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Italian word

liquidazione

severance pay (end-of-employment payment); also: liquidation of a company; clearance sale

Looks like

liquidation

the process of winding up a company; selling off assets

⚠️ The trap

In Italian HR contexts 'liquidazione' very commonly means the lump-sum severance payment (TFR) received when employment ends — not company liquidation. Confusing the two is a major HR/legal false friend.

To say "the process of winding up a company; selling off assets" in Italian:

liquidazione (severance/winding up); TFR (trattamento di fine rapporto)

"liquidazione" in English means:

severance pay (end-of-employment payment); also: liquidation of a company; clearance sale

Example

"Quando è andato in pensione ha ricevuto la liquidazione."

"When he retired he received his severance pay."

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