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inflation
inflation
📌 Note de grammaire
Often used in the singular when referring to the general economic phenomenon.
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impôt
tax
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Distinguished from 'taxe', which usually refers to a specific fee for a service.
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bénéfice
profit
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Often used in the plural 'les bénéfices' to mean corporate earnings.
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crédit
loan / credit
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Can mean bank credit, a loan, or government budget allocations.
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chômage
unemployment
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Mass noun; rarely used in the plural.
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bourse
stock market / stock exchange
📌 Note de grammaire
Also means a financial scholarship or a handbag depending on context.
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action
share / stock
📌 Note de grammaire
Polysemous word; in finance, it specifically refers to equity shares.
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dette
debt
📌 Note de grammaire
Often combined with verbs like 'contracter une dette' or 'rembourser une dette'.
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épargne
savings
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Refers to money put aside rather than daily spending cash.
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faillite
bankruptcy / failure
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Common collocation: 'déposer le bilan' (to file for bankruptcy).
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investissement
investment
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Derived from the verb 'investir'.
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revenu
income / revenue
📌 Note de grammaire
Usually used in the plural ('les revenus') when referring to personal earnings.
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subvention
subsidy / grant
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Often paired with the verb 'verser' or 'accorder'.
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taux
rate
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The 'x' in the singular and plural is silent.
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trésorerie
cash flow / treasury
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Crucial term for corporate financial health.
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PIB
GDP (Gross Domestic Product)
📌 Note de grammaire
Acronym for 'Produit intérieur brut'.
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budget
budget
📌 Note de grammaire
Used for both government finances and personal financial planning.
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client
customer / client
📌 Note de grammaire
Fem. 'la cliente', plural 'les clientes'.
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concurrence
competition
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Do not confuse with 'compétence' (skill/competence).
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croissance
growth
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Commonly paired with 'économique' or 'démographique'.
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dividende
dividend
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Refers to the share of profits distributed to shareholders.
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monnaie
currency / change
📌 Note de grammaire
Also means small change (coins) in everyday retail contexts.
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pouvoir d'achat
purchasing power
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Fixed expression widely used in political and economic debates.
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ressource
resource
📌 Note de grammaire
Can refer to financial, natural, or human resources.
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siège social
headquarters
📌 Note de grammaire
Refers specifically to the official registered office of a company.
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