beløb

Beløb is a Danish noun meaning amount or sum, particularly a quantity of money. It denotes a defined quantity, either monetary or non-monetary, and is commonly used in financial contexts as well as in general descriptions of quantity.

In typical Danish usage, beløb is combined with numerals and currencies. Phrases include et beløb på 500 kroner to indicate a sum of 500 kroner. When the amount is referenced again, the definite form beløbet (the amount) may be used, as in Beløbet blev udbetalt.

Beløb appears in invoices, receipts, budgets, bank statements, tax documents, and loan agreements. It can denote the amount due, paid, outstanding, or claimed. The word can modify adjectives: stort beløb (large amount), lille beløb (small amount).

Cross-language note: The term has cognates in Norwegian (beløp) and Swedish (belopp). The Danish spelling uses the letter ø, which distinguishes it from related forms in other Scandinavian languages.