Kimutató

Kimutató is a Hungarian term that can function as a noun or as an attributive adjective. It is derived from the verb kimutat, meaning to reveal, show, or demonstrate. In practice, kimutató refers to a document, instrument, or indication that presents data, evidence, or findings. The precise sense depends on context, and in many cases writers use more specific forms such as kimutatás, beszámoló, vagy jelentés to denote the actual statement or report.

Common contexts

In administrative and statistical language, kimutató is used to indicate a document or table that displays a set of figures or facts. A statistical kimutató might be a release or table that shows data for a given period, while a financial or accounting kimutató can describe a summary of transactions or a ledger extract that presents financial information. In these contexts, kimutató emphasizes the presenting function of the document, whereas kimutatás is the more standard term for the actual statement or report.

In everyday usage, kimutató can also function more generally as an adjective describing something that serves as evidence or an indicator, such as a kimutató eszköz (an instrument that displays a state or measurement). However, more common terms in standard prose are kimutatás or jelentés when referring to formal documents.

Relation to related terms

Kimutató is closely related to kimutatás (the noun for a statement or disclosure) and kimutatni (to reveal or show). While kimutatás is the standard designation for a formal document, kimutató appears when emphasizing the presenting or demonstrative role of the document or instrument.

See also: kimutatás, beszámoló, jelentés, kimutató eszköz.