decorrenza

effective date

noun deh-kor-REN-tsah Rare

Also means

starting date

Usage Note

Decorrenza is a legal and administrative term for the date from which something takes effect — con decorrenza dal 1° gennaio ('effective from 1 January'). It derives from decorrere ('to run from a date, to elapse'). The fixed phrase a decorrere da ('as from, with effect from') is ubiquitous in Italian legal documents and official communications.

Examples

"L'aumento vale con decorrenza dal primo marzo."

Natural Translation

The raise is effective from the first of March.

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