ajourføre

Ajourføre is a Norwegian verb meaning to bring records up to date, reconcile discrepancies, and adjust information to reflect current status. It is commonly used in accounting, inventory management, and administrative record-keeping. The term originates from the French phrase à jour, meaning up to date, and has been adopted into Norwegian terminology through bureaucratic and financial contexts.

In accounting, ajourføre refers to posting adjustments so that the financial records reflect the current situation, such as reconciling balances between sub-ledgers and the general ledger, updating depreciation, accruals, or corrections identified after audits. In inventory management, it means updating stock records to match physical counts, typically after a stocktake. In data management and registries, ajourføre involves refreshing records with new information or correcting errors, for example ajourføre kunderegister or ansattdata.

Grammatical notes: ajourføre is a transitive verb that takes objects such as regnskaper, registrene, or lagerbeholdningen. Present tense is ajourfører; past tense is ajourførte; the perfect form is har ajourført. The noun form is ajourføring, referring to the act of updating. Related terms include oppdatere, revidere, justere, and oppdatering (noun), which denote similar concepts of making information current.

See also: updating, reconciliation, inventory control, bookkeeping.