voitto

Voitto is a Finnish noun with two primary senses: financial profit and victory in a competition. In everyday use it describes a positive outcome or gain, while in sports, games and competitions it denotes success or a win. The word can function in both singular and plural forms (voitot).

In finance and business, voitto refers to the positive result after costs are subtracted from revenue. Finnish accounting distinguishes brutto­voitto (gross profit) and nettovoitto (net profit). Bruttovoitto equals revenue minus the cost of goods sold, while nettovoitto is the profit after all expenses, taxes and other deductions. If revenue does not cover costs, the situation is described as tappio (loss). The term is also used in expressions such as voittomarginaali (profit margin) and voitonjako (distribution of profits).

In sports and competitive contexts, voitto means victory or winning a match, race or event. The winner is referred to as voittaja. The word is also used for winnings in lotteries or prize-based games, for example koko voitto or voitto-tuotto when describing prize money.

Etymology and usage notes: voitto is a native Finnish noun derived from the verb voittaa (to win, to gain). It appears in many compounds related to profitability and success, reflecting its core sense of gain or achievement. The term is widely used across business, economics, sports and everyday language.