B2💼 Business
Italian word
passività
liabilities (accounting); passiveness
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passivity
the state of being passive or inactive
⚠️ The trap
In accounting Italian, 'passività' means liabilities (debts, obligations) — not passive behaviour. Mixing up the two meanings in a balance sheet discussion is a serious false friend.
To say "the state of being passive or inactive" in Italian:
passività (liabilities); passività (passiveness)
"passività" in English means:
liabilities (accounting); passiveness
Example
"Le passività a breve termine devono essere coperte dalla liquidità."
"Short-term liabilities must be covered by liquidity."
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