échéance

French

Etymology

From past participle of échoir +‎ -ance, possibly, but less likely, corresponding to a Late Latin or Vulgar Latin *excadentia, from *excadens from *excadere, from Latin cadere (“fall”). Compare Italian scadenza.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /e.ʃe.ɑ̃s/
• Rhymes: -ɑ̃s

Noun

échéance f (plural échéances)

1. expiry date, expiration date
2. due date, redemption date, date of payment

   arriver à échéance ― to fall due

3. term (period of time)

   À longue échéance, ça serait mieux. ― This is better in the long term.

Further reading

• “échéance”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.