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受け払い (うけはらい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

受うけ払はらい

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Meanings

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noun

receipts and payments; income and expenditure

Refers to the total flow of money in and out, often used in accounting or financial contexts.

今こん月げつの受うけ払はらいを帳ちょう簿ぼに記き録ろくする。
Record this month's receipts and payments in the ledger.
受うけ払はらいのバランスが合あわない。
The balance of receipts and payments doesn't match.

Written forms

受うけ払はらいUsage27%
Standard kanji spelling.
受うけ払はらいUsage73%
Abbreviated kanji form; less common but still used.

Kanji

受accept, undergo, answer (phone)
払

pay, clear out, prune

Similar words

収しゅう支し
収支 is more common for 'income and expenditure' in general contexts; 受け払い is more specific to cash flow or accounting records.
出すい納とう
出納 also means 'receipts and disbursements', often used in official or business accounting, similar to 受け払い but more formal.

Etymology

Compound of 受け (uke, 'receiving') and 払い (harai, 'payment').