation de la demanda
demand management
relacion capital~servieio
regulaeion de la oferta
supply management
relacion capital-trabajo
capital-labor ratio
regulacion salarlal
wage control
relacion contractual (bipamta)

privity [legal]
rehahilltaclon
rehabilitation
relation eorriente [America Latina)

reintegro
relacion costos--heneficios
ratio [US]; cost-benefit ratio [UK]
drawback [customs]; recall [MOV]
benefit~
reintegro a pro rata, proporeional

pro rata recall
relacion costos--henefitios empresarlales, de las

empresas
entrepreneurial benefit-cost ratio - EBC
reintegro acelerado
accelerated recall [MOV]
reintegro de impuestOIL
tax refund
relacion costos--henefieios privados

private benefit-cost ratio - PBC
reladOn costos--heneficioilloclaies
social benefit-cost ratio - SBC

reintegro de los montos en prestamo
recall under loans [MOV]

reivindicacion salarial
wage claim
relacion activo disponih1e-pasivo corriente
acid-test ratio; liquid ratio; quick ratio
relacion activos de riesgo-patrimonio
IFC risk assets~uity ratio
relacion alumnos--profesor, alumnoll por
profesor
pupil-teacher ratio - PI'R; student-teacher ratio STH.; teacher-pupil ratio
relacion de Bruno
Bruno ratio
relacion de cobertura de intereses
interest coverage ratio - ICR; times interest earned
ratio
relacion de cobertura de las importaclones
relaclon de cuenta
accounting ratio
relaclon de dependencia (por edades)
dependency ratio
relacion heneficio net.inversion

net benefit investment ratio
relacion de desmonte
stripping ratio [mining]
relaciOn capital-activo
equity ratio
relacion de endeudamiento
debt ratio
relaclon capital-produeto
capital-output ratio
relaeion de endeudamiento a largo plazo

long-term debt ratio
393
relaci6n de energia neta - KEN
net energy ratio - NER
relaci6n iDsumo-producto
input-output ratio
relaci6n de pstos
relaci6n iDtereses de la deuda - exportadona
debt burden ratio
relad6n de iDestabilidad
relaci6n de iDtercambio
terms of trade
relaci6n de iDtertambio de dos fadores
relaci6n pasivo-eapital

ratio; leverage (ratio) [US]; gearing (ratio) [UK];
gearing ratio [!FC]
relaci6n personal-poblaci6n
sta:f:Iing ratio
double factorial terms of trade

relaci6n precio-utilidades
relaci6n de iDtercambio de iDgresos
income terms of trade
relaci6n de iDtercambio de trueque
barter terms of trade
price-earning ratio; PIE ratio - PER

relaci6n prbtamos desembolsados y
pendientes-eapital y re8en'as [Banco Mundial]
ratio
relaei6n de iDtercambio de un solo factor
single factorial terms of trade
relaci6n profesor-alumnos
relaci6n de recaudaci6n de impuestos
student-teacher ratio - STR; pupil-teacher ratio PTR; teacher-pupil ratio
tax perfonnance ratio
relaci6n riesgo-activos
relaei6n deuda-capital
risk-asset ratio
debt--equity ratio; debt-to--equity ratio;

debt-to-capital ratio
relaeiones entre empleados y empleadores
relaei6n dosis-efeeto
industrial relations; labor-management relations;

labor relations
dose-response relationships
relaciones financieras
relaci6n endeudamiento-eapital propio
gearing [UK]; leverage
::financial ratios
relaei6n endeudamiento-capital propio

labor-management relations; labor relations;

industrial relations
relaci6n gastos de vivienda-iDgresos
relajaci6n monetaria
housing expenses/income ratio; affordability ratio
monetaIy ease
relaci6n impuestos-iDgresos
relajaci6n monetaria
tax ratio
monetaIy ease
relaci6n impuestos-pm
remediar los daios sufridos por eI medio

ambiente
taxlGDP ratio
relaei6n incremental capital-produdo
incremental capital-output ratio - ICOR
394
rendimieDto esc:olar
reDIeIU de 101 trabajadores (emigrados,
apatrladOl)
workers' remittances
reDdimiento medio nete de los actiVOl

productivos
average earning assets - ABA
remisioD
reDdimieDto miDimO
tloorreturn
referral
remora fiu
:fiscal drag
reDdimiento termico
heat rate
remuneracloD
compensatioD; earnings
reDdimieDtos decredeDtes
diminishing returns
remuneradoD Beta
take-home pay
reDgioD arancelario
tariff line
renditioD de cuental
accountability
renivelacioD
regrading [highways]
rendimieDto
perf01'ID3DCe
renovacioD
retrofitting; rollover
reDdimiento a eKaia
returns to scale
reDovacioD de la superfide
resurfacing [highways]
rendimiento al venclmieDto
yield to maturity - TIM
renta
income
rendimiento COrrleDte
current yield
reDta de mODopolio
monopoly rent
rendimiento de la invenioD
investment return. yield; return on, to investment
reDta econ6mica
economic rent
rendimiento del capital

return on, to capital
reDta per capita, POI' habitante

per capita income
rendimieDto en fundoD de la eua

returns to scale
reDta presoDta
assessed income
rendimiento en la fabricacloD, la molienda, el

maquinado
milling yield
reDta(s) proveniente(s) de propiedades publicas

rendimieDto equivalente a UD interes DOminal

coupon equivalent yield
earning power
rentabilidad
rentabilidad de equilibrio del mercado
market-clearing returns
395
rentabilldad de la aversion
investment return. yield; return on. to investment
repoblacion forestal
afforestation; reaft'orestation; reforestation
rentabilldad del capital

capital efficiency; return on. to capital
repoblacion forestal
reforestation; reafforestation
rentabilldad media neta de los activos

productivos
average earning assets - AEA
reponer
renw
revenues; returns
rentas publicas
renuncia
droppage []FC]; waiver (of a right) [ICSID];
waiver (of immunity) [ICSID]
renuncia (a un derecho)
waiver
renunciar (a un derecho)
waive, to
reorganizaciOn
rehabilitation
reorientacion del gasto
expenditure-switching
reparacion de baches
surface patching [highways]
reparacion de los danos ambientales
reparaclon general de equipo
overhaul [equipment)
reparticion en poreiones, tramos
tranching [loans]
reposiciOn de eustencias
restocking
reposicion de los recursos [AlF]
represa de almacenamiento
storage dam
represa de derivacion
diversion dam
represa de terraplen
earthfill dam
representacion
representative office [bank]
representante de
chair representing ... [World Bank Executive
Directors]
representativo
proxy
represion rmanciera
financial repression
rep.-estamo
onlending; onward lending
represtar
onlend. to; relend. to
reproductor [ganaderia)
repereusiones de las alzas de precios
ripple price effects
repeticion de un proyecto, program a
rollover project, program
reproductores
breeding stock
396
reprogramad6n (dd semclo) de la deada
debt rephasing; rescheduling of debt; rephasing of
a debt; debt rescheduling
repataci6n en materia de credito
credit standing
requerimiento de capital
call for capital; call of capital
reqaisito de dep6sito previo, anticipado (a la
importaci6n)
advance deposit requirements (on imports)
requisito(s) en materia de in(ormes
reporting requirement(s)
rese"a de biosfera
biosphere reserve
rese"a de valor
store-of-value
rese"a del Presidente
President's Contingency
rese"a especial
Special Reserve [World Bank]
rese"a notante en e(ectivo
Rese"a General
General Reserve(s) [mRD]
requisitos de desempeilo, cumplimiento,

