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Pareto

American  
[pah-re-taw] / pɑˈrɛ tɔ /

noun

  1. Vilfredo 1848–1923, Italian sociologist and economist in Switzerland.


Pareto British  
/ paˈrɛːto /

noun

  1. Vilfredo (vilˈfreːdo). 1848–1923, Italian sociologist and economist. He anticipated Fascist principles of government in his Mind and Society (1916)

  2. (modifier) denoting a law, mathematical formula, etc, originally used by Pareto to express the frequency distribution of incomes in a society

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Pareto says Norwegian’s current valuation marks an attractive entry point for those with a longer view.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026

Pareto Securities analyst Anders Roslund said the weaker result was entirely due to the drastic fall in orders and supply chain distortions in its vacuum division.

From Reuters ● Jan. 26, 2023

“It’s an unspeakable tragedy,” Cathy Pareto, another plaintiff in the marriage lawsuit, told the Tallahassee Democrat in January, adding: “I can’t comprehend who would ever hurt this poor man.”

From Washington Post ● Apr. 18, 2022

Tonaki advanced to the women’s final by defeating Eva Csernoviczki of Hungary in her first match and then 2016 gold medalist Paula Pareto of Argentina in the quarterfinals.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2021

On another occasion—it was in 1857—the house of the Marchese Pareto, where Mazzini was staying, was surrounded by the police, and a large military force in attendance made a portentous show.

From Fragments of an Autobiography by Felix Moscheles

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