How is the word externalité translated from French to English

English translation
Externality
noun

Effet secondaire d'une activité sur des personnes qui n'y participent pas.

A side effect of activity on uninvolved people.

Examples with “externalité”

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  • La pollution est une externalité négative classique. — Pollution is a classic negative externality.

  • Les économistes mesurent l'externalité du trafic dense. — Economists measure the externality of heavy traffic.

  • Une usine peut-elle payer l'externalité qu'elle produit ? — Can a factory pay for the externality it creates?

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