prestation
French, noun/pʁɛs.ta.sjɔ̃/
prestation is spelled P-R-E-S-T-A-T-I-O-N (10 letters) and appears 15 times per million words in written French, the 4,746th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Prestation is a French feminine noun meaning “financial payment, benefit” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Action de prêter, de fournir”.
What does prestation mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininefinancial payment, benefit
Dans tous les cas, on accorde à l'assuré une seule prestation par mutilation.
- 2
feminineservice
- 3
feminineloan
- 4
femininecover
- 5
feminineperformance
Je pense que l'on a réalisé une bonne prestation aujourd'hui.
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Action de prêter, de fournir. 2. Service fourni. 3. Travail auquel les habitants d’une commune étaient assujettis pour la réparation des chemins vicinaux. 4. Fourniture due aux militaires.
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 prestation
- prestations plural
- præstation alternative obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce prestation?
- /pʁɛs.ta.sjɔ̃/
- \pʁɛs.ta.sjɔ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to prestation
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is prestation in French?
prestation appears 15 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).