What does intestato in Italian mean?

What is the meaning of the word intestato in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use intestato in Italian.

The word intestato in Italian means letterhead, letterhead paper, assigned, personalized, assign, held by, owned by. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word intestato

letterhead, letterhead paper

aggettivo (che ha un'intestazione)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
La carta intestata dà maggior prestigio ai preventivi che invio ai miei clienti.
Letterhead paper gives more prestige to the quotes I send out to my clients.

assigned, personalized

aggettivo (che ha il nome del proprietario)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Era talmente ossessionato dal titolo nobiliare appena comprato che anche il suo cane aveva il collare intestato.
He was so obsessed with the noble title he had purchased that even his dog had a personalized collar.

assign

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (dare la proprietà) (law)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
La casa fu intestata ai figli per evitare la tassa di successione.
The home was assigned to the children to avoid estate tax.

held by, owned by

participio passato (conti, immobili, ecc. (a nome di [qlcn])

Questo conto bancario è intestato a mia madre.
This bank account is held by by mother.

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