maksutavaksi

Maksutavaksi is the translative form of maksutapa, a Finnish noun meaning "payment method." It means "as a payment method" and is used to designate that a particular method is accepted or chosen in a transaction or agreement.

In business and consumer contracts, maksutavaksi appears in statements about which payments are available or approved. Example: "Tässä kaupassa maksutavaksi hyväksytään korttimaksu ja verkkopankkimaksu." The phrase signals the role of the method in the transaction, rather than describing its features.

Grammatical notes: Maksutavaksi is used after verbs like hyväksyä (to accept), valita (to choose), or käyttää (to use) to indicate designation as a payment method. Related forms include maksutapana ("as a payment method" in the essive) and maksutavat (plural).

In practice, maksutavaksi is common in formal or written Finnish, particularly in terms and conditions, invoices, and online checkout sections. It is often contrasted with maksutapana, which also means "as a payment method" but is more common in everyday language and slightly more general in tone.

See also: maksutapa, maksutavat, verkkopankki, luottokortti, lasku.