Italian

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Etymology

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From risconto +‎ -are.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ri.skonˈta.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: ri‧scon‧tà‧re

Verb

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riscontàre (first-person singular present riscónto, first-person singular past historic riscontài, past participle riscontàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive, banking) to rediscount (a bill of exchange, a promissory note) already discounted by someone else (e.g. a discount house) (especially of the central bank) [auxiliary avere]
  2. (intransitive, banking) to rediscount bills of exchange, etc. [auxiliary avere]
  3. (intransitive, accounting) to perform a deferral [auxiliary avere]

Conjugation

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Further reading

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  • riscontare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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