dallimporto

Dall'importo is an Italian prepositional phrase formed by da plus l'importo (the amount). It literally means “from the amount” and is used to designate the starting point or base for a calculation involving money in legal, contractual, and financial texts. The expression is common in formal writing and documents where precise thresholds or bases for charges, taxes, or penalties must be specified.

Usage is typically found in contexts that describe how a value is calculated or applied starting from a given monetary level. It often accompanies verbs such as calcolare, applicare, detrarre, or dedurre, and is followed by a reference to a monetary figure or a described amount. Examples include: “Il tasso di interesse è calcolato dall’importo di 1.000 euro,” “La penale si applica dall’importo di 2.000 euro,” and “Il contributo è calcolato dall’importo imponibile.” In contracts and invoices, dall’importo may specify the base against which a fee, commission, or deduction is computed.

Etymology and grammar notes: dall’importo is the contracted form of da + l’importo, with l’ indicating the definite article before a vowel. The phrase is widely used in written Italian and formal speech, especially in financial or administrative documents. It is often interchangeable in meaning with phrases like sull’importo (on the amount) or a partire dall’importo (starting from the amount), though dall’importo emphasizes the base or threshold from which calculations begin.

See also: importo, soglia, aliquota, tasso, spesa, imposta.