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impayé

unpaid

adjective am-peh-YAY Rare

Also means

outstanding (debt)

Usage Note

Impayé describes a bill, debt, or invoice that has not been settled. As a noun (un impayé) it refers to an outstanding or overdue payment — gérer les impayés means to manage bad debts. The plural les impayés is common in business and banking contexts.

Examples

"La facture impayée est envoyée en recouvrement."

Natural Translation

The unpaid invoice is sent to collections.

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