bolletta

bill

noun bol-LET-tah Rare

Also means

receipt

Usage Note

Bolletta primarily means a utility bill — la bolletta della luce (electricity bill), la bolletta del gas (gas bill). It can also refer to a receipt or ticket in certain regional uses, but in modern Italian its dominant meaning is utility bill. A common colloquial expression is essere in bolletta — which does NOT mean 'to have a bill' but rather 'to be broke/penniless'.

Examples

"La bolletta del gas è arrivata stamattina."

Natural Translation

The gas bill arrived this morning.

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