financière

[ French fee-nahn-syer ]

/ French fi nɑ̃ˈsyɛr /

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adjective

of or relating to a garnish or sauce prepared typically with truffles, mushrooms, quenelles, olives, Madeira, and sometimes sweetbreads and cockscombs: vol-au-vent financière.

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Origin of financière

<French, short for adv. phrase à la financière in the manner of a financier. Cf. à la mode

Words nearby financière

Financial Times Industrial Ordinary Share Index, Financial Times Stock Exchange 100 Index, Financial Times Stock Exchange Eurotrack 100 Index, financial year, financier, financière, financing, financing gap, finasteride, finback, finca