megfizetés

Megfizetés is a Hungarian noun that refers to the act of paying money owed or settling an obligation. It can denote a payment in full as well as the satisfaction or settlement of a financial claim. In everyday language the term is less common for wages, where fizetés or bér are typically used; megfizetés is more often encountered in legal, contractual, and financial contexts to describe the act or result of paying.

Etymology and meaning: The word derives from the verb fizet (to pay) with the prefix meg-, which in this context emphasizes completion or fulfillment. Thus megfizetés denotes the completion of a payment, the settlement of a debt, or the satisfaction of a monetary claim.

Usage and examples: In contracts and invoices one may refer to "a megfizetés határideje" (the deadline for payment) or "a követelés megfizetése" (the payment of the claim). The term can be qualified by expressions such as "teljes megfizetés" (full payment) or "részleges megfizetés" (partial payment). It is commonly used in civil-law and financial documentation to specify the act and timing of payments.

Differences from related terms: Megfizetés should not be confused with fizetés (salary or wages) or kifizetés (payout or disbursement). It is also distinct from kártérítés (compensation) and from teljesítés (fulfillment of contractual obligations), though related concepts may appear together in legal texts.

See also: Fizetés, Kifizetés, Követelés, Kártérítés, Teljesítés.