échéance
French edit
Etymology edit
From past participle of échoir + -ance, possibly, but less likely, corresponding to a Late Latin or Vulgar Latin *excadentia, from *excadens from *excadere, from Latin cadere (“fall”). Compare Italian scadenza.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
échéance f (plural échéances)
- expiry date, expiration date
- due date, redemption date, date of payment
- arriver à échéance ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- term (period of time)
- À longue échéance, ça serait mieux. ― This is better in the long term.
Further reading edit
- “échéance”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.