noun
credit sales; accounts receivable
Business term for sales made on credit, where payment is received later. Often used in accounting contexts.
今月の売り掛けは先月より増えた。
This month's credit sales increased compared to last month.
売り掛け金の回収に時間がかかっている。
Collecting accounts receivable is taking time.
Compound of 売り (uri, 'selling') + 掛け (kake, 'credit' or 'pending'), referring to sales made on credit.