Udestående

Udestående is a Danish term used as an adjective and, in some contexts, as a noun. It denotes something that remains unresolved, unpaid, or not yet completed. The word is commonly applied to financial sums, tasks, or cases that have not yet been settled or closed, such as debts, receivables, or project items.

Etymology and usage

The term is built from the prefix ud- meaning “out” or “remaining” and the participle stående from stå, meaning “standing.” Thus udestående roughly conveys “standing out” or “remaining.” In practice, udestående describes items that are pending or outstanding in accounting, administration, or project management.

Common contexts

In finance, udestående refers to money that has not been paid or not yet collected. Examples include udestående gæld (outstanding debt), udestående fordringer (receivables), and udestående beløb (outstanding amount). In administration or operations, it can denote unresolved tasks or cases, such as udestående sager or udestående opgaver. In accounting, it is often contrasted with forfalden (due) or tilgodehavende (receivable), to distinguish between what remains unsettled versus what is currently due or already received.

Grammatical notes

Udestående is typically used attributively, as in et udestående beløb, or predicatively, as in beløbet er udestående. In definite form, the phrase can appear as det udestående beløb.

See also

Related terms include gæld, fordring, tilgodehavende, og regnskab, which cover debts, receivables, and financial reporting.