funcionamiento
performance requirements [contracts]
Rese"a general para perdidas

General Loss Reserve [IFC]
requisitos que deben cumpline

rese"a genetic&, genica

gene pool
resarcimiento
recoupment [insurance]
rese"a minima obligatoria

rescatable
redeemable
rese"a obligatoria
legal reserve; reserve requirement
rescate
redemption
rese"a obligatoria marginal

rescate (anticipado) de la deuda

rese"a para depreciacion

capital consumption allowance; reserve for
depreciation; allowance for depreciation;
depreciation allowance
rescate de la deuda
debt retirement
rescindir [nombramiento]
terminate
resclsi6n
termination
resellado
resealing [highways]
rese"a
provision [accounting]
rese"a para imprevistos

contingent reserve
rese"a para imprevistos, para contingencias
allowance for contingencies; reserve for
rese"a para perdidas
loss provision; provision for losses; reserve for
losses; reserve against losses
rese"a por agotamiento
397
Raerva Suplementaria para perdidas en
pr&tamos y por devaluaciones de monedas
(Reserva Suplementaria)
Supplemental Reserve against Losses on Loans
and from Currency Devaluations (Supplemental
ReselVe)
raervas de divisas
foreign exchange reserves
raervas de oro
gold holdings
raervas disponibles
free reserves
raervas intemacionales
international reserves
raervas ocultas
hidden reselVes
raervas primarias
primary reserves
reservas recuperables dermitivas - RRD
ultimate recoverable reselVes - URR
resometimiento (en el sentido del Art. 52[6] del
Convenio)
resubmission [lCSID]
resquicio
window (in a market)
resquido tributario
tax loophole
restriccion a la admisibilidad de lidtantes
bracketing
restriccion del credito
credit squeeze; credit tightening
restricdon del credito
credit tightening; credit squeeze
restriccion oficiosa del credito
window guidance [central bank]
restriccion pronundada del credito
credit crunch
restriccion salarial
wage restraint
restricciones crediticias
result ado final
bottom line
resultado(s) finandero(s)
financial performance, results
responsabilidad
accountability
responsabilidad ante mas de una autoridad,
entidad, jere
matrix reporting
responsabilidad global maxima
resultados
performance
resultados economicos
maximum aggregate liability [MIGA]
resultados esco)ares
responsabilidad macroeconomica
macro-level accountability
resumen
executive surnnuuy
responsabilidad microeconomica
micro-level accountability
resumen de actividades previstas

activity brief [EDI]
responsabilizar
empower
pay-as-you-eam - PAYE; pay-as-you-go [taxation]
retendon (de impuestos) en la (uente
398
retencion del bnpuesto
tax withholding
retencion en, como pranda

retention money
retencion tennka
heat trapping
retirar fondos
draw, to (funds)
retiro de una moneda de la circulacion
retraso
lag; slippage; time lag
retroaccion
feedback (ofinfonnation)
retroarriendo
leaseback
retrocesion en arrendamiento
leaseback
retroinformacion
feedback (ofinfonnation)
reubicacion
outplacement
Reunion ADual
Annual Meeting [ICSID]
reunion de condusiones
wrap-up meeting
reunion en dos niveles
two-tier meeting
Reuniona ADuala del Banco Mundial y del

Fondo Monetario Intemacional
Annual Meetings (of the Boards of Governors) of
the World Bank and the International Monetary
Fund
reuniones de grupos de representantes de los
interesados
focus group
reutBizacion de las ganancias
rollover of gains
revalorizacion
revaluation
revaluacion
revaluation
revestimiento
overlay [highways]; surfacing [highways]
riego por anegacion controlada
flood control irrigation
riego por aspersion
spray irrigation; sprinkle irrigation
riego por aspersion con pivote central
center pivot sprinkle irrigation
riego por compartimientos
basin irrigation; level border irrigation
riego por corrugacion
corrugation irrigation
riego por desbordamiento natural
wild flooding
riego por eseorrentfa, por eseurrimiento
runoff irrigation
Reunion Inaugural
Inaugural Meeting [ICSID]

reunion informal (del Diredorio)
Board seminar
reunion oficiosa
informal meeting
riego por goteo

drip irrigation; dribble irrigation; trickle irrigation
riego por gravedad
gravity irrigation
399
riego ,or gravedad eon retenes
check irrigation; nllbon check irrigation; strip
riesgo de perdida en, ,or eoncepto de intereses

interest rate risk
riesgo de transf'ereDcia de mooed a
currency transfer risk [MIGA]
riego ,or lnundacion
riesgo moral
flood irrigation; spate irrigation
moral hazard
riego por microaspersion

micro-sprayer irrigation
riesgo que plantea el Estado prestatario

sovereign risk
riego,orsureOB
furrow irrigation
riesgo IOberano
sovereign risk
riego por sureol peque601 y pro:dmOB

corrugation irrigation
rielgOB no cubiertol
excepted risks
riego por tablares, ,or eras

check irrigation; ribbon check irrigation; strip
rizomas
riego subterrlineo
subirrigation; subsoil irrigation
roce
ash farming; bum-beating; burning
riego superficial, de superficie

surface irrigation
knapsack spraying
roca fosf'atadilt fosf'orita

rock phosphate; phosphate rock
rodado COD tanque Devado a la espalda
riesgo
rociado de muy bajo volumeD
exposure
ultra low volume (ULV) spraying
rielgo admilible
eligible risk
rodal
stand [forest]
riesgo cambiario
exchange risk; foreign exchange risk
Ronda Ul1lguay
Uruguay Round [GAIT]
riesgo conjunto
rotaci6n
turnover
co-exposure [insurance]
risk of expropriation [MIGA]
riesgo de expropiacion
rotacion del inventarlo, de las e:dstencias

inventory turnover
riesgo de incumplimiento de contrato

breach of contract risk [MIGA]
rotafolio
flip chart
riesgo de lOB baneos

bank exposure
ash farming; bum-beating; burning
roza
400
ruido de fondo
saldos pendientes
background noise
overhang
saear de apuros
bail out, to
carryovers
saeudiJniento
shakeout (of the market)
saldos que Ie traspasan
saldol retenidos para cubrir operac:iones a

termino, a plazo
balances held on a covered basis
salario
wage rate
saldol traspasados
carryovers
salario-producto
product wage
salegar
salt lick~ mineral lick
salario de cuenta
shadow wages
salario de cuenta social
salida en el orden de adquisicion, fabricac:ion,

etc.
first in, :first out - FIFO
social shadow wage rate SSWR

salario de efieienda
efficiency wage
salida en orden inverso aI de adquisicion,

fabricacion, etc.
last in, :first out - LIFO
reservation salary, wage
salida impresa
hard copy
salario monetarlo, nominal

money wage
sanitation
salario neto
saneamiento ambiental
take-home pay
environmental health. sanitation
salario IOmbra
shadow wages
portfolio cleanup
saldo ac:reedor no utilizado
saneamiento de tierras
unspent credit balance
land reclamation
salario de raerva
saneamiento
saneamiento de la cartera
saldo de, en caja
sanear
cash ba1ance~ cash holdings; cash in hand; cash on

hand
reclaim
saldo no utilizado
satelite de exploracion de 101 recursos terrestres

undrawn balance
saldo traspasado
balance canied forward
satelite para e1 estudio de los rec:ursos terrestres

seccion de evisceracion
saldos en efectivo
balances [cash1
dressing section, hall [slaughtering]
401
sea:ion esdndar (del presupuesto)
standard charge section
food security
seguridad alimentaria
Secretario Geaeral Adjunto

