French Conversation · Level 95
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French word
endettement
Pronunciation
IPA/ɑ̃dɛtəmɑ̃/
Meaning
- masculine noundebt
Example
L'endettement l'empêche d'acheter une maison.
His debt keeps him from buying a house.
More examples
Le taux d'endettement d'une famille ne doit pas dépasser 35%.
A family's debt ratio must not exceed 35%.
Core concept
A balance sheet weighed down by obligations to creditors.
Common phrases
taux d'endettement
debt ratio
niveau d'endettement
debt level
réduire l'endettement
reduce debt
Similar words
dette: An amount of money that must be repaid after being borrowed.
emprunt: An amount borrowed from a bank or other financial institution.
prêt: Money lent under an agreement that it will be repaid.
crédit: An arrangement allowing payment for goods to be made later.
Definition in French
Situation où une personne ou une organisation a des dettes à rembourser.
Word origin
French formed endettement from endetter and the noun-forming suffix -ment; endetter combines en- with dette, descended from Latin debitum through Old French.
Usage tips
- In everyday speech, être endetté and avoir des dettes are often more natural than endettement.
Opposites
- désendettementdebt reductionnoun
- solvabilitésolvencynoun
Related words
- surendettementoverindebtednessnoun
- endettersaddle ___ with debtverb
- endettéindebtedadjective