Ellenértékeként

Ellenértékeként is a Hungarian term used in finance, accounting, and law to express that something is provided as the countervalue for something else. It combines ellenérték (countervalue) with the suffix -ként, forming an adverbial phrase meaning “as the countervalue” or “in exchange for.”

In practice, the phrase denotes that a payment, service, or asset is given to satisfy a claim or obligation by providing value of equivalent amount. In contract or settlement language one might encounter sentences such as: “A termék ellenértékeként 1,2 millió forintot fizetett,” meaning that the payment of 1.2 million forints was made as the countervalue of the product. The expression is common in formal documents, invoices, settlements, and accounting records, where precise value matching is required.

Etymology and usage notes: the term is built from ellen- (against, opposite) and érték (value) with the suffix -ként to denote “in the capacity of” or “as.” It is a technically oriented expression and tends to appear in legal, financial, and academic texts rather than in everyday speech. Related terms include ellenérték (the countervalue or consideration), érték (value), and ár (price). In English, ellenértékeként is typically rendered as “as the countervalue” or “as consideration.”