escompter
French → English
(Expectation) To anticipate or count on a future event with hope or certainty; to expect
Le ministre escompte une baisse significative du chômage d'ici la fin de l'année.
(English) The minister expects a significant drop in unemployment by the end of the year.
Il avait escompté un grand succès pour son nouveau film, mais les critiques furent froides.
(English) He had anticipated a great success for his new film, but the reviews were cold.
(Finance) To pay or receive the value of a commercial bill before its due date; to discount
Le commerçant doit escompter ses lettres de change auprès de la banque pour obtenir des liquidités.
(English) The merchant must discount his bills of exchange at the bank to obtain liquidity.
La banque refuse désormais d'escompter les billets signés par cette entreprise risquée.
(English) The bank now refuses to discount notes signed by this risky company.
Entry ID: fr:en:escompter · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary