átalány

== Hungarian == === Etymology === Back-formation from általános (“general; universal”). Created during the Hungarian language reform, which took place in the 18th–19th centuries. Compare magány (“solitude”) for a term formed similarly in the same period. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈaːtɒlaːɲ] Hyphenation: áta‧lány Rhymes: -aːɲ === Noun === átalány (plural átalányok) a fixed regular (usually monthly) fee or rate determined in advance by estimation, as opposed to an itemized rate a fixed periodic salary established in advance, as opposed to a piece wage (archaic) mean (average of a set of values, calculated by summing them together and dividing by the number of terms) Synonym: átlag ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === átalány in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN. átalány in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).