comptant
French, adverb/kɔ̃.tɑ̃/
comptant is spelled C-O-M-P-T-A-N-T (8 letters) and appears 10 times per million words in written French, the 6,484th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Comptant is a French adverb meaning “cash” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a present participle of compter. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Au comptant”.
What does comptant mean in English?
adverb
- 1
cash
payer comptant
verb
- 1
present participle of compter
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui compte. 2. Qui se compte sur le champ. 3. Se dit d’un paiement immédiat quel que soit le moyen de paiement utilisé dès lors que ce moyen de paiement ne prévoit pas de délai.
noun: 1. Argent comptant. 2. Ensemble des opérations au comptant qui se font à la Bourse, titres contre argent ou argent contre titres. 3. Toute la quantité que l’on désire.
adverb: 1. Au comptant.
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.
Forms of comptant
- comptants plural masculine
- comptante singular feminine
- comptantes plural feminine
- content
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce comptant?
- /kɔ̃.tɑ̃/
- \kɔ̃.tɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to comptant
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is comptant in French?
comptant appears 10 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).