Lõppsummat

Lõppsummat is the partitive form of lõppsumm, an Estonian term used in accounting and administration to denote the final total or closing balance. It refers to the total amount calculated after all components, such as items, taxes, discounts, and fees, have been included, and is commonly found in financial documents and reports.

Lõppsummat is used in contexts such as invoices, budgets, financial statements, and tax declarations to indicate the amount that remains due or the total figure presented at the end of a calculation. In practice, it often represents the amount payable, the final figure in a summary, or the closing balance of an account or project. The term helps distinguish the final total from intermediate sums or partial totals reported during processing.

Etymology and grammar: The noun lõppsumm is formed from lõpp (end) and summa (sum). Lõppsummat is the partitive form of lõppsumm, used when the final total is treated as an object or part of a larger sentence. Other forms of the headword include lõppsumm (nominative) and various inflected forms according to the Estonian case system.

Translations and usage notes: In English, lõppsummat is typically translated as “final total” or “closing balance.” In Estonian practice, the term appears in financial and administrative writing and is often paired with verbs like kajastama (to reflect), arvutama (to calculate), or maksma (to pay).

See also: sum, summa, lõpp, eelarve, raamatpidamine.

Example: Arve lõppsummat oli 1 200 eurot. (The final total on the invoice was 1,200 euros.)