Italian vocabulary: economy and finance
Money, banking, prices, taxes, investment: economics and finance vocabulary in Italian.
Here are 100 Italian words on “Economy and finance”, translated into English and sorted from easiest to hardest.
Level 1: easy 40 words
| Italian | English |
|---|---|
| pubblicità | advertising |
| attivo | asset |
| bilancio | balance sheet |
| banca | bank |
| tasso di riferimento | base rate |
| obbligazione | bond |
| campagna | campaign |
| capitale | capital |
| concorrenza | competition |
| contratto | contract |
| imposta sulle società | corporation tax |
| costo | cost |
| crisi | crisis |
| debito | debt |
| domanda | demand |
| distribuzione | distribution |
| economia | economy |
| tasso fisso | fixed rate |
| fondo | fund |
| crescita | growth |
| indice | index |
| assicurazione | insurance |
| lancio | launch |
| margine | margin |
| mercato | market |
| denaro | money |
| prezzo | price |
| prodotto | product |
| titolo | security |
| servizio | service |
| azione | share |
| borsa | stock exchange |
| offerta | supply |
| pubblico di riferimento | target |
| imposta | tax |
| investire capitali | to invest funds |
| commercio | trade |
| fatturato | turnover |
| valore | value |
| ricchezza | wealth |
Level 2: medium 35 words
| Italian | English |
|---|---|
| contabilità | accounting |
| acquisizione | acquisition |
| revisione contabile | audit |
| austerità | austerity |
| bolla | bubble |
| esportazione | export |
| finanza | finance |
| globalizzazione | globalisation |
| margine lordo | gross margin |
| importazione | import |
| inflazione | inflation |
| investimento | investmentInvested savings |
| fattura | invoice |
| leva finanziaria | leverage |
| passivo | liability |
| fusione | merger |
| salario minimo | minimum wage |
| monopolio | monopoly |
| negoziazione | negotiation |
| portafoglio | portfolio |
| investimento immobiliare | property investment |
| spesa pubblica | public spending |
| azionista | shareholder |
| rilancio economico | stimulus |
| quotazione in borsa | stock market flotation |
| pensione integrativa | supplementary pension |
| fornitore | supplier |
| paradiso fiscale | tax haven |
| dichiarare | to declare |
| finanziare | to fund |
| fallire | to go bankrupt |
| costo variabile | variable cost |
| tasso variabile | variable rate |
| ritenuta alla fonte | withholding tax |
| rendimento | yield |
Level 3: hard 25 words
| Italian | English |
|---|---|
| punto di pareggio | break even point |
| intermediazione | brokerage |
| previsione di bilancio | budget forecast |
| tesoreria | cash flow |
| creditore | creditor |
| dazio doganale | customs duty |
| ammortamento | depreciation |
| diversificazione | diversification |
| dividendo | dividend |
| embargo | embargo |
| liquidità | liquidity |
| capitalizzazione di borsa | market capitalisation |
| delocalizzazione | offshoring |
| risparmio precauzionale | rainy day savings |
| rilocalizzazione | reshoring |
| subappalto | subcontracting |
| scappatoia fiscale | tax loophole |
| accertamento fiscale | tax reassessment |
| fluttuare | to fluctuate |
| indebitarsi | to get into debt |
| versare i contributi | to pay contributions |
| speculare | to speculate |
| avanzo commerciale | trade surplus |
| liquidazione | winding up |
| capitale circolante | working capital |
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- This page gives 100 Italian words on “Economy and finance”. The full topic holds 162 in the KoKo app: 64 at the easy level, 57 at the medium level and 41 at the hard level.
- Which words should I start with?
- With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.
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- By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.
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