Obsolete term for a fee or commission paid to a broker or middleman, or wages for certain services. Not used in modern Japanese.
In Edo-period ledgers, brokerage fees are recorded as 上げ銭.
fee for a prostitute or geisha
Obsolete term for a fee paid to a prostitute or geisha. Historical usage only.
In the pleasure quarters, the term 揚げ銭 referred to payment to a courtesan.
Obsolete term; kanji spelling is historical. 揚げ銭 is an alternative historical spelling.
Alternative historical kanji spelling for the same obsolete term.
Compound of 上げ (age, 'raising' or 'giving') and 銭 (sen, 'money' or 'coin'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; it likely referred to money handed over as a fee or payment.