konton

Konton is the plural form of the noun konto in Swedish, used to denote accounts in financial, administrative, and everyday contexts. The term is common in banking and bookkeeping and appears in discussions of ledgers and financial records. In Swedish, konton is the indefinite plural form, while kontona is used for the definite plural.

In accounting, konton refer to individual ledger accounts within a chart of accounts. Each konton records transactions related to a particular type of asset, liability, equity, income, or expense and shows a running balance. Konton are organized by category to facilitate reporting, reconciliation, and analysis of a company's financial position.

In banking and commerce, konton describe customer accounts such as savings or checking accounts, as well as business accounts used for recording transactions and managing cash flows. The term is widely used in financial documents, statements, and invoicing to indicate specific accounts involved in a transaction.

In digital and everyday language, konton can also refer to user accounts for online services, software platforms, or social media, particularly in Swedish-language contexts. The general sense remains an individual or collective designation of an account used for access, identification, or recording activity.

See also: chart of accounts, ledger, account (finance), konto. The term konton reflects Swedish usage of a broader family of words for monetary and service accounts, with related forms appearing in other Nordic languages.