Back-formation from számlál. Created during the Hungarian language reform, which took place in the 18th–19th centuries.

• IPA^(key): [ˈsaːmlɒ]

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• Hyphenation: szám‧la
• Rhymes: -lɒ

számla (plural számlák)

1. (finance) bill, invoice, check (in the strict sense, containing the buyer's name and address as well, details of the product or service purchased, its tax content, method of payment, due date, payment date etc.)

   Coordinate terms: (informal) blokk (“receipt”), nyugta (“receipt”), (formal) bizonylat, (formal) elismervény

2. (banking) Synonym of bankszámla (“bank account”)

• számla 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.