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retributivo

retributive

adjective reh-tree-boo-TEE-voh Rare

Also means

pay-related

Usage Note

Retributivo has two distinct senses: in law and ethics it means 'retributive' (giustizia retributiva, 'retributive justice'); in labour and economics it means 'relating to pay or remuneration' (trattamento retributivo, 'pay package'). Context usually makes the sense clear.

Examples

"Il sistema retributivo è stato riformato."

Natural Translation

The pay system has been reformed.

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