Usage Note
PIL is the Italian acronym for gross domestic product, Prodotto Interno Lordo, and is treated as a masculine invariable noun. Like other acronyms it never takes a plural and is read letter by sound, pil. You will meet it constantly in economic news, as in crescita del PIL (GDP growth).
Examples
"Il PIL è cresciuto quest'anno."
Natural Translation
GDP grew this year.
Literal Translation
The GDP is grown this-year.
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