tasso
rate
noun TAHS-soh Common
Origin: Medieval Latin taxus (rate, tax); the animal sense from Germanic
Also means
badger
Usage Note
Tasso is one of Italian's classic homonyms: il tasso di interesse is 'interest rate' and il tasso di disoccupazione is 'unemployment rate', while il tasso in a woodland context is the European badger. Context always clarifies which is meant. In finance tasso is the standard word for any kind of rate or ratio.
Examples
"Il tasso di interesse è aumentato."
Natural Translation
The interest rate has increased.
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