stanziare

to allocate, to set aside (funds)

verb stahn-TSYAH-reh Rare

Usage Note

Stanziare is a -iare verb conjugated regularly; it takes avere. It is primarily a bureaucratic and parliamentary term: stanziare fondi / stanziare risorse ('to earmark funds / resources'). In everyday speech Italians prefer mettere da parte for saving money; stanziare is rarely used outside official registers.

Examples

"Il ministero ha stanziato nuovi fondi per la scuola."

Natural Translation

The ministry has allocated new funds for schools.

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