capitale proprio
/ka.piˈta.le ˈprɔ.prjo/word by word
The Italian phrase for equity capital is capitale proprio.
capitale proprio refers to the money a company raises through the sale of shares to investors.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of capitale, meaning capital and proprio, meaning own or proper.
Which one should you use?
In a financial context, capitale proprio (equity) is contrasted with capitale di debito, which refers to debt capital. Additionally, patrimonio netto is often used to refer to the equity portion of a company's value specifically in formal accounting and on balance sheets, translating to "net equity" or "net worth".
How does it change in a sentence?
The adjective proprio must agree in gender and number with the noun capitale, which is a masculine singular noun.
How do you pronounce it?
The word has 6 syllables, with the stress on the 3rd syllable.
Did you know?
- The term capitale originates from the Latin word caput, meaning 'head', reflecting a time when wealth was measured by heads of cattle.
- In Italian, the word capitale is used for both financial equity and the most important city in a country, such as Rome.
- The word proprio can act as an intensifier meaning 'really' or 'exactly' in conversation, though it only means 'own' in capitale proprio.
Examples in context
- La società ha bisogno di un aumento di capitale proprioThe company needs an increase in equity capital
- È necessario incrementare il capitale azionario dell'aziendaThe company's share capital needs to be increased
- La società ha un patrimonio netto di X euroThe company has an equity capital of X euros
- L'azienda sta cercando di aumentare i fondi proprietariThe company is trying to increase its equity capital
- L'azienda ha bisogno di nuovo capitale proprio.The company needs new equity capital.
- Il capitale proprio è aumentato quest'anno.The equity capital increased this year.
- Abbiamo utilizzato tutto il capitale proprio per l'investimento.We used all the equity capital for the investment.
Example conversation
Chiara and Lorenzo are discussing the financial status of their startup.
- ChiaraLorenzo, quanto capitale proprio abbiamo in banca?Lorenzo, how much equity capital do we have in the bank?
- LorenzoChiara, abbiamo ancora una buona riserva.Chiara, we still have a good reserve.
- ChiaraDobbiamo decidere se iniettare altro capitale proprio.We need to decide if we should inject more equity capital.
- LorenzoSì, è una scelta importante per il futuro.Yes, it is an important choice for the future.
Sources
- IPA marked “word by word” joins the Wiktionary pronunciations of each word (capitale, proprio) and can differ in connected speech.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries capitale, proprio, CC BY-SA 4.0.
