riscatto
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See also: riscattò
Italian
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From riscattare.
Noun
[edit]riscatto m (plural riscatti)
- redemption
- liberation pegged to the payment of a ransom
- (by extension) a ransom (money paid)
- (by extension) liberation achieved only after a religious or political sacrifice
- (law, by extension) liberation from a legal obligation, especially an institution in which a debtor can rid himself of an obligation by paying a sum of money
Etymology 2
[edit]See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
[edit]riscatto