cherté

French

Etymology

From cher +‎ -té, or from Latin cāritātem (“dearness, charity”), from carus (“dear”). Compare the doublet charité.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃɛʁ.te/

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Noun

cherté f (plural chertés)

1. expensiveness, high cost

Further reading

• “cherté”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.