Hyvitetty

Hyvitetty is a Finnish past participle form of the verb hyvittää, commonly translated as "credited," "refunded," or "compensated." As an adjective or verb form it indicates that an amount, claim or obligation has been settled by giving a credit, refund or compensation.

Usage and contexts

Hyvitetty appears frequently in financial and administrative contexts: bank statements ("summa on hyvitetty tilille" — the amount has been credited to the account), invoices and receipts (a line noting that a charge was credited), consumer service (a returned or refunded purchase), payroll (salary adjustments or corrections), and tax or benefit administration (when an adjustment is applied to an account). It also appears in general language to indicate that some deficit, error or inconvenience has been made good.

Grammar

Hyvitetty is the past participle of hyvittää and is used with auxiliary verbs (e.g., on hyvitetty — has been credited) or as a modifier (hyvitetty määrä — credited amount). Related forms include the noun hyvitys (compensation, credit, refund) and the verb hyvittää (to credit, compensate, refund).

Related terms

Synonyms depending on context include korvattu (compensated) and palautettu (returned). On formal documents and notices, hyvitetty commonly signals that an administrative or financial correction has been completed.