règlement

Definitions of règlement
  1. noun
    the act of paying money
    synonyms: acquittement, contribution, paiement, payement
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    amortissement
    payment of an obligation in a series of installments or transfers
    remboursement
    the act of returning money received previously
    dépenses
    the act of spending or disbursing money
    dépense, dépenses
    the act of spending money for goods or services
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    commerce, monde des affaires
    transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)
  2. noun
    a sum of money paid or a claim discharged
    synonyms: acquittement, paiement, payement
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    prime
    an additional payment (or other remuneration) to employees as a means of increasing output
    souscription
    a payment for consecutive issues of a newspaper or magazine for a given period of time
    paiement régulier, versement régulier
    a payment made at regular times
    récompense
    payment or reward (as for service rendered)
    remboursement
    money returned to a payer
    apport
    a payment made by one person for the support of another
    récompense
    payment made in return for a service rendered
    pot-de-vin
    payment made to a person in a position of trust to corrupt his judgment
    allocation, indemnité
    financial assistance in time of need
    virement
    a payment of money sent to a person in another place
    amende
    a payment required for not fulfilling a contract
    prime
    payment for insurance
    acompte, caution
    a partial payment made at the time of purchase; the balance to be paid later
    crédit
    arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services
    prime
    payment or reward (especially from a government) for acts such as catching criminals or killing predatory animals or enlisting in the military
    rabais, remise
    an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances
    rémunération, salaire
    something that remunerates
    remboursement partiel
    a refund of some fraction of the amount paid
    compensation, dédommagement, indemnisation
    something (such as money) given or received as payment or reparation (as for a service or loss or injury)
    pension alimentaire
    court-ordered support paid by one spouse to another after they are separated
    pot-de-vin
    a commercial bribe paid by a seller to a purchasing agent in order to induce the agent to enter into the transaction
    annuité, rente
    income from capital investment paid in a series of regular payments
    revenus annexes
    an incidental benefit awarded for certain types of employment (especially if it is regarded as a right)
    amende, peine pécuniaire
    money extracted as a penalty
    acompte
    the amount of collateral a customer deposits with a broker when borrowing from the broker to buy securities
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    coût
    the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor
  3. noun
    a body of rules followed by an assembly
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    interpellation
    (parliament) a parliamentary procedure of demanding that a government official explain some act or policy
    ordre permanent
    a rule of order permanently in force
    clôture
    a rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body
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    prescription, règle
    prescribed guide for conduct or action
  4. noun
    a payment of money sent to a person in another place
    synonyms: virement
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    acquittement, paiement, payement
    a sum of money paid or a claim discharged
  5. noun
    an authoritative rule
    synonyms: ordonnance
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    limitation de vitesse, limite de vitesse
    regulation establishing the top speed permitted on a given road
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    prescription, règle
    prescribed guide for conduct or action
  6. noun
    the act of controlling or directing according to rule
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    indexation
    a system of economic regulation: wages and interest are tied to the cost-of-living index in order to reduce the effects of inflation
    limitation, restriction
    an act of limiting or restricting (as by regulation)
    coordination
    the regulation of diverse elements into an integrated and harmonious operation
    contrôle des armements
    a limitation on the size and armament of the armed forces of a country
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    contrôle, maîtrise, pouvoir
    the activity of managing or exerting control over something
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