What does contrepartie in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word contrepartie in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use contrepartie in French.

The word contrepartie in French means quid pro quo, response, return, financial compensation, give in return, in return, in exchange, in return for, without consideration, without recompense, without consideration, without recompense. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word contrepartie

quid pro quo

nom féminin (échange) (Latin)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La contrepartie de l'octroi du terrain à l'entreprise était la création d'emplois.
The quid pro quo for granting land to the business was job creation.

response, return

nom féminin (contrebalancement)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ils ont augmenté leurs prix, en contrepartie nous avons baissé nos commandes.
They have increased their prices; in response, we have decreased our orders.

financial compensation

nom féminin (dédommagement pécuniaire)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

give in return

verbe transitif (donner en retour de [qch])

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

in return, in exchange

locution adverbiale (en échange de [qch])

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Si tu acceptes de travailler quelques samedis, en contrepartie, tu bénéficieras de plus de jours de congés.
In exchange for agreeing to work certain Saturdays you will benefit from extra days of leave.

in return for

locution adverbiale (en échange de)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
En contrepartie de ses heures supplémentaires, elle a obtenu plus de vacances.

without consideration, without recompense

locution adjectivale (sans réciprocité)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")

without consideration, without recompense

locution adverbiale (sans réciprocité)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")

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