financière

American  

[fee-nahn-syer] / fi nɑ̃ˈsyɛr /

adjective

1. 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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Etymology

Origin of financière

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

Example Sentences

It bought the French fragrance house Guerlain and had already absorbed the Parfums Christian Dior business, previously owned by Arnault’s company Financière Agache, when Louis Vuitton and Moët Hennessy merged in 1987.

From The Wall Street Journal

Financière Agache has indicated an interest in buying $325 million worth of shares while Durable Capital Partners LP and Norges Bank Investment Management have shown interest in $300 million worth of shares, Birkenstock disclosed in a filing.

From Reuters

Financière Agache, controlled by the Arnault family that owns LVMH, has indicated an interest to buy $325 million of ordinary shares in the offering, Birkenstock said.

From Reuters

Rival Compagnie Financiere Richemont has shed 17.4% since then and Hermes is down about 5.4% since then.

From Reuters

On the menu were “Russian hors d’oeuvres, caviar and other light delicacies,” followed by meat dishes that included “a leg of mutton with béarnaise sauce,” a “boeuf à la gelée” and “chicken financière.”

From Washington Post