il conto
bill
Registrazione di somme di denaro entrate e uscite, spesso usata in banca o in un negozio per tenere traccia del denaro di una persona o di un’impresa.
Definition & meaning
- Bill or check: the amount to pay, especially in a restaurant.
- Account: a financial or bank account, or a record of money owed.
- Calculation or count: a computation or accounting of something.
- Consideration or importance: in certain expressions, the attention or value given to something.
Grammar & Word origin
Conto is a masculine noun; its plural is conti. It comes from the verb contare , “to count,” ultimately from Latin computare, “to calculate.”
It is also a form of contare : conto means “I count” or, depending on context, “I intend” or “I rely.”
Synonyms & antonyms
- fattura — “invoice”; a formal billing document, whereas conto can also mean a restaurant bill.
- calcolo — “calculation”; emphasizes the mathematical process rather than the bill or account.
- considerazione — “consideration”; similar when conto refers to the importance or attention given to something.
There is no single antonym that applies to all meanings of conto.
Common phrases & collocations
- il conto, per favore — the bill, please.
- conto corrente — current account or checking account.
- fare i conti — to do the calculations or settle accounts.
- tenere conto di — to take something into account.
- rendersi conto di — to realize or become aware of something.
- per conto di — on behalf of someone.
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Examples
Possiamo pagare il conto adesso?noun
Can we pay the bill now?
I conti del ristorante erano troppo alti questo mese.noun
The restaurant bills were too high this month.
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