voittoa

Voittoa is the partitive singular form of the Finnish noun voitto, which can mean profit, earnings, or victory depending on the context. In everyday Finnish as well as in business language, voitto refers to a financial gain after costs, while in sports or competitions it can denote a victory. The same word thus has different nuances, and context determines whether it conveys a monetary gain or a win.

In financial and economic usage, voitto is used to describe profitability, and it is common to encounter related terms such as liikevoitto (operating profit) and nettovoitto (net profit). The partitive form voittoa is typically used after verbs that require the partitive mood, such as tehdä voittoa (to make a profit), tuottaa voittoa (to generate a profit), or tavoittelee voittoa (aims for a profit). For example: Yritys teki voittoa; Yritys tavoittelee voittoa.

Grammatical notes emphasize that voitto is the base noun; its inflected forms include voitot (nominative plural) and voittoja (partitive plural). The form voittoa serves as the standard partitive singular when referring to an unspecified amount or a general notion of profit in contexts that demand the partitive argument.

See also: voitto (profit or victory), tappio (loss), tulos (result), liikevoitto (operating profit). Voittoa as a form is most common in prose describing profitability or economic performance, while its sense as victory appears in non-financial contexts.