aggravio

additional burden

noun ahg-GRAH-vyoh Rare

Origin: From aggravare (to worsen), from Latin aggravare.

Also means

aggravation

Usage Note

Aggravio is formal and appears most often in legal, fiscal, and bureaucratic contexts: aggravio fiscale (tax burden), aggravio di costi (additional costs). In everyday speech, peso or onere is more natural. The plural is aggravii or aggravi.

Examples

"Il nuovo regolamento rappresenta un aggravio per le imprese."

Natural Translation

The new regulation represents a burden for businesses.

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