toimeksianto

== Finnish == === Etymology === toimeksi +‎ anto === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtoi̯meksiˌɑnto/, [ˈt̪o̞i̯me̞ks̠iˌɑ̝n̪t̪o̞] Rhymes: -ɑnto Syllabification(key): toi‧mek‧si‧an‧to Hyphenation(key): toi‧meksi‧anto === Noun === toimeksianto (law) mandate (a bilateral agreement through which a legal entity mandates another to conduct a transaction or task on their behalf, often with compensation) Coordinate term: toimeksisaanti assignment (act of assigning a task to someone, or an assigned task) ==== Usage notes ==== The term "mandate" is used in the European Union (corresponding to e.g. German Auftrag), but the only English-speaking country in which it appears to be used is South Africa (see Wikipedia). ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== toimeksiantaja ==== See also ==== tilaus (“order”) === Further reading === “toimeksianto”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023