Usage Note
Contenimento is used in formal and technical contexts: contenimento dei costi (cost containment), contenimento dell'inflazione (inflation containment). In medicine it also refers to physical restraint of a patient. Learners should not confuse it with contenuto (content).
Examples
"Il governo ha adottato misure di contenimento."
Natural Translation
The government adopted containment measures.
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