indemnité

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin indemnitās, from indemnis (whence indemne).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛ̃.dɛm.ni.te/
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Noun

indemnité f (plural indemnités)

  1. indemnity
  2. compensation
    indemnité de licenciement ― severance pay

Further reading

Middle French

Etymology

First known attestation 1369, borrowed from Latin indemnitās.[1]

Noun

indemnité f (plural indemnités)

  1. insurance payment

References

  1. ^ Etymology and history of “indemnité”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012
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