adempimento

fulfilment

noun ah-dehm-pee-MEHN-toh Less Common

Origin: from 'adempiere' ('to fulfil')

Also means

compliance

Usage Note

Adempimento is a formal, legal-leaning word for carrying out a duty or obligation, common in bureaucratic phrases like adempimenti fiscali ('tax obligations'). You will rarely hear it in casual chat, where fare something is enough. The -mento suffix makes it masculine.

Examples

"L'adempimento degli obblighi è necessario."

Natural Translation

Fulfilment of the obligations is necessary.

Literal Translation

The-fulfilment of-the obligations is necessary.

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