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accantonamento

set-aside

noun ahk-kahn-toh-nah-MEN-toh Less Common

Also means

reserve fund

Usage Note

Accantonamento is primarily a financial and accounting term meaning an amount set aside as a provision or reserve (accantonamento per rischi = provision for risks). In military usage it can mean a billet or temporary quarters. The everyday verb accantonare also means 'to shelve' an idea or plan, but the noun almost always appears in formal financial contexts.

Examples

"L'azienda ha fatto un accantonamento per perdite future."

Natural Translation

The company set aside a provision for future losses.

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