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    Créances (en. Receivables)

    [kʁeɑ̃s]

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishFrench
    noun
    Sum of money owed to a person or organization.
    The company's claims amount to several million.
    Les créances de l'entreprise s'élèvent à plusieurs millions.
    Rights over goods or services.
    Claims on stock must be assessed quarterly.
    Les créances sur le stock doivent être évaluées chaque trimestre.
    Document certifying a debt.
    She sent a letter to remind about the unpaid claims.
    Elle a envoyé une lettre pour rappeler les créances impayées.

    Etymology

    From Old French créance, based on the verb croire.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    to have claims
    To be entitled to demand money.
    avoir des créances
    to take a claim
    To accept or acquire a debt or obligation.
    prendre une créance
    to repay one's claims
    To pay what one owes.
    rembourser ses créances

    Related Words

    debt
    Financial obligation of a debtor towards a creditor.
    dette
    creditor
    Person or entity to whom money is owed.
    créancier
    insolvency
    State of a person or business that cannot pay its debts.
    insolvabilité

    Slang Meanings

    Money that one needs to recover.
    He is always looking to recover his claims from his friends.
    Il cherche toujours à récupérer ses créances auprès de ses amis.
    Outstanding debts.
    The claims have been lingering for too long.
    Les créances traînent depuis trop longtemps.