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To render Italian or conformable to Italian customs to Italianize...
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A word phrase or idiom peculiar to the Italians an Italicism...
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A phrase or idiom peculiar to the Italian language to Italianism...
contraband
contraband [Italian contrabbando act of smuggling, from contra- against + bando edict, law] : property that is unlawfully produced, possessed, or transported contraband per se : property that is in and of itself unlawful to possess, produce, or transport derivative contraband : property that is unlawful because it is used in committing an unlawful act ...
del credere
del credere [Italian, of belief, of trust] : relating to or guaranteeing performance or payment by third persons to a principal in connection with transactions entered into by an agent for the principal usually in return for higher commissions ...
firm
firm [German Firma, from Italian, signature, ultimately from Latin firmare to make firm, confirm] 1 : the name or title under which a company transacts business 2 : a partnership of two or more persons that is not recognized as a legal person distinct from the members composing it 3 : a business unit or enterprise ...
invest
invest [Medieval Latin investire, from Latin, to clothe, from in- in + vestis garment] 1 : to install in an office or position 2 a : to furnish with or formally grant power or authority b : to grant someone control or authority over : vest vb [Italian investire to clothe, invest money, from Latin, to clothe] vt 1 : to commit (money) in order to earn a financial return 2 : to make use of for future benefits or advantages vi : to commit funds or purchase something of intrinsic value for future gain : make an investment often used with in [ing in precious metals] in·ves·tor n ...
Ponzi scheme
Ponzi scheme [Charles A. Ponzi (ca. 1882-1949), Italian-born American swindler] : an investment swindle in which early investors are paid with sums obtained from later ones in order to create the illusion of profitability ...
reprisal
reprisal [Anglo-French reprisaile reprisaille, from Middle French, from Old Italian ripresaglia, from ripreso, past participle of riprendere to take back, from ri- back + prendere to take, from Latin prehendere] 1 a : the act or practice in international law of resorting to force short of war in retaliation for damage or loss suffered b : an instance of such action 2 : a retaliatory act [may not fire a complaining employee in ] ...
tariff
tariff [Italian tariffa, from Arabic tarīf notification] 1 a : a schedule of duties imposed by a government on imported or in some countries exported goods b : a duty or rate of duty imposed in such a schedule 2 : a document filed with the appropriate government agency that sets forth the rates, charges, and other provisions pertaining to services furnished by a business (as a carrier) or public utility ...
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