bordereau

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noun

A detailed statement, especially one containing a detailed listing of documents or accounts.

Scrabble 12

Meanings

nounbordereau (plural bordereaus or bordereaux)

plural bordereaus · plural bordereaux

  1. A detailed statement, especially one containing a detailed listing of documents or accounts.
  2. A form of reinsurance that details the history of the risk.

Origin

  1. Frenchbordereau
  2. Frenchbordereau
  3. Englishbordereau

Borrowed from French bordereau.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Dutch borderel
  • borderela statement with listing
French bordereau
  • bordereaua statement with listing
Hebrew בורדרו
  • בורדרוa statement with listing
Portuguese borderô
  • borderôa statement with listing
Russian о́пись
  • о́пись (ópisʹ)a statement with listing
Turkish bordro
  • bordroa statement with listing
Cite this entry
APA

bordereau. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bordereau

MLA

“bordereau.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bordereau. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bordereau,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bordereau.

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