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échoir

échoir

French

Verb

échoir

  1. (intransitive) to befall, to happen by chance
    Cela lui est échu en partage.
    It fell to his lot.
  2. (intransitive, law, obsolete) to become necessary (only used in the phrase le cas échéant)
  3. (intransitive, of an invoice) to become payable, to be due
    Le mode de facturation est à terme échu, car le calcul est basé sur l'utilisation mensuelle.
    The invoicing is presented in arrears, since the calculation is based on the monthly usage.

Conjugation

This verb is defective and is only conjugated in the third-person.

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