ペイフォワード

expression

pay it forward

Wasei-eigo from English 'pay forward'; used for the concept of repaying kindness by helping others rather than the original benefactor. Often used as a noun or in explanatory contexts.

wasei-eigo (Japanese-coined English), from pay forward

See also: 恩送り

• ペイフォワードの考かんがえ方かたは、映えい画がで広ひろく知しられるようになった。

  The idea of paying it forward became widely known through a movie.