l'appoint
The English phrase "exact change" is translated into French as l'appoint.
l'appoint refers to the precise amount of money required for a payment so that no change is needed. You can use the phrase avoir l'appoint to indicate that one has the precise amount of money needed for a transaction.
How does it change in a sentence?
The noun appoint is a masculine noun. It is almost always used with the definite article l' because it begins with a vowel.
Did you know?
- The word appoint shares a root with the English word 'appointment', as both derive from the idea of 'pointing' or fixing a specific point, time or amount.
- In France, the word appoint can also refer to a supplementary payment or an allowance added to a basic salary to reach a specific total.
- In some French-speaking regions, particularly in Canada, the phrase faire l'appoint is used to describe the act of adding small coins to a bill to avoid receiving a handful of coins back.
Examples in context
- Avez-vous la monnaie exacte?Do you have exact change?
- Avez-vous l'appoint pour le café ?Do you have the exact change for the coffee?
- Je n'ai pas l'appoint sur moi.I don't have the exact change on me.
- Veuillez préparer l'appoint pour le paiement.Please prepare the exact change for the payment.
Example conversation
Nathan is paying for a coffee at a small cafe.
- NathanÇa fait trois euros cinquante, monsieur.That is three euros fifty, sir.
- EmmaEst-ce que vous voulez l'appoint ?Do you want the exact change?
- NathanOui, je n'ai pas de monnaie aujourd'hui.Yes, I don't have any change today.
- EmmaMerci beaucoup, Nathan.Thank you very much, Nathan.
