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l’appoint

/a.pwɛ̃/ noun · masculine C1
  1. an amount of small change · Pour faire mille douze francs, il faut un billet de mille francs et un appoint de douze francs. To make one thousand and twelve francs, you need a thousand-franc note and twelve francs in change.
  2. money which completes a payment, balances an account
  3. complementary support (figuratively)

Plural appoints

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