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有償契約 (ゆうしょうけいやく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun
onerous contract ; contract for consideration
Legal term for a contract where each party receives a benefit in exchange for their obligation, as opposed to a gratuitous contract (無償契約). Used in civil law contexts.
有ゆう
償しょう
契けい
約やく
で
は
、
双そう
方ほう
に
給きゅう
付ふ
義ぎ
務む
が
生しょう
じる
。
In an onerous contract, both parties incur an obligation to perform.
Kanji 償 reparation, make up for, recompense 約 promise, approximately, shrink Similar words 無む 償しょう 契けい 約やく A gratuitous contract where one party provides a benefit without receiving consideration in return, such as a gift or a loan without interest.
双そう 務む 契けい 約やく A bilateral contract where both parties have obligations; all onerous contracts are bilateral, but not all bilateral contracts are onerous.
Etymology Compound of 有償 (yūshō, 'for a consideration, onerous') and 契約 (keiyaku, 'contract'). The term is a direct translation of the Western legal concept of 'onerous contract' and is used primarily in Japanese civil law.
