French term
United States
Literature & Scholarship
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: French to English, English, German to English
contingentement de commande
The first line of this section reads: Le fournisseur s'engage à n'effectuer aucun contingentement de commande à condition que les produits aient fait l'objet de commandes fermes.
I've found "quota" as the most common translation of contingentement, but I'm not clear on whether that would be appropriate here; would "restrictions" be more appropriate?
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Proposed translations
worked for int. orgs (IMF, OAS, IDB)
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, German to English
provisional order
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Note added at 52 mins (2009-12-14 05:00:08 GMT)
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ILFC had made a provisional order for 12 of the A350s before the 2006 redesign, which analysts said he could still convert into firm orders ...
www.nytimes.com/2007/06/19/.../19iht-air.4.6217249.html - Cached - Similar
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Note added at 53 mins (2009-12-14 05:00:56 GMT)
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and should read "opposed" of course :)
limit the delivery of orders so long as the products are subject to firm orders
Spain
20 years producing 100% natural English
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: English, French to English
splitting of the order
That's what it seems to me to mean, but I have absolutely nothing to back it up!
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Note added at 3 hrs (2009-12-14 07:49:23 GMT)
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Actually, this definition leads me to think my answer may be right:
http://geronim.free.fr/ecogene/glossaire/glossaire2.htm
English-language stockbroking sites are full of comments on the illegality of splitting orders to evade stricter laws on larger orders (not really my area, that one)
Belize
Near Native Proficiency in Source langua
Native in: English
Works in: Portuguese to English, Dutch to English, French to English
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