fruttare
yield
Dare un guadagno o un risultato utile.
Definition & meaning
Fruttare means to yield, produce, or bring in something, especially money, profit, interest, or a benefit.
- An investment can yield interest.
- Work or an effort can bring results.
- Land can produce a crop.
It can also mean to result in something, including an unpleasant consequence: an action might earn someone a fine.
Grammar & Word origin
Fruttare is a first-conjugation verb. It is often used with what is produced as its object, as in “the investment yields interest.” It can also be used without an object to mean “be profitable.”
It derives from the noun frutto , “fruit” or “result.”
Synonyms & antonyms
- rendere — “to yield” or “bring in”; a close synonym, especially for income or profit.
- produrre — “to produce”; broader, referring to making or generating things as well as results.
- fruttificare — “to bear fruit”; can be literal or figurative, but is less common in everyday financial contexts.
- costare — “to cost”; a contextual opposite when contrasting a gain with an expense.
Common phrases & collocations
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Examples
Il lavoro ha fruttato buoni risultati.verb
The work has yielded good results.
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