What does créance in French mean?

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

The word créance in French means debt, credence, credibility, debt write-off, debt waiver, write-off, customer receivable, client receivable. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word créance

debt

nom féminin (dette)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La banque écrit au client pour réclamer sa créance.
The bank writes to the customer to claim its debt.

credence

nom féminin (accréditation)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'ambassadeur présente ses lettres de créance.
The ambassador presents his letters of credence.

credibility

nom féminin (littéraire (crédibilité)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Elle a perdu toute créance auprès de son directeur.
She has lost all credibility with her manager.

debt write-off, debt waiver, write-off

nom masculin (annulation de dette)

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

customer receivable, client receivable

nom féminin (comptabilité : dû d'un client)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les créances clients doivent être recouvrés rapidement pour la bonne santé financière d'une entreprise.

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