Money & Finance

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• Mòrtgici

  Mortgage

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  Mòrtgici

  /MOR-tgee-chee/

  Noun[Era 3]

  Mortgage: the thirty-year promise that turned a rented room into a real house, paid with double shifts, sacrifices and Sunday overtime. Home at last?

  "Finalmenti pagammu u mòrtgici!"

  "We finally paid off the mortgage!"

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• Rèntu

  Rent

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  Rèntu

  /REN-too/

  Noun[Era 3]

  Rent: the first of the month, every month, the sum that arrives before the sun. Complained about by all, paid by all. Due?

  "Dumani si paga u rèntu."

  "Tomorrow the rent is due."

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• Tàccu

  Tax

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  Tàccu

  /TAHK-koo/

  Noun[Era 3]

  Tax: the only thing certain besides death and Sunday dinner. Calculated by cousins and understood by no one. Filing?

  "Haiu a pagari i tàccu stu misi."

  "I have to pay the taxes this month."

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• Bàncu

  Bank

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  Bàncu

  /BAHN-koo/

  Noun[Era 3]

  Bank: the big marble building where Grandpa kept his savings and his suspicions. Never trusted, always used. Where’s your money?

  "Mittìu i soddi ntô bàncu."

  "I put the money in the bank."

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• Sàivìngu

  Saving

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  Sàivìngu

  /SAH-ee-VEEN-goo/

  Noun[Era 3]

  Saving: the quiet superpower of every immigrant, with a coffee can, a mattress, a bank book and discipline. Pennies become houses. Putting something aside?

  "Ogni misi mettu soddi di latu."

  "Every month I put some money aside."

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• Pròfittu

  Profit

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  Pròfittu

  /PRO-feet-too/

  Noun[Era 3]

  Profit: what’s left when the family shop closes, the bills are paid and the neighbors have been given credit. Little, but sweet. Any left?

  "Stu misi c’è nu pocu di pròfittu."

  "This month there’s a little profit."

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