chalandise
French
Etymology
From chaland (“habitual patron, customer”) + -ise.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃa.lɑ̃.diz/
Audio (Paris): (file)
Noun
chalandise f (plural chalandises)
- custom (habitual buying of goods from one same vendor)
Derived terms
- zone de chalandise (“customer catchment area”)
Related terms
Further reading
- “chalandise”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.