actiunea

Acțiunea is a Romanian feminine noun with several related but distinct senses. In the broad sense it denotes the act of doing something, a deed or the process of performing a task. In everyday language it is used to refer to actions and events as they unfold, for example, “Acțiunea se desfășoară într-un ritm alert.”

In a legal context, acțiunea designates a legal action or lawsuit. It is the procedural step by which a party seeks a judicial remedy or recognition of a right, as in “a intenta o acțiune în justiție” or “o acțiune în despăgubire.” This sense emphasizes the formal dispute resolution aspect of the term.

In finance and corporate contexts, acțiunea means a share or stock in a company. A single unit is an acțiune, while multiple units are acțiuni. This use is common in discussions of ownership, dividends, and capitalization, for example “deține 50 acțiuni ale companiei” or “piața de acțiuni.”

In culture and narrative, acțiunea also refers to the plot or the sequence of events in a film, novel, or play. Phrases like “acțiunea filmului” describe where and how the story unfolds.

Etymology and form: acțiunea derives from Latin actio, actiōnis, meaning action or lawsuit, and entered Romanian with related senses through historical language contact. The standard form in Romanian uses diacritics; the diacritics are commonly omitted in non-accented text as “actiunea.”

See also: acțiune în justiție, acțiuni (plural), acționar, acționariat.