ricapitalizzazione
recapitalisation
noun ree-kah-pee-tah-lee-dzah-TSYOH-neh Rare
Usage Note
Ricapitalizzazione is a technical finance term for the process of injecting new capital into a company or bank to restore its financial stability. It is common in news coverage of banking crises: ricapitalizzazione bancaria. The verb is ricapitalizzare. This is a direct parallel to English 'recapitalisation'; the long suffix -izzazione corresponds to English '-ization'.
Examples
"La banca ha avviato una ricapitalizzazione urgente."
Natural Translation
The bank has launched an urgent recapitalisation.
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