relance
French, noun
relance is spelled R-E-L-A-N-C-E (7 letters) and appears 9.1 times per million words in written French, the 7,166th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Relance is a French feminine noun meaning “reminder” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of relancer. With an accent, relancé is a different word: “past participle of relancer”. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Action de relancer, de mettre un enjeu supérieur”.
What does relance mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininereminder
- 2
feminineeconomic revival, boost
Near-synonyms: reprise, redressement
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- 2
second-person singular imperative
verb
- 1
past participle of relancer
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Action de relancer, de mettre un enjeu supérieur. 2. Politique de dépense publique visant à augmenter l’activité économique dans un contexte de faible croissance ou de récession. 3. Action de recontacter un client pour qu’il achète ou pour qu’il paie ses factures. 4. Impulsion nouvelle donnée à une action diplomatique.
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 relance
- relances plural
- relancée feminine
- relancés masculine plural
- relancées feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to relance
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is relance in French?
relance appears 9.1 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).