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soprattassa

surcharge

noun soh-praht-TAHS-sah Rare

Also means

surtax

Usage Note

Soprattassa is a supplementary tax or surcharge imposed on top of a base tax or fee — soprattassa postale (postal surcharge). It is a formal fiscal term; in everyday speech supplemento or maggiorazione are more common for 'surcharge'. Note the double 't' — held across the syllable break (soh-praht-TAHS-sah). The plural is regular: soprattasse.

Examples

"È prevista una soprattassa per i pagamenti in ritardo."

Natural Translation

A surcharge is provided for late payments.

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