What does achat in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word achat in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use achat in French.

The word achat in French means purchase, purchase, credit purchase, forward purchase, advance payment, splurge, impulse buy, bulk buying, wholesale purchasing, online purchase, group purchase, group buy, impulse buy, green purchasing, sustainable purchasing, voucher, discount voucher, central purchasing, central procurement, central buying service, buy, obligation to purchase, offer, takeover bid, option to buy, purchase order, purchasing policy, purchasing power, cross-border shopping. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word achat

purchase

nom masculin (action d'acheter)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
J'étais en ville où j'ai fait de nombreux achats.
ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. When I visit London, I always do a lot of shopping.

purchase

nom masculin (chose achetée)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Je te montre mes achats ?
Do you want to see what I've bought?

credit purchase

nom masculin (achat avec prêt)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

forward purchase, advance payment

nom masculin (règlement différé)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'achat à terme permet de se prémunir contre une hausse des cours en achetant avant que la marchandise ne soit disponible.

splurge

nom masculin (acquisition irraisonnée) (informal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La période des soldes est propice aux achats compulsifs.

impulse buy

nom masculin (achat impulsif)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les commerciaux comptent souvent sur les achats coup de cœur.

bulk buying, wholesale purchasing

nom masculin (achat en grande quantité)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

online purchase

nom masculin (achat via Internet)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

group purchase, group buy

nom masculin (achat à plusieurs)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

impulse buy

nom masculin (achat irréfléchi)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Paul regrette l'achat impulsif de cette nouvelle paire de chaussures.

green purchasing, sustainable purchasing

nom masculin (achat respectueux de l'environnement)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Nous sommes respectueux de l'environnement et essayons de faire des achats responsables.

voucher, discount voucher

nom masculin (chèque offert)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Avec mes points collectés, le magasin m'offre un bon d'achat d'une valeur de 5 €.
In exchange for the points that I have collected the shop will give me a five euro voucher.

central purchasing, central procurement, central buying service

nom féminin (société d'achat en gros)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cette centrale d'achat récupère des stocks d'invendus et propose ainsi des tarifs plus avantageux.
This central buying service recovers unsold stock and thereby offers better prices.

buy

locution verbale (acheter)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Nous avons fait l'achat d'une nouvelle télévision.

obligation to purchase

nom féminin (nécessité d'acheter [qch])

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

offer

nom féminin (proposition)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

takeover bid

nom féminin (acquisition d'entreprise) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les administrateurs n'ont pas apprécié l'offre publique d'achat de notre principal concurrent.

option to buy

nom féminin (droit d'acheter pendant un temps)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

purchase order

nom masculin (commande)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

purchasing policy

nom féminin (stratégie d'achat)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

purchasing power

nom masculin (capacité pécuniaire à acheter)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le pouvoir d'achat est grevé par les loyers.

cross-border shopping

nom masculin (consommation en pays frontalier)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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