barrement

French

Etymology

From barrer (“to bar”) +‎ -ment.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baʁ.mɑ̃/, /bɑʁ.mɑ̃/

• Audio (CAN):

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Noun

barrement m (plural barrements)

1. crossing (pair of parallel lines printed on a cheque)

Further reading

• “barrement”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.