totalsumma

Totalsumma is a term used in Swedish and other Nordic languages to denote the final amount in a calculation, invoice, or financial summary. It represents the overall total after all components have been combined, such as prices, fees, discounts, and taxes. The term is commonly encountered in accounting, shopping interfaces, and reporting, where a single figure summarizes the monetary obligation or value.

In mathematics and data processing, totalsumma refers to the sum of a set of numbers. It is the result obtained when the individual terms are added together. In programming and databases, the totalsumma is often produced by an aggregation or summation operation over a column or collection of values, and then displayed as a single numeric value.

In commerce and invoicing, totalsumma appears on receipts, quotes, and online checkout pages. It usually includes subtotals, tax calculations, shipping charges, and any applicable discounts, yielding the amount the customer must pay. In English, terms like “grand total” or “total amount” convey a closely related idea.

Notational and practical considerations include currency formatting, rounding rules, and tax-inclusive versus tax-exclusive calculations. Locales may differ in decimal separators and grouping, which can affect the presentation of the totalsumma. Etymologically, it combines “total” and “summa” to express the notion of the complete sum. See also: sum, subtotal, grand total, total.