Deputy SecretaIy General [ICSID]
seguridad de tenencia
security of tenure
sedor de la construcclon
construction sector
seguridad en el cargo
security of tenure
sedor empresarial
corporate sector
seguridad social
social insurance
sector estrueturado
formal sector
seguridades aceptablel para 101 bancos

bankable assurances
sector informal
informal sector
seguro contra todo rielgo

all risk insurance; comprehensive insurance
sector no estrudnrado
informal sector
seguro de desempleo
unemployment compensation, benefit
sectores de producclon primaria

commodity producing sectors
seguro de inversion
investment insurance
sectores productivos
real sectors
seguro multilateral de inverliones

multilateral investment insurance
secuestro
seizure [legal]
seguro social
social insurance
seguimiento
followup; monitoring
selecci6n
triage
seguimiento del desempeilo, de los resultados

selecci6n automatica interurbana

subscriber trunk dialing SID
seguimiento y evaluaclon
monitoring and evaluation M & E
seleccion de 10 mejor
cheny picking
segUn registro de caja
seUado superficial, de superficie
cash basis, on a
segunda alternativa
second-best optimum
segunda linea de reservu

secondary reserves
selva pluvial
rainforest
seguridad
sementales
breeding stock
security
selva (pluvial) tropical
402
semUla bUiea
foundation seed.
senicio a eambio del pago de honorariol

fee-based service [IFC]
semUla certif"lCada
certified seed.
senicio baneario internacional

international banking facility - IBF
semUla de primera reproducclon, del mejorador

breeder seed.
senicio de emision de pagarel - SEP

revolving underwriting facility - RUF; note
issuance facility - NIP; prime underwriting facility
-PUF
semUla regi8trada
registered seed.
semillu de campo
field seeds
semimontado
semiknocked down - SKD
Seminario de polfticu de.
Senior Policy Seminar on... [EDI]
Senicio de financiamiento a largo plazo para la

compra de bienes de capital por los paises en
desarrollo
Long-term Facility for Financing Purchases of
Capital Goods by Developing Countries [IBRO]
senicio de financiamiento transitorio
bridging facility
Seminario de polfticu generales

Senior Policy Seminar [EDI]
senicio de pristamos en condiciones ordinarias,

no concesionarias
hard loan window
sensibiIidad a las tuas de interel

interest (rate) sensitivity
senicio de reestl1leturacion de la deuda

Debt Restructuring Facility - DRF
seilal de alert&, de prevenclon

warning signal
senicio de sobregiro
overdraft facilities
separacl.on de riesgos fmancleros

senicio de transmision
wheeling
separacl.on del senicio

separation [employment]
Senicio especial de fmanciamiento para

productos mineros de los paises ACP y PTUM
Sysmin (= Special :financing facility for ACP and
serle cronologica
time series
serie de beneficiOl
benefit stream
serle de dispolicionea, equipos, proyectoR,
actividadea, fmanciamiento
package
serle de medidas financieras
:financial package
senicio
facility
senicio financiero de ajuste estl1lctural (SAE)

dentro del marco de la Cuenta Especial de
Desembolso
Structural Adjustment Facility (SAP) within the
Special Disbursement Account [IMF]
senicio minimo
nominal service
senicio para la transformacion sistemica
Systemic Transformation Facility [IMP]
403
serviclo para priltamol concesionanos
soft loan window
serviclo paraestatal
parastata1 (noun]
servici08 bancari08 para consumidores
retail banking
servicios comunitari08 de 8Ilud
community health services
serviclos conexos
incidental services
servici08 de apoyo
backstopping
servici08 de credito, credidci08
credit facilities
servici08 no atribuibles a fadores
nonfactor services - n.f.s.
servici08 no comerdales
nonmarket services [national accounts]
smOR (tua de oferta interbancaria de

Singapur)
SmOR [= Singapore Interbank Offered Rate]
siembra a voleo
broadcasting (seed, fertilizer)
silvicultura sostenible
sustainable forestry
simiente8 de campo
field seeds
simplificaci6n
streamlining
sin efecto sobre 108 recunos
resource-neutral
sin garantfa
unsecured (note, loan, etc.)
sindrome de inmunodeficiencia adquirida SIDA
acquired immune-deficiency syndrome - AIDS
servici08 publicos
public utilities; utilities
smopsis de acdvidades (no reIacionadas con

proyect08 especificos)
activity brief [EOI]
servidumbre de paso
right of way
sfote8ls informativa sobre un (el) proyecto

sununa.Iy of project information
sago
bias (economy; statistics]
sintesis sectorial
approach paper
sago (por defecto) de margen, de borde

border bias
sirope de maiz de alto contenido en fruetosa

high fructose com syrup - HFeS
sago (por exceso) de margen, de borde

edge bias
sistema (de amortizaci6n, de depreciaci6n) de

saldo decreciente
declining balance method; reducing charge
method
sai6n
sitting [ICSID]
set08 viv08
live fencing
si, muy bien, pero no en mi barrio

sistema (0 planes) de reparto

pay-as-you-go system (social security]
sistema administrativo
administrative machinery
404
sistema cambiario
exchange system
sistema de licencias de importacion

import licensing
sistema de alcantarillado "en condominio"

condominial sewerage system
sistema de modelos algebraicos generales

General Algebraic Modeling System - GAMS
[IBRD]
sistema de alcantarillado (alcantarillado) para

efluentes Iiquidos
emuent sewerage; solids-free sewerage; small-bore
sewerage
sistema de alerta anticipada
early warning system
sistema de multiples procedimientos para las

transacciones
multiple trading approaches
Sistema de notificacion de la deuda aI Banco
Mundial
Debtor Reporting System [World Bank]
sistema de arbitraje administrado por una

institucion
administered arbitration system [ICSID]
sistema de notificacion de la deuda externa

external debt reporting system
sistema de capacitacion y visitas

training and visit & V] system
sistema de pagos iguales de principal e intereses

annuity system [debt service]
sistema de capitacion
capitation approach [health financing]
sistema de pagos tot ales iguales (de principal e

intereses)
level annuity system
rr
sistema de captacion de rentas

rent-seeking
sistema de cultivo
cropping pattern
sistema de cultivo sin laboreo, de cero labranza
zero tillage system
sistema de determinacion de precios en funcion
del costo mas honorarios
cost-plus pricing system
sistema de distribucion, de reparto
sistema de explotacion agricola
farming system
sistema de fijacion de tipos, tasas de interes
pricing system [financial markets]
sistema de honorarios por senicios
fee-for-services basis
sistema de informacion para la administracion
management information system - MIS
sistema de participacion en la gestion,

