Innkjøpt

Innkjøpt is the past participle of the Norwegian verb innkjøpe, meaning to procure or purchase. Used as an adjective, it describes goods or services that have been bought rather than produced in-house. The form innkjøpt is used for singular nouns, while innkjøpte is used for plural nouns, as in innkjøpt materiale and innkjøpte varer.

In business and accounting, innkjøpt material and innkjøpte varer are components of inventories and are treated as costs associated with external procurement rather than internal production. The term helps distinguish between externally acquired items and those manufactured internally. In procurement processes, items become innkjøpt after a purchase order is fulfilled and the goods are received and accepted.

In public sector and administration, the concept aligns with the broader term anskaffelse. Public authorities conduct innkjøp according to rules intended to ensure transparency, competition and value for money. The adjective innkjøpt emphasizes the status of items after the purchase.

Etymology and usage: innkjøpt is formed from innkjøpe and is commonly found in financial statements, inventories and procurement documents. Predicative use: varene er innkjøpt; attributive use: innkjøpte varer.

See also: anskaffelse, innkjøp, kjøp, leverandør.