La prévision
Example: La prévision des ventes aide à planifier le budget annuel.
Definition
"La prévision" refers to the act or process of predicting future financial outcomes, such as sales or revenue, based on analysis of current and past data. For example, "la prévision des ventes" helps in planning the annual budget effectively.
Etymology
The word "la prévision" comes from the French verb "prévoir," meaning to foresee or anticipate. It combines the prefix "pré-" meaning before, and "voir," meaning to see. Did you know that it originally implied literally seeing ahead in time?
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"La prévision" appears in the Vocaplus list "French - Finance - (A1-C2) - set 1", containing 150 commonly used words.
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