administracion
sistema de planificacion y evaluacion del
desempeiio (del funcionario)
Performance Planning and Review - PPR [IBRD]
sistema de planificacion, programacion y
presupuestacion - Sppp
planning, programming, budgeting system - PPBS
sistema de presentacion de informes
reporting system [projectsJ
sistema de prestacion de senicios de salud
health delivery system
senicio)
sistema de prestador preferido - Spp
preferred provider organization (PPO) system
405
sistema de programacion orientado a objetos
situacion de autosostenimiento
object-oriented programming system - OOPS
self-sustaining state
sistema de puntos
situacion de balanza de pagos
merit point system
sistema de seguridad social
situacion de efectivo, de liquidez
cash position
sistema de tipos de intens basados en una eesta

de emprestitos pendientes
situacion de emergencia latente

slow onset emergency; quiet emergency
Pool-Based Lending Rate System [IBRD]
situacion de las reservas

sistema de votacion ponderada
reserve position
weighted voting system
situacion de liquidez
sistema financiado con aportaciones
liquidity position
unfunded system [insurance; social security]
situacion de pagos (de un pais)

sistema financiado con fondos propios
payments position (of a country)
fully funded system
situacion de pagos enemos

Sistema Generalizado de Preferencias - SGP
external payment position
Generalized System of Preferences - GSP
situacion de pagos intemacionales

sistema impositivo con deduecion de gastos
efectuados en el mismo aDo
cash flow system of taxation
international payments position
situacion en materia de reservas de divisas

foreign exchange position
sistema intemacional de garantias de eridito

international credit guarantee system
situacion financiera
financial intrinsics
sistema multiple de mensajes financieros

message front-end system
situacion sociocconomica
socioeconomic status - SES
sistema nacional de investigaciones agronomicas

national agricultural research system - NARS
sobrante
overhang
sistema radial
hub and spoke system
sobre una base semestral

semiannual coupon equivalent basis, on a [bonds]
sistemas de eridito, erediticios

credit facilities
sobrecostos
cost overrun
sistemas simplificados de aleantarillado

simplified sewerage
sobreempleo
overemployment
situacion
status
sobreprecio
price premium
406
sobrestadia
demurrage
sociedad matriz
parent company
sobretasa
tax surcharge
sociedad no accionaria
nonstock corporation
sobrevaloracion de las monedas

exchange rate overvaluation
sociedad publica
public corporation
sociedad anonima
stock corporation
sociedad simple, colectiva

partnership
sociedad cuyas acciones se comu en bolsa

publicly traded company
socorro
relief
sociedad de ahorro y cridito

application for membership
sociedad de aborro y pristamo

membership application
sociedad de cartera, de inversiones

holding company
solicitud de pristamo
loan application
sociedad de inversion con numero de actiones

fijo
closed-end investment company, fund [US];
investment trust [UK]
solicitud de propuestas
request for proposal. RFP
sociedad de inversiones
sociedad de inveniones con numero de acciones
variable
open-end (investment) fund; unit trust [UK]
sociedad de respunsabilidad limitada
limited liability company
sociedad de valores
sociedad en comudita pur acciones
joint stock company
sociedad en participacion
joint venture
sociedad ficticia
shell company
solicitud de retiro de fondos (de la cuenta del

pristamo 0 cridito)
application for withdrawal (from loan account or
credit account)
solicitud defmitiva de garantia
definitive application for guarantee
solicitud preliminar de garantia
preliminary application for guarantee [MIGA]
s6lidos en suspension
suspended matter
solucion de compromiso
trade.atf
solvencia
solvencia economica
economic soundness [MIGA]
407
IOsten de la familia
breadwinner
subida ,or efeeto de trinquete

ratcheting up
sosten de preaos
price support
sub inversion
underinvestment
sostenibilidad
sustainability
subocupacion
underemployment
lOStenibilidad ambiental
environmental sustainability
subOptimo
second-best optimum
STABEX (Sistema de estabilizaclon de los

ingresos de exportaclon de los Estados ACP y
PTUM)
Stabex (System for the stabilization of ACP and
subprestamo
subloan
free~limit
statu quo
standstill
subprestatario
subborrower
subasta de divisas
foreign exchange auction
subproyecto
subproject
subcapitalizado
undercapitalized
subproyectos gestionadoll a trave. de agentes

agency (line) subprojects
subcontratista
subcontractor
subrasante
subgrade [highways]
subcontratista propuesto
nominated subcontractor
subsidiaria en propiedad ablOluta

wholly owned subsidiaIy
subcontrato
subcontract
subsidiariedad
subsidiarity
subdivision politica u organismo publico (de un

Estado Contratante)
constituent subdivision or agency (of a Contracting
State) [ICSID]
subsidio a 10 exportaclones
export subsidy
subempleo
underemployment
subfacturaclon de exportaclones
subgarante (CFI]
subunderwriter [IFe)
subprestamo de aprobatiOn autonoma

subloan
subsidio a 10 importaclones
import subsidy
subsidio a los consumidores
consumer subsidy
subsidio cruzada(o) intema(o)
subsidio cruzado
cross subsidization
408
subsidio de explotacion, de operacion, de
funcionamiento
operating subsidy
subsidio para instalacion
settling-in grant [IBRDJ
subsidio por lugar de destino dificil
hardship allowance
subvencion para insumo8

input subsidy
subvencion para invenion
investment grant
sueldos y salarios
salaries and wages
subsidio por reasentamiento, por reinstalacion

resettlement grant
suelo(s) de fertiIidad marginal, de baja

fertilidad
marginal soil(s)
subsidio por traslado

relocation grant
suficiencia de(l) capital

capital adequacy
subsidios de asistencia social

welfare payments
sujeto aI cobro, aI pago de derec:hos

dutiable
subvaloracion de las faduras de exportacion

tax handles
subvencion
grant-in-aid
tax net
subvencion a las exportac:iones

export subsidy
suma alzada
lump sum price
subvencion a las importac:iones

import subsidy
suma por la cuallas cantidades devengadas son

inferiores a las previstas
underaccruals
subvencion a los consumidores

consumer subsidy
subvencion cruzada
cross subsidization
subvencion cruzada(o) intema(o)
sujetos (potenciales) del impuesto
sujetos, bienes y ac:tividades imponibles
suma total
aggregate
sumidero
suministro de agoa
water supply
subvencion de explotacion, de operacion, de

funcionamiento
operating subsidy
suministro de energfa a1imentaria - SEA

dietary energy supply - DES
subvencion de intereses
interest subsidy, subsidization
superar el punto mas bajo

bottom out (ofa recession)
subvencion equilibradora
balancing subsidy
superavit de explotacion, operacion

operating surplus
409
superaivit de las transacciones invisibles
surplus on invisibles
suscripcion de capital sodal, de capital

actionario
equity subscription [IFC]
superaivit presupuestario
budget surplus
suscripcion en aceso de la emisitSn
oversubscription [capital markets]

