pareggio

draw; tie

noun pah-RED-joh Rare

Also means

(accounting) balance

Usage Note

Pareggio is the standard Italian word for a drawn match in sports (finire in pareggio, 'to end in a draw'). In economics and public finance, pareggio di bilancio means 'balanced budget' — a concept enshrined in the Italian constitution since 2012. The verb is pareggiare ('to draw, to balance'). Do not confuse with pari ('equal'), from which it derives.

Examples

"La partita si è conclusa con un pareggio."

Natural Translation

The match ended in a draw.

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