La prévision
Example: La prévision des ventes aide à planifier le budget annuel.
Definition
"La prévision" in finance refers to the act or process of estimating future financial outcomes, such as sales or expenses, based on current data and trends. For example, "La prévision des ventes aide à planifier le budget annuel" means sales forecasting helps plan the annual budget.
Etymology
The word "la prévision" comes from the French verb "prévoir," meaning to foresee or anticipate. It is derived from the Latin "praevidere," where "prae-" means before and "videre" means to see. Did you know that the concept of forecasting has been essential in finance for centuries to reduce uncertainty about the future?
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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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