Example: La compensation des dettes facilite les règlements entre entreprises.
Definition
"La compensation" in law refers to the process by which mutual debts between two parties are offset against each other, simplifying settlements by reducing the amounts owed. For example, "La compensation des dettes facilite les règlements entre entreprises" means debt compensation facilitates settlements between companies.
Translations
compensation
la compensación
de compensatie
la compensació
die Kompensation
Etymology
"La compensation" comes from the Latin word 'compensatio,' meaning 'balancing' or 'weighing together.' This term entered French through Old French, where it retained the sense of counterbalancing or making up for something, which perfectly fits its legal use in offsetting debts.
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"La compensation" appears in the Vocaplus list "French - Law - (A1-C2) - set 1", containing 125 commonly used words.
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