tiers payant

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tjɛʁ pɛ.jɑ̃/

• France (Lyon)

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Noun

tiers payant m (usually uncountable, plural tiers payants)

1. third-party payer

   le principe du tiers payant ― the principle of the third-party payer

2. (insurance) system of insurance in which a third party assumes part or all of the costs incurred by an individual

See also

• assurance au tiers