French Conversation · Level 115
59 words
French word
échéance
Pronunciation
IPA/eʃeɑ̃s/
Meaning
- feminine noundeadline
Example
L'échéance d'inscription est la semaine prochaine.
The registration deadline is next week.
More examples
Le paiement doit être effectué à l'échéance.
The payment must be made on the due date.
Core concept
A calendar point where a payment or commitment reaches its required endpoint.
Common phrases
date d'échéance
due date
échéance de paiement
payment due date
à l'échéance
on the due date
Similar words
date limite: The last day allowed for a procedure or submission.
délai: The time allowed before an action or payment must be completed.
deadline: An informal term for a submission cutoff date.
terme: The planned endpoint of a contract or repayment.
Definition in French
Date fixée à laquelle une action doit être accomplie ou une obligation être honorée; limite temporelle pour remplir une tâche ou respecter un engagement.
Word origin
Old French escheance developed from escheoir, the ancestor of échoir, and came to name the time when something falls due.
Usage tips
- With a payment, échéance often names the due date or installment itself, while délai names the period allowed.
Other meanings
- due datenoun
- maturitynoun
Opposites
- débutbeginningnoun
Related words
- échéancierpayment schedulenoun
- échéancerset a due dateverb