掛け金
Meanings
1
premium; regular installment; amount billed
Money paid or due periodically under an insurance, mutual-aid, savings, or installment arrangement. In insurance contexts it is usually a premium; in payment-plan contexts it can be an installment or billed amount rather than the physical invoice itself.
The life insurance premium is withdrawn from my account every month.
Installments for this savings product start at ten thousand yen per month.
The bill for this month's premium arrived.
Usage patterns
- 〈物〉を払うto pay a premium/installment
I pay my life insurance premium every month.
- 〈物〉が高い/安いfor a premium/installment to be high or low
The premium goes up as you get older.
- 〈物〉を集めるto collect premiums/contributions
The association collects contributions from its members.