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ricapitalizzazione

recapitalisation

noun ree-kah-pee-tah-lee-dzah-TSYOH-neh Rare

Usage Note

Ricapitalizzazione is a technical finance term for the process of injecting new capital into a company or bank to restore its financial stability. It is common in news coverage of banking crises: ricapitalizzazione bancaria. The verb is ricapitalizzare. This is a direct parallel to English 'recapitalisation'; the long suffix -izzazione corresponds to English '-ization'.

Examples

"La banca ha avviato una ricapitalizzazione urgente."

Natural Translation

The bank has launched an urgent recapitalisation.

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