支し払はらいを拒こばむ

expression, godan verb (-mu)

refuse to pay; decline payment

Used when someone intentionally withholds payment or refuses to settle a bill. Often implies a deliberate act rather than inability to pay.

• 彼かれは料りょう金きんの支し払はらいを拒こばんだ。

  He refused to pay the fee.

• クレジットカード会社がいしゃが支し払はらいを拒こばむことがある。

  Credit card companies sometimes decline payment.