French word

fractionnement

Pronunciation

IPA/fʁaksjɔnəmɑ̃/

Meaning

  • masculine nounsplitting

Example

Nous avons convenu du fractionnement de la note.

We agreed to split the bill.

Illustration for fractionnement (splitting)

More examples

Le fractionnement des paiements permet de régler la somme progressivement.

Splitting payments allows you to pay the amount gradually.

Core concept

A whole divided into manageable sections, with a debt or bill commonly spread across installments.

Common phrases

  • fractionnement de la note

    bill splitting

  • fractionnement des paiements

    splitting payments

Similar words

échelonnement: Paying in stages according to a regular schedule.
plan de paiement: A payment plan stating the number of payments and their due dates.

Definition in French

Désigne principalement la répartition d'un montant ou d'une dette en plusieurs échéances, et plus généralement l'action de diviser en parts.

Word origin

French formed fractionnement from fractionner and the noun-forming suffix -ment, with fractionner ultimately related to Latin fractio and frangere, 'to break'.

Usage tips

  • Paiement fractionné describes a payment made in installments, whereas fractionnement names the division itself.

Other meanings

  • installment paymentnoun
  • subdivisionnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • fractionnerdivide upverb
  • fractionnédividedadjective

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