tartaléka

Tartaléka is the possessive form of the Hungarian noun tartalék, meaning reserve, stock, or contingency. The suffix -a marks the third-person singular possessive, so tartaléka translates roughly as “its reserve” (or “his/her/its reserve” depending on the possessor). The term is used to refer to the amount of reserve or spare resources attached to a thing, organization, or system.

In practice, tartaléka appears in finance, logistics, production, and public or military planning. In business, it denotes financial buffers kept to cover unexpected costs or downturns. In operations, it can refer to safety stock or contingencyInventory held aside to prevent disruption. In public administration or defense, it may describe strategic reserves kept for emergencies. Examples include phrases such as “a vállalat tartaléka” (the company’s reserve) or “állomány tartaléka” (the stock held in reserve).

Plural and related forms exist: tartalékai means “its reserves” or “their reserves,” while tartaléka használata would refer to the use of the reserve by the possessor. Related terms include tartalék (the general concept of a reserve) and készlet (inventory or stock).

See also tartalék, készlet, és vészhelyzeti tartalék. Etymology: tartaléka derives from tartalék, a native Hungarian word for reserve or stock; the form is a standard possessive construction in Hungarian.