échange

Definitions of échange
  1. noun
    an equal exchange
    synonyms: commerce
  2. noun
    the skilled practice of a practical occupation
    synonyms: artisanat, commerce, métier, profession
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    ébénisterie
    the craft of a carpenter: making things out of wood
    confection, couture
    the craft of making dresses
    couverture
    the craft of a roofer
    haute couture
    high fashion designing and dressmaking
    couture
    joining or attaching by stitches
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    métier, profession
    the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
  3. noun
    the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services
    synonyms: commerce
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    libre-échange
    international trade free of government interference
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    commerce, monde des affaires
    transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)
  4. noun
    a particular instance of buying or selling
    synonyms: affaire, commerce, marché
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    transaction
    the act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities)
  5. noun
    people who perform a particular kind of skilled work
    synonyms: artisanat, commerce
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    classe, classe sociale
    people having the same social, economic, or educational status
  6. noun
    reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money (especially the currencies of different countries)
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    commerce
    an equal exchange
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    commerce, monde des affaires
    transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)
  7. noun
    a possession whose ownership changes or lapses
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    acquisition
    something acquired
    allocation
    (law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance
    biens volés
    property that has been stolen
    bien héréditaire, héritage, legs
    that which is inherited; a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner
    débours, dépense, dépenses
    money paid out; an amount spent
    perte
    something that is lost
    sécurité
    property that your creditor can claim in case you default on your obligation
    adjonction
    something added to what you already have
    achat, acquisition
    something acquired by purchase
    butin
    goods or money obtained illegally
    héritage, legs
    (law) a gift of personal property by will
    bien héréditaire, héritage, legs, patrimoine
    something that has been in a family for generations
    cadeau, dispositions, génie, talent
    something acquired without compensation
    coût
    the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor
    perte financière
    loss of money or decrease in financial value
    caution
    money given as security for an article acquired for temporary use
    engagement
    (law) a security entered into before a court with a condition to perform some act required by law; on failure to perform that act a sum is forfeited
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    possession, propriété
    anything owned or possessed
  8. noun
    the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another: "he sent Smith in for Jones but the substitution came too late to help"
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    remplacement, remplaçant, renouvellement, substitution
    the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another
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    changement, modification
    the action of changing something
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