tilbakebetales

Tilbakebetales is a Norwegian term formed from tilbakebetale, meaning to repay, with the present passive participle suffix -s. The word functions as an adjective or a passive verb form and translates roughly to “is repaid” or “is repayable.” It is commonly used in financial, contractual, and legal texts to describe funds or value that will be returned to another party.

In usage, tilbakebetales signals an obligation or expectation of repayment. It can describe money that must be returned after a transaction, a principal or withdrawal that is due on a specified date, or costs that a party is entitled to have reimbursed. The term often appears in clauses about refunds, deposits, guarantees, or compensation, where the emphasis is on the act or right of repayment rather than the payment itself being completed at the moment.

Etymologically, tilbakebetales derives from tilbakebetale (to repay) with the suffix -s to form a passive or adjectival construction. It thus contrasts with forms like tilbakebetaling (the act of repayment) or tilbakebetale (the verb).

See also: tilbakebetaling, tilbakebetalingsplikt, refusjon.

Note: Tilbakebetales is primarily a descriptive linguistic and contractual term in Norwegian and may be found in formal documents, financial agreements, and legal texts.