code de routage bancaire
The English phrase "bank routing number" is translated into French as code de routage bancaire.
The term code de routage bancaire refers to the nine-digit code used to identify a specific financial institution during a transaction.
Did you know?
- If you are looking for your routing information in a French bank statement, look for the acronym RIB. This single document contains your bank code, branch code, account number, and a checksum key, making a separate 'routing number' unnecessary.
- The word banque in bancaire shares a root with the Italian word banca, which originally referred to the wooden bench or table used by money changers in early marketplaces.
- The word routage in French is a relatively recent linguistic adaptation from the English 'routing'. In a traditional French context, routage is more commonly associated with the physical routing of mail or digital data packets rather than financial codes.
Example conversation
Chloé is helping Hugo set up a direct deposit.
- ChloéHugo, as-tu ton code de routage bancaire ?Hugo, do you have your bank routing number?
- HugoNon, je ne sais pas où il est.No, I don't know where it is.
- ChloéRegarde sur ton relevé de compte.Look on your bank statement.
- HugoAh oui, j'ai trouvé le code de routage bancaire !Ah yes, I found the bank routing number!
