French Conversation · Level 115
59 words
French word
nantir
Pronunciation
IPA/nɑ̃tiʁ/
Meaning
- verbpledge
Example
La société a décidé de nantir une partie de ses actions en garantie.
The company decided to pledge some of its shares as security.
More examples
Il a fini par nantir son scooter pour payer les réparations.
He ended up pledging his scooter to pay for the repairs.
Core concept
An asset stands behind a debt as security, supporting repayment while ownership does not change immediately.
Definition in French
Mettre un actif en gage pour garantir le remboursement d'une dette, sans transfert immédiat de propriété.
Word origin
Nantir comes through Old French nantir from nant, a word for property or wealth, and is related to nantissement.
Usage tips
- Nantir belongs mainly to formal legal and financial usage, while mettre en garantie is more familiar in general speech.
Other meanings
- pawnverb
Opposites
- leverliftverb