superficie agricola Dtil
useful farm space - UFS
suscripcion uncial
initial subscription [IDA]
superficie babitable
living area
suscripeion no sujeta a restrictiooes

unrestricted subscription [IDA]
superfosfato triple
triple superpbosphate - TSP [fertilizer]
suscriptor
superintendencia bancaria, de bancos
superintendency (of banks)
suspender por etapas, progreaivamente
phase out, to
superintendente de bancos
bank examiner
suspension de la ejecucion (dellaudo)
stay of enforcement [ICSID]

supervision
line management; monitoring
suspension no oficial de los desembolsos
informal suspension of disbursements [IBRO]

supervision de un proyecto, de proyectos
project supervision
suspension oficial de los desembolsos
formal suspension of disbursements [IBRO]

supervision y reglamentacion
sustancia que agota la capa de o:r.ono
ozone-depleting substance - ODS

supervisor directo, inmediato
line manager
sustancias nutritivos(as)
nutrients
supervisor inmediato
next-in-line manager
sustitucion de combustibles
interfuel substitution
suplente
Deputy [Dev. Comm.; IDA]
sustitucion de importaciones
import substitution
supresion de puestol
sustitucion de recursos para redudr costos
input shifting
suprimir
disestablish, to
sustitutivo
proxy
susceptibilidad de capacitation
sustituto
proxy
suscripcion al capital, de acciones dd capital
capital subscription [IBRO]
swap de mooedas
currency swap
410
swap de tipos de interil

charges [utilities]
swap; interumbio de monedas

swap
water charges
tarifas
tarifas de agoa
Sysmin (Senieio eapeeial de fUUUlciamiento

para productos mineros de los paises ACP y
ProM)
Sysmin (= Special fiDancing facility for ACP and
OCT mining products) !European Communities]
inverted rates [electricity tariffs]
tabla de toneDOne8 de datos

panel data set
tarifas seg60. hora de tOnSUDlO

time-of-use (rOU) rates [electricity tariffs]
tabla de insumo-produtto
tasa adivo(a)
lending rate
input-output table
tarifas portuarias
port charges, tariffs
tarifas progresivas
selection felling. cutting
tasa arantelaria media ponderada

weighted average tariff rate - WATR.
tanque de inmersion
tasa bruta de matritula (primaria)
dipping tank
gross (primary) enrollment ratio - GER
tala selectiva
tanque septito
tasa bruta de mortalidad
septic tank
crude death rate
tanto alzado
tasa bruta de natalidad
lump sum price
crude birth rate - CBR
tarea de reparacion de los dailos ambientales
tasa tentraJ
tariff
tasa tompuesta de trecimiento

compound rate of growth
tarifa [precios]
tasa tritita de rentabllidad
tariff schedule
hurdle rate
tarifa de recolecdon de basura(s)

household waste collection charge
tasa truzada
cross rate
tarifa
tarifa minima, vital
taBa de ateptacion
lifeline tariff
acceptance rate (by beneficiaries of a project)
tarifa por bloques
tasa de adividad
block tariff
labor force penetration; labor force participation

rate
tarifa unifonne, a tanto alzado
flat rate
tasa de attuaIizadon
discount rate [project appraisal; securities]
411
tau de adualizacion de equilibrio

crossover discount rate; equalizing discount rate
tasa de fecundidad total

total fertility rate - TFR
tau de actualizacion social

social discount rate; social rate of discount
tasa de importaciones afectadas

tau de acumulacion
accrual rate
tasa de inflacion de dos digitos, de 10,4 0 mas

tasa de analfabetismo
illiteracy rate
tasa de innacion de dOl digitus, de 10% 0 mas

two digit inflation; double digit inflation
tasa de asimilacion de conocimientos

learning rate
tau de intem de cuenta

tasa de aumento, crecimiento de las

importacione8
import growth rate
tasa de interes efectivo(a)

tasa de carga
tasa de continuidad de utilizacion
continuation rate [contraception]
tau de depreciacion de equilibrio

tau de descuento sombra, de cuenta
tasa de interes inmodificable

tasa de intem negativa
tasa de intem sobre los depositos
tasa de intem sobre los prestamos
lending rate
tau de desempleo que no modifica el Divel
tasa de intem sombra

salarial
nonaccelerating-wages rate of unemployment NAWRU
tasa de intermediacion
intermediation rate
tasa de deserdon
dropout rate [education]; wastage; waste
[education]
tau de desgaste, de eJiminacion, de atricion

attrition rate
tasa de emision
tasa de los fondos comune8 de inversiones

money market rate
tasa de matricula
enrollment ratio
tasa de mortalidad normalizada segUn la edad
age-standardized death rate
tasa de paricion
tasa de mraccion
offtake rate [livestock]
tasa de fecundidad
fertility rate
calving rate
tasa de preferencia pura en el tiempo

rate of pure time preference
412
tua de preferencia social en eI tiempo
social time preference rate
tua de supenivencia escolar

survival rate [education]
tua de promocion
tua de uso de anticonceptivos
pass rate; promotion rate [education]
contraceptive prevalence rate - CPR
tasa de redescuento
tasa del mercado monetario

money market rate
diSCOWlt rate [central bank]
tua de rendimiento
tua diferencial de rentabilidad
yield rate
incremental rate of return
tua de rendimiento economico, de rentabilidad

economica
economic rate of return - ERR; economic internal
rate of return - EIRR
tasa impositiva efectiva marginal

marginal effective tax rate - METR
tasa impositiva efectiva media

average effective tax rate - AETR
tasa de rendimiento financiero, de rentabilidad

financiera
financial rate of return; internal rate offinancial
return; financial internal rate of return - FIRR
tua de rentabilidad aceptable, de desistimiento
cutoff rate (of return) [projects]
tasa limite de rentabiIidad aceptable

cutoff rate (ofreturn) [projects]
tasa marginal de ahorro nacional

marginal national savings rate
tasa oficial de descuento
tua de rentabilidad de equilibrio

equalizing rate of return
bank rate [UK]
tasa de rentabilidad economica a la terminacion

completion economic rate of return
tasa de rentabilidad intern a

internal rate of return - IRR
prime rate
tasa pasivo(a)
tasa preferencial
tua de rentabilidad requerida, exigida

required rate of return - RRR
tasa preferential a largo plazo

tasa tendencial
tasa de rentabilidad social

social rate of return - SRR
trend rate
tasa de rentabilidad, de rendimiento

rate of return
flat rate
tua de repeticion
repeater rate [education]
standard rate (ofinterest)
tasa de reproduccion neta - TRN

net reproduction rate - NRR
tasa uniforme, a tanto a1zado
tasa (de interes) vigente
tua vigente en el mercado
tasa de retencion
retention rate; grade ratio [education]
tasacion para fines impositivos

