Utbetale

Utbetale is a Norwegian verb meaning to pay out or disburse funds to recipients. The term is widely used in banking, pensions, social benefits, insurance, and corporate finance to describe the act of distributing money that is due.

Common contexts include wage payments to employees, welfare or unemployment benefits from public authorities, dividends to shareholders, reimbursements, and insurance settlements. The term emphasizes the transfer of funds from an institution to beneficiaries on a scheduled or entitlement-based basis.

Forms and related terms: The present tense is utbetaler, the simple past is utbetalte, and the past participle is utbetalt. The infinitive is å utbetale. The noun utbetaling refers to the payout itself, and utbetalingsdato means the payout date.

Etymology: The word combines the prefix ut- meaning out or away and the verb betale (to pay).

See also: utbetaling, utbetalingsdato, utbytte.