raison d'êtrenoun [ C usually singular ]
uk/ˌrez.ɑ̃ː ˈdet.rə/us/ˌreɪ.zɑːn ˈdet.rə/plural raisons d'êtrea reason for existence:
Her job is her raison d'être.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Goals and purposes
- affordance
- aim
- ambition
- aspiration
- avail
- cause 1
- dedicated
- deliverable
- end
- KPI
- object
- objective
- order
- orientation
- point
- poodle
- poodle around (sth)
- prize
- should
- utility
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