créance

créance [kʀeɑ̃s]

feminine noun

debt (seen from the creditor's point of view) ; ( = titre) letter of credit

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kʀeɑ̃s

nom féminin

1) (somme due) debt (owed by a debtor); (titre) letter of credit

2) (foi) liter credence sout

perdre créance auprès de quelqu'un — to lose credibility with somebody

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kʀeɑ̃s nf

1) COMMERCE debt (which creditor is entitled to have repaid)

2)

donner créance à qch — to lend credence to sth

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créance nf

1 Fin, Jur (somme due) debt (owed by a debtor); (titre) letter of credit;

2 (foi) liter credence sout; mériter créance to deserve credence; donner créance à qch (croire) to give credence to sth; (rendre croyable) to lend credibility to sth; perdre créance auprès de qn to lose credibility with sb.

Composés

créance douteuse bad debt; créances à recouvrer outstanding debts.

[kreɑ̃s] nom féminin

1. FINANCE & DROIT [dette] claim, debt

[titre] letter of credit

créance exigible debt due

créance hypothécaire debt secured by a mortgage

créance irrécouvrable bad debt

2. (littéraire) [foi] credence

donner créance à

{{ind}}a. [ajouter foi à] to give ou to attach credence to

{{ind}}b. [rendre vraisemblable] to lend credibility to