agevolato

subsidised

adjective ah-jeh-voh-LAH-toh Rare

Origin: From agevolare (to facilitate), from agevole (easy), from Latin 'agibilis'.

Also means

facilitated

Usage Note

Agevolato is used in bureaucratic and financial contexts: mutuo agevolato (subsidised mortgage), prestito agevolato (concessional loan), tariffa agevolata (reduced-rate tariff). It signals official support or a reduced-rate concession, not merely something made easier in everyday speech.

Examples

"Ottiene un mutuo agevolato dalla banca."

Natural Translation

He obtains a subsidised mortgage from the bank.

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