heypolyglot
Italian

riciclaggio

/ri.t͡ʃiˈklad.d͡ʒo/noun · masculineC1
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Meaning

laundering; recycling

  • money laundering (illicit financial activity)
  • recycling of waste materials (often interchangeable with riciclo)

In a sentence

La polizia indaga su una vasta rete di riciclaggio di denaro sporco.

The police are investigating a wide network of money laundering.

Le banche devono rispettare norme molto rigide contro il riciclaggio.

Banks must comply with very strict anti-money laundering regulations.

Non tollerano alcuna operazione sospetta legata al riciclaggio finanziario.

They do not tolerate any suspicious transactions linked to financial laundering.

Word forms (2)
WordWord forms
riciclaggiomasculine · singular
riciclaggimasculine · plural

Usage notes

  • For trash sorting and recycling, 'riciclo' is more commonly used in modern everyday Italian.

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