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aux frais de la princesse

French, prepositional phrase/o fʁɛ d(ə) la pʁɛ̃.sɛs/

aux frais de la princesse is a French prepositional phrase meaning “for free, at the company's or at the taxpayer's expense” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does aux frais de la princesse mean in English?

prepositional phrase

  1. 1

    for free, at the company's or at the taxpayer's expense

    C'est aux frais de la princesse.

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

adverb: 1. Gratuitement, aux frais de quelqu’un d’autre (souvent riche) ou d’une société. 2. Aux frais du contribuable.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

How do you pronounce aux frais de la princesse?

  • /o fʁɛ d(ə) la pʁɛ̃.sɛs/
  • \o fʁɛ də la pʁɛ̃.sɛs\
  • [o.frɛd.la.prɛ̃.sɛs]

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.