échéance

== French == === Etymology === From past participle of échoir +‎ -ance, possibly, but less likely, corresponding to a Late Latin or Vulgar Latin *excadentia, from *excadens from *excadere, from Latin cadere (“fall”). Compare Italian scadenza. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /e.ʃe.ɑ̃s/ Rhymes: -ɑ̃s === Noun === échéance f (plural échéances) expiry date, expiration date due date, redemption date, date of payment arriver à échéance ― to fall due term (period of time) À longue échéance, ça serait mieux. ― This is better in the long term. === Further reading === “échéance”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012