ávinningur

Ávinningur is an Icelandic noun meaning "advantage" or "benefit." In everyday Icelandic it denotes a positive consequence or gain, and in economic, legal, and policy contexts it is used to describe the returns or net benefit arising from a decision, project, investment, or action. The term is common in discussions of cost-benefit analysis and strategic planning.

Ávinningur is also the name of a small rural locality in Iceland. The locality appears in official records as a farm or settlement within a municipality, and it is typical of rural Icelandic toponymy in comprising a single household or a cluster of farms. The surrounding landscape in Icelandic rural areas is typically agricultural or pastoral, and connectivity is provided by local roads. Public sources provide limited detail on its exact population or administrative boundaries.

In Icelandic toponymy, Ávinningur is one of several place-names built from common nouns that express value-related concepts such as benefit or prosperity. Such names reflect historical practices of naming lands, farms, and estates according to perceived economic or environmental significance.

Beyond place names, the word functions in economics and finance to denote net gains, profits, or favorable outcomes, and it can be found in phrases that evaluate the viability or desirability of a course of action.