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当金 (とうきん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

当とう金きん

Meanings

1

noun

on-the-spot payment; immediate payment

archaic

Archaic term for paying immediately on the spot; compare with modern 即金 (そっきん).

See also: 即金

古こ文ぶん書しょには「当とう金きんにて支し払はらうべし」と記しるされていた。
The old document stated, 'Payment shall be made in on-the-spot money.'

Kanji

当hit, right, appropriate
金gold

Similar words

即そっ金きん
即金 is the modern equivalent for 'immediate payment' or 'cash on the spot'; 当金 is its archaic predecessor.

Etymology

Compound of 当 (とう, 'this' or 'the present') and 金 (きん, 'money'), literally 'the money at hand'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it was used in older commercial contexts to mean immediate payment.