帖ちょう合あい

noun

book industry commission system

A specific commission-based distribution system in the Japanese book industry where unsold books can be returned to the publisher. The term is technical and primarily used in publishing and bookselling contexts.

• 日本にほんの出しゅっ版ぱん業ぎょう界かいでは、帖ちょう合あいという委い託たく販はん売ばい制せい度どが広ひろく使つかわれている。

  In the Japanese publishing industry, a consignment sales system called 帖合 is widely used.