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French
Pronunciation
Prepositional phrase
en nature
- in kind
- payer en nature ― to pay in kind
- avantage en nature ― benefit in kind
Usage notes
- Can have sexual overtones: "to pay in trade", i.e. to pay someone by having sex with them.
- Does not translate in nature.
- Not to be confused with de nature.