toimeksianto

toimeksi +‎ anto

• IPA^(key): /ˈtoi̯meksiˌɑnto/,
• Rhymes: -ɑnto
• Hyphenation^(key): toi‧meksi‧anto

toimeksianto

1. (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

2. assignment (act of assigning a task to someone, or an assigned task)

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).

• toimeksiantaja

• tilaus (“order”)

• “toimeksianto”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03