Le compte de résultat
Example: Le compte de résultat montre les bénéfices de l'entreprise cette année.
Definition
"Le compte de résultat" is a financial statement that summarizes a company's revenues, expenses, and profits or losses over a specific period. It shows the company's financial performance, indicating whether it made a profit or incurred a loss during the accounting period.
Etymology
The term "le compte de résultat" comes from French, where "compte" means account and "résultat" means result. Together, they refer to the accounting report that reveals the results of a company's financial activities. Did you know that this phrase literally translates to 'the account of results' in English?
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"Le compte de résultat" appears in the Vocaplus list "French - Finance - (A1-C2) - set 1", containing 150 commonly used words.
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