Italian edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /kom.proˈmes.so/
  • Rhymes: -esso
  • Hyphenation: com‧pro‧més‧so

Etymology 1 edit

From compromettere.

Adjective edit

compromesso (feminine compromessa, masculine plural compromessi, feminine plural compromesse)

  1. compromised

Participle edit

compromesso (feminine compromessa, masculine plural compromessi, feminine plural compromesse)

  1. past participle of compromettere
Further reading edit
  • compromesso1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Etymology 2 edit

From Latin comprōmissum.

Noun edit

compromesso m (plural compromessi)

  1. a compromise, a settlement, an agreement
  2. a preliminary contract, an agreement to sell
  3. an arrangement
  4. a trade-off
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
  • compromesso2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana