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indennità

allowance

noun een-dehn-nee-TAH Common

Origin: from Latin indemnitas 'freedom from loss'

Also means

compensation

Usage Note

Indennità is a formal term for a payment or benefit, like indennità di disoccupazione ('unemployment benefit'). Stressed on the final vowel, it stays invariable in the plural and belongs to administrative and legal language.

Examples

"Riceve un'indennità mensile."

Natural Translation

He receives a monthly allowance.

Literal Translation

He-receives an allowance monthly.

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