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内払い (うちばらい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
part payment ; partial payment
Refers to paying a portion of a total amount, often used in business or financial contexts. Can be used as a noun or with する to mean 'to make a partial payment'.
月げつ
内うち
払ばら
い
する
予よ
定てい
です
。
We plan to make a partial payment on the remaining balance next month.
Similar words 前まえ 払ばら い 前払い means 'advance payment' or 'prepayment', paying the full amount before receiving goods or services, while 内払い is a partial payment toward a total.
分ぶん 割かつ 払ばら い 分割払い refers to installment payments, where the total is divided into fixed periodic payments, whereas 内払い is a single partial payment that may not follow a fixed schedule.
Etymology Compound of 内 (uchi, 'inside' or 'partial') and 払い (harai, 'payment'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is conventionally used in financial contexts.