413
tuaclon periclal
expert appraisal
taBas arancelariol
tariff rates
tecnologia optima disponible

best available technology - BAT~ best practicable
means-BPM
teledeteccion
remote sensing
tasas de intera dave

key interest rates
tasas de intera crecientel

step-down, step-up interest rates
tecnica de aUlisil de decisiones tomando en

euenta mUltipla atributos
multiattnoute decision analysis
tecnica de evaluacion y revision de programas PERT
program evaluation and review technique - PERT
tecnica de variabla multiples
multivariate technique
teleobservacion
remote sensing
temario anotado, comentado
annotated agenda
Temas del Banco Mundial (mRD]
issues paper
temporada corta
short season (crop)
tendencia
tecnieas de administraciOn tributaria

tax technology
tendencia a condiciones de prestamo mas

gravosas
hardening ofloan terms
tecnieas de reduction de la contaminacion

abatement technologies
tendencia a muy largo plazo

secular trend
tecnicas disponibla
off-the-shelf technology
tendencia alcista, ascendente

upward trend
teenieas financieras
tendeneia deseendente
downward trend
teenieo agricola
agriculturist
tendencia bacia eategorias mas altas de

dasificacion del personal
grade creep
tecnico especializado
subject matter specialist - SMS [agricultural
extension]
tendencia intrinseea
built-in tendency
tecnologia apropiada
appropriate technology - AT
tenedor de bonos
bondholder
tecnologia avanzada, de vanguardia

frontier technology
tenedor de la garantia
guarantee holder [MIGA]
tecnologia de estado sOlido, de semiconductores,

de transistores
solid state technology
teneneia comunitaria de bosques

tree tenure
414
tenencias [en, de divisu, oro]
holdings [foreign exchange, gold]
tenninOl de intercambio
terms of trade
tenencias en oro
gold holdings
tenninOl de referencia
terms of reference [e.g. consultants]
tenencias ofidale8
official holdings
tennino. de referenda, paru.etros (de un

estudio)
terms of reference [study]
tension ambientaI
tension debida a la sequia
drought stress
teoria cuantitativa del dinero
quantity theory of money
teoria de la eleccion social
theory of public choice
teo ria de las colas
teoria de los precios en operaciones de arbitraje
arbitrage pricing theory - APT
terraplen
bond
terraplea en enrva de Divel
contour bund
terreno aIuviaI, de aluvion
floodplain
terreno comprendido, enbierto
site coverage
terreno no parcelado
unsubdivided plot
testigo
drill core
teoria de recuperacion de los bosques
gap theory
teoria del control del dinero impIicito
implied money control theory
terapia de rehidratadon oral
oral rehydration therapy - ORT
Tercera Ventanilla
Third Window
terminacion
tennination
terminacion de las instalaciones
mechanical completion [projects]
tiempo compartido
time sharing [computers]
tiempo de inactividad
downtime
tiempo de rotacion, del viaje de ida y vuelta
turnaround (time)
tiempo necesario para un serviclo
turnaround (time)
tierra de pastoreo
rangeland
tierras hWoedas
wetlands
terminadon del derecho a financiamiento del

Banco)
graduation [IBRD]
timbre fiscal
revenue stamp
terminar
tenninate
tipo activo(a)
lending rate
415
tipo eentral
tipo enazado
cross rate
tipo de alojamiento
accommodation type
tipo de eambio a termino, a plazo
forward exchange rate
tipo de eambio al eontado
spot exchange rate
tipo de eambio eentral
central rate [exchange rates)
tipo de eambio eomprador
buying rate of exchange
tipo de eambio sombra

the exchange rate
tipo de deKuento sombra, de euenta
tipo de intem eontable - TIC
accounting rate of interest - ARl
tipo de intem de euenta
tipo de intem efeetivo(a)
tipo de interes inmodifieable
tipo de intem negativo
tipo de eambio de euenta

the exchange rate
tipo de intem real ex post

ex post real interest rate
tipo de eambio de equilibrio

equilibrium exchange rate
tipo de intem sobre los depositos

tipo de eambio de referenda

reference rate of exchange [MIGA)
tipo de interes sobre los pristamos

lending rate
tipo de eambio efeetivo

effective exchange rate
tipo de intem sombra

tipo de eambio efeetivo nominal

nominal effective exchange rate
tipo de intem variable basado en una eesta de

emprestit08 pendientes
pool-based variable lending rate [IBRD]
tipo de eambio efeetivo real

real effective exchange rate
tipo de eambio flotante
floating rate
tipo de redeKuento
discount rate [central bank)
tipo ofieial de deKuento
bank rate [UK)
tipo de eambio intemo

modified. Bruno ratio; internal exchange rate
tipo de eambio mfnimo
floor rate of exchange
tipo de eambio real de equilibrio
equilibrium real exchange rate
tipo pasivo(a)
tipo preferendal
prime rate
416
tipo preferencial a largo plazo
tonelada de equivalente en earbOn - tee

ton of coal equivalent - tce
tipo (de interes) vigente

standard rate (ofinterest)
tonelada de equivalente en petrileo - tep

ton of oil equivalent - toe
tipo vigente en el mereado

tonelada en seeo, secada al aire

air dried ton
tipos cruzados dispares

broken cross rates
toneladas de peso muerto

deadweight tonnage - DWT
tipos de cambio eoncordantes

unified cross rates
tonelaje (de registro) bruto

gross (register) tonnage - GRT (shipping]
tipos de interes clave

key interest rates
tonelaje de registro neto

net register tonnage - NRT
titulo
security
tope
cap
titulo de eredito
financial claim
tope de eredito
titulo de credito [finanzas]

claim
tope de los tipos de intera

interest rate cap [mRD]
titulo hibrido, estructurado

structured security
torre de perforacion petrolera

oil (drilling) rig, platform
titulo nominativo
registered security
torta (de semillas) oleaginosa(s)

oilcake
titulo otorgado por dos universidades

split degree
torta de estiereol
dung cake
titulos de organismos federales

agency securities, obligations [U.S.]
total de particulas en suspension

total suspended particulates - TSP
titulos del mereado monetario

money market paper
total de sOlidos disueltos - tsd

total dissolved solids - IDS
toma (de agoa)

intake
total de sOlidos en suspension

total suspended solids - TSS
toma deagoa
standpipe; standpost; hydrant
total neto de los giros

outstanding drawings [IMF]
toma de fuena
power takeoff - PrO
trabajador a nivel de poblado

village level worker - VLW
417
trabajador ambulante
unlocated worker
trMico generado
generated traffic
trabajador calificado
skilled worker
tramitacion
processing
trabajador de extension, de divulgacion

outreach worker

loan processing
trabajador de salud de la comunidad

tramo impositivo
tax bracket
trabajador desplazado
dislocated worker
transaccion
trade-off
trabajador no sindicado
unorganized worker
transaccion cubierta contra riesgos cambiarios

currency-hedged transaction
trabajador por cuenta propia, independiente,

autonomo
self-employed person
transaccion mera de mercado

off-market transaction
trabajador semicalificado
semiskilled worker
trabajadores ocasionales
casual labor
trabajo a destajo
jobbing
trabajo en el terreno
field work
trabajos de urbanizacion
site development
traduccion de monedas
currency translation
trMico de detalle
trMico de regreso
backhaul traffic
trMico directo
through traffic
trMico en transito
through traffic
transacciones conforme a margenes de riesgo y

