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    No.79 September 5, 2011

    Bulk buying by sum value or bundling
    総価取引 or 総価山買い

    Unit price-based, by-product deal (contract):単品単価取引(契約) All-product bundling or across-the-board discounting:全品総価取引(一律値引き) Single-product bundling (product-by-product discounting):単品総価取引(品目ごと値引き) Provisional delivery of goods without settling prices:未妥結・仮納入 (Sep.5.2011)

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