onere
burden
noun OH-neh-reh Less Common
Origin: From Latin onus, oneris (load, burden).
Also means
charge
Usage Note
Onere means a financial or legal obligation, duty, or charge — closer to 'encumbrance' than to the physical English 'burden'. It appears in phrases like oneri fiscali (tax charges) and onere della prova (burden of proof). The plural is regular: gli oneri. Do not confuse with onore (honour), which differs only by one letter and stress.
Examples
"Gli oneri fiscali sono elevati."
Natural Translation
The tax charges are high.
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