French Conversation · Level 91
60 words
French word
redevance
Pronunciation
IPA/ʁədəvɑ̃s/
Meaning
- feminine nounfee
Example
Vous devez payer la redevance pour ce service.
You have to pay the fee for this service.
More examples
Ils ont augmenté la redevance cette année.
They raised the fee this year.
Core concept
A payment owed for the right to use a property, service, or license, either once or at regular intervals.
Common phrases
payer la redevance
pay the fee
la redevance annuelle
the annual fee
la redevance audiovisuelle
the TV license fee
Similar words
frais: Costs or out-of-pocket expenses charged for a transaction or service.
abonnement: A regular payment that keeps a contract or service active.
taxe: A government charge used to help fund public services.
Definition in French
Paiement exigé pour l'emploi ou la jouissance d'un bien, d'un service ou d'une licence, versé de façon ponctuelle ou périodique.
Word origin
French redevance comes from Old French redevance, related to redevoir, "to owe," with -ance forming a noun for an owed payment.
Usage tips
- Redevance is feminine, so the standard form is une redevance and the plural is des redevances.