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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