rendimiento
credit spread trades
transacciones entre grandes bancos y entre
estos y otras instituciones financieras
wholesale banking
transacciones interbancarias
wholesale banking
transacciones invisibles
transrerencia con, de contrapartida
requited transfer
transferencia de activos (de una sociedad) a
cambio de acciones (de otra sociedad nueva)
spinoff [:financial market]
transferencia de capital
capital transfer
transferencia desde el sistema principal
downloading
transferencia electronica de rondos
electronic funds transfer - EFT
418
transferencia hacia eI sistema principal
uploading [computers]
transporte maritimo
shipping
transferencia inversa de tecnologia

reverse transfer of technology
transporte multimodal
multimodal transport
transferencia sin contrapartida (cuentas

nacionales]
unrequited transfer
transterritorial
transferencia unilateral [balanza de pagos]

unrequited transfer
~endtorUU;cross~rder
cross~rder; ~endtorUU
transterritorial fronterizo; internacional
transferencias [empresas]
remittances
traslacion del impuesto

shifting of tax
traspaso de intereses
transferencias de capital (no reembolsables)

capital grants
transformacion
processing
divestiture;div~ent
tratamiento
processing
tratamiento ambulatorio
transformacionde empresas (publicas) en

socledades comerciales, entidades previstas en
la ley de sociedades
corporatization
transfronterizo
ou~tient~ent
tratamiento por separado

two-stage. two-step procedure [IBRD]
cross~rder; ~endtorial
tratamiento superficial
transitable
serviceable [highways]
trazar
peg out. to [surveying]
transnacional
cross~rder; transtendtorial
tregoa tributaria
tax holiday
transnacional
transtendtorial; cross~rder
tren bloque
block train
transparencia
trenes unidades
unit trains
transparency
transparencia fin
fiscal transparency
triaje
transporte de produdos empacados

nonbulk traffic
Tribunal de Arbitraje
AIbitral Tribunal [IeSID; MIGA]
transporte entre terminales

line-haul [transportation]
triage
419
tribunale.s eompeteD.te.s 0 c:aalquier otra
autoridad (para ejecutar laudol)
competent court or other authority (to enforce
awards) [leSlD]
trimeltre del d.o ch1I

calendar quarter
tubereulo feeulento, rafz fecuIenta
unidad de poado
animal unit - AU
unidad de ganado tropical
tropical cattle unit - TCU; tropical animal unitTAU; tropical livestock unit - nu
unidad de la eesta de monedU
basket unit
starchy root crop

unidad de moneda fronteriza
tubereulol aUmentariOi
root crops
unidad de produecion
tuberia de presion, de earp
unit of output
penstock [hydroelectricity1
unidad del proyecto
umbral de pobreza
project unit

unidad directiva
umbral de veto de una minoria
minority threshold [IBRD1
managing unit
unidad familiar eon intereses en eomun
unidad agricola, de explotacion agricola
glued-together household
farming unit
unidad forrajera
unidad contable
feed unit; forage unit
accounting unit
unidad ganadera
unidad de administracion del proyecto
project management unit - PMU [IBRD]
cattle unit
unidad minima de vivienda
unidad de capacitacion prictica
core housing; nuclear housing
training production unit

unidad monetaria
unidad de cuenta
currency unit
numeraire
unidad de cuenta
unidad monetaria eompuesta

basket unit; composite currency unit
unit of account - UA
unidad monetaria europea - ECU
unidad de cuenta basada en una cesta de
monedu
basket unit of account
European Currency Unit - ECU

unidad mOm de formacion, de eapacitaeion
mobile training unit

unidad de eficiencia
efficiency unit
unidades de 20 pies (de contenedores) - TEU
twenty equivalent units - TEU [containers]

unidad de extension (agrieola)
field unit [agricultural extension]
uniOn
pooling
420
urbanization
utiUdad(es)
development
earnings
urbanizacion
utilidades acumuladas
land development
accumulated profit [accounting]
urbanizadon de lotes
utilidades en libros
plot servicing
paper profit
urbanizador
utilidades encubiertas
leakage
usar un enfoque seledivo
utilidades netas [sociedades)
target, to
net income
uso de (los) fondos
utilidades netas derivadas de un proyecto
project rent
uso de contenedores
containerization
utilidades no distribuidas
earned surplus; retained earnings
uso de recursos por el gobiemo
utilidades no distribuidas y no asignadas
financial claims of government
unappropriated (earned) surplus
uso final
utilidades reinvertidas
end use (of a commodity)
plowed-back profits
uso, utilizacion de (los) fondos

utilizacion
drawdown
usnario
utilizacion de recursos
claim (on resources)
usnfructo
utilizacion del capital
beneficial interest
drawdown of equity
usufructuario
utilizacion escaIonada de energia

energy cascading
beneficial owner
utilidad bruta de operacion, de explotacion
gross operating profit
utilizar fondos
draw, to (funds)
utilidad imprevista, extraordinaria
vaca de desecho
windfall profit
cu1ledcow
utilidad marginal
marginal utility
vado pavimeatado
utilidad sobre la venta de inversiones
valor
profit on sales of investments
security
submerged bridge
421
valor ala par (monedu)
par value
valor de opdon
option value
valor a predo de comprador

purchasers'values [national accounts]
valor de primera clue

valor a predo de productor

producers'values [national accounts]
valor de primera clue

prime bill
valor actual de una anualidad constante

present worth of an annuity factor
valor de protecdon
hedge [securitiesnuukd]
valor actual neto a predos economic08

net present value in efficiency prices - ENVP
valor de reaIizacion
current exit value; exit value; net realizable value
[UK] [accounting]
valor actual, actualizado

present value, worth
valor actualizado (principal)
current value
valor agregado, aftadido en el pais
domestic value added
valor atfpico
outlier
valor wculado
constructed value
valor comerdal, de mereado
nuuket value
valor contable neto
net book value; current equity investment; nd
investment
valor contable, en Iibros
book value
valor critico
switching value [sensitivity analysis]
valor de contribucion
contribution value [MIGA]
valor de existencia
existence value
valor de liquidacion, de reaIizacion
selling value
valor de recuperacion, de rescate

salvage value
valor de reposicion
current (entry) value; replacement value; current
cost [accounting]
valor de venta forzosa
liquidation value; forced sale value
valor del producto marginal
marginal value product
valor en boca de mina
minehead price
valor en razOn de la escasez
scarcity value
valor esperado
expected value
valor estimado de la cartera
evaluated portfolio [IFC]
valor hibrido, estructurado
structured security
valor imputado
imputed value
valor inidal
historical cost
422
valor intrinseco
existence value
valor justo, equitativo de mereado
fair market value
valor neto actual, actualizado
net present worth, value ~ NPW, NPV
valor neto actualizado
net discounted value
valor nominal
face value
valor nominal (valores)
par value
valor nominativo
registered security
valor oro
gold value
valor residual neto
netback value [energy]
valor residual, de desecho
scrap value
valor social neto actual, aetualizado
social net present value - SNPV
valor temporal del dinero
time value of money
valor unitario
unit value
valoracion a cotto total
full cost pricing
valoracion aduanera
valores
paper [financial]
valores a ma largo plazo de oferta continua ~

