crowdfunding
The English phrase 'crowdfunding' can be translated into Italian as crowdfunding.
The term refers to the pooling of money for a common goal.
Meaning: pooling of money for a common goal (noun)
Which one should you use?
While crowdfunding is a direct loanword from English, you can also use the more descriptive Italian terms Finanziamento collettivo or Finanziamento partecipativo.
Did you know?
- You will often see the word crowdfunding used in Italian as a verb by adding the English suffix, as in crowdfundare, though this is highly informal.
- Italian law created a specific legal category for crowdfunding in 2013 to distinguish it from traditional bank loans and venture capital.
- The term Partecipativo in the alternative translation carries a political nuance, often used to describe systems where citizens directly influence decision-making processes.
Examples in context
- La raccolta fondi per il nostro progetto sta andando molto bene.The crowdfunding for our project is going very well.
- Vorrei provare a fare crowdfunding per il mio libro. Sembra un'idea interessante!I would like to try crowdfunding for my book. It seems like an interesting idea!
- Il crowdfunding ha aiutato a lanciare il progetto.Crowdfunding helped launch the project.
- Abbiamo scelto il crowdfunding per la nostra startup.We chose crowdfunding for our startup.
Example conversation
Lorenzo and Martina are discussing a new creative project at a cafe.
- LorenzoHai sentito del nuovo crowdfunding per il film?Have you heard about the new crowdfunding for the film?
- MartinaNo, Lorenzo, di cosa si tratta?No, Lorenzo, what is it about?
- LorenzoÈ un progetto molto interessante.It is a very interesting project.
- MartinaSpero che il crowdfunding abbia successo.I hope the crowdfunding is successful.
