B2🔤 Letters T–Z
Italian word
tasso
rate (interest rate, exchange rate); also: badger (animal) or yew tree
Looks like
tasso / tax
a compulsory financial charge imposed by government
⚠️ The trap
'Tasso' looks like 'tax' but means 'rate'. The Italian word for tax is 'tassa'. Confusing them in a financial context leads to serious misunderstandings.
To say "a compulsory financial charge imposed by government" in Italian:
tassa (for tax); tasso (for rate)
"tasso" in English means:
rate (interest rate, exchange rate); also: badger (animal) or yew tree
Example
"Il tasso di interesse è aumentato."
"The interest rate has gone up."
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