COLTS
Continuously Offered Longer~Term Securities COLTS
valores aereditadOi
seasoned. securities
valores de primer orden
gilt~ged securities
valores de legundo orden
secondaIy securities
valores del mereado monetario
money market paper
valores en cartera
portfolio securities
valores en c:ireulaclon
outstanding securities
valores extrabursatiles, fuera de bolsa
over-the-counter securities
valores rmancieros
financial paper
valores negoc:iables
eligible paper; marketable securities
valores normales, corrientes, estandar
standard values [trade]
valores publicos, del Estado
valorizacion
appreciation (in value)
variable ficticia., artificial, simulada
dummy variable
variable independiente, predic:tiva
explanatOIY variable; predictor; predicated,
independent variable; fixed variate; regressor
[statistics]
423
fixed variate; predictor; independent variable;
predictor; predicated variable; predictor
variaclones climaticu inducldas por la
radiaclon solar
radiative forcing
vanaclones estacionales
seasonal movements

portfolio sale
venta de venclmientos de pristamos
sale of loan maturities
venta simple, aI contado
outright sale
venta sin compromiso de garantia de emision
"best efforts" sale
vanante
alternative [projects]
variedad pura
pure variety; true to type variety [agriculture]
variedad pura
true to type variety; pure variety [agriculture]
velocidad de diseilo, nominal
design speed
vencimiento (de un pristamo, obligaclon, etc.)
maturity (ofa loan, bond. etc.)
vencimiento de un dia para otro
overnight maturity
venclmientos a menos de un do
current maturities
venta (de una empresa)
venta a cualquier precia, de urgencia
venta a plazas
extended payment plan
vent a con prima
premium sale
venta de bienes embargados, seeuestrados
venta de un credito fuera del consortio
sell down
venta sin recurso de rescision, irrevocable

no recourse sale
ventaja comparativa
comparative advantage
ventaja comparativa manifiest&, explicita,
evidente, etc.
revealed comparative advantage - RCA
ventaja relativa
trade-off
ventajas sociales, colectivu
social advantages
ventana
window [computers]
ventanilla para prestamos concesionarios
soft loan window
ventas
merchandising
verificaclon
monitoring
verificacion de cuentas
audit [finance]
verificacion de precios previo aI embarque
pre-shipment price inspection
verification de pneba
test check [accounting]
verificar cuentas
audit, to
424
vertedero
landfill
vigencia media de los prestamos

average loan life - ALL
vertical
top-down (approach) [projects]
vigilancia
monitoring
vetiver
vetiver
vinculacion de los salarios con los precios

wage-price indexing
via de comercializacion
channel [trade]
vinculacion regresiva
backward linkage
via de servicio
service road
vinculacion vertical
backward-forward linkage
via navegable
waterway
vincular
peg, to (prices, interest rates)
viabilidad de la balanza de pagos

external viability
vinculo a una combinacion de monedas

viaje de observacion, estudio, etc.

field trip
vinculo ajustable
adjustable peg [foreign exchange]
viaje en grupo
group travel [World Bank]
vinculo compuesto
viajero freeuente 0 cotidiano (por razones de

trabajo, de negocios)
commuter
vinculo movil
viajes oficiales relacionados con operaciones

operational travel
viatico
vicepresidencias centrales
central vicepresidencies [ffiRD]
vida util
economic life
vida util
life (of a project); useful life
vida util de un proyecto
project life
vigencia de un prestamo
life of a loan
violacion de contrato
breach of contract
virus de la inmunodeficiencia humana - VIR
human immunodeficiencY virus - HIV
virus informatico
computer virus
vivienda ilegal
illegal housing
vivienda minima
core housing; nuclear housing; dwelling core
vivienda semipermanente
semipermanent housing
viviendas multifamiliares
multidwelling houses
425
viviendas no sujeta(8) a reglamentaciones
unregulated housing
zooa de absorcion de carbono

carbon sink
volumen de desercion
wastage; waste [education]
zona de absorcion, de disipacion

volumen de material elaborado [manufacturas]
zona de captacion [riego)

throughput
volumen de negoc:i08
turnover
volutad de pagar
willingness to pay WfP
zona de captacioD, de influencia [educacion,

etc.)
zona de contratacion de mano de obra
labor shed
votadon formal
formal vote [ICSID]
votacion 8in convoc:ar a reuniOn
vote without meeting
zona de Iibre comercio

free trade area
zona de oc:upante8 ilegales, sin titulo
squatter area, settlement
votos bisic08 mis vow de adhesion
uniform votes [IBRDJ

voWs de adhesion
membership votes
zona de referenda
refereuce zone; target zone [foreign exchange]
zona de singular riqueza ecolOgica
environmental hotspot
xenodivisu
xenocurrencies
zona de soberania economica

exclusive economic zone - EEZ
xenomonedas
xenocurrencies
zona del proyecto

project area
yacimiento de carbOn
coal field
yaclmieato geotermico
geothermal deposit
yacimiento rentable
COIDIlleIdal deposit [mining]
zona en desarroDo
development area
zona e:s:propiada
right of way
zona franca
free trade zone - FTZ; bonded area
yacimiento submarino, IIW' adentro

offshore field
zona atmosferica
aiuhed
zona bajo r i . eontrolado
command area [irrigation]
zona franca industrial

export processing zone - EPZ
zona indnstrial
industrial estate [UK]. park [USA]
426
zona industrial en regimen de franquicia
aduanera
bonded industrial estate
zona infestada, de infestacion
infected area
zona silvestre protegida
wildland management unit - WMU
zona urbanizada
serviced area. lot, site
zonas silvestres
wildlands
zonas silvestres administradas
wildland management area - WMA
zootecnia
animal husbandly
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Wodd Bank Glossary

Glosario del Banco Mundial

Depreciation at a higher than usual rate in the

abstract (of a publication)

accounting see also accrual (basis) accounting;

accrual (basis) accounting

accrual see nonaccrual status; overaccruals

Additional Facility Rules [ICSID]

action plan see mitigation plan

adjustable peg [foreign exchange]

ruljective law; procedural law

advance deposit requirements (on imports)

advanced export payments

advance contribution scheme (for IDA-lO)

brood sows or boars, five hogs raised to 200

allowance for depreciation see reserve for

Annual Meeting (ICSID]

alternative bid [procurement]

Annual Meetings (of the Boards of Govemors) of

allowance for contingencies; reserve for

apex bank. institution

appraisal team [IFC]

appreciation (in value)

arm's length principle

arm's length price

ash farming; burn-beating; burning

assessment for tax; tax assessment

asset price inflation

average incremental cost - AlC

availability fee [IFC]

awarding committee [contracts]

average earning assets - AEA

rendimiento medio neto, rentabilidad media

backward integration. linkage

Cost of auxiliary hardware and installation of

"Bank first" principle

base load [electricity]

barter terms of trade

baseline costs; base costs

basal dressing; bottom dressing

basic health care

base; road base [highways]

base convention see establishment convention

Saudi Arabian (gravity API 34 degrees) light

"best effort" project [mRO]

berth see multipurpose berth

bias [economy; statistics]

bid security see bid bond

bill of quantities contract

black economy see parallel economy

bond; exit bond; floating rate bond; government

bonded area; free trade zone - FTZ