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frazionare

to divide

verb frah-tsyoh-NAH-reh Rare

Also means

to split up

Usage Note

Frazionare means to divide something into fractions or smaller parts, often used in financial (frazionare un pagamento — to split a payment) and real-estate (frazionare un appartamento — to divide a flat into smaller units) contexts. It is transitive and takes avere. It is more formal than the everyday dividere.

Examples

"Hanno deciso di frazionare il pagamento in rate."

Natural Translation

They decided to divide the payment into installments.

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