Example: La scadenza del contratto è prevista per fine mese.
Definition
"La scadenza" in finance refers to the deadline or due date by which a financial obligation, contract, or payment must be fulfilled or completed. For example, the phrase 'La scadenza del contratto è prevista per fine mese' means the contract's due date is set for the end of the month.
The word "la scadenza" comes from the Italian verb 'scadere,' meaning 'to expire' or 'to lapse.' It traces back to the Latin 'excadere,' which means 'to fall out' or 'to expire.' Did you know that "scadenza" originally referred to something falling away or ending, perfectly fitting its modern sense of a deadline?
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