課か金きん

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課金する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

charging a fee; billing

General term for imposing a charge or billing for a service. Used in business and administrative contexts.

in-game purchase; microtransaction

Colloquial use for spending real money on virtual items or premium features in games and social networking services.

〈物もの〉に課か金きんするto spend real money on (an in-game item/feature)
好すきなキャラクターの限げん定てい衣い装しょうに課か金きんした。
I paid real money for my favorite character's limited-edition outfit.
〈数かず〉を課か金きんするto charge a specific amount
このサービスは月げつ額がく500円えんを課か金きんする。
This service charges 500 yen per month.
課か金きんを続つづけるto keep making in-game purchases
毎まい月つき少すこしずつ課か金きんを続つづけている。
I keep spending a little money on the game every month.
課か金きんをやめるto stop spending money on in-game purchases
課か金きんをやめてから、ゲームがもっと楽たのしくなった。
After I stopped spending real money on the game, it became more fun.

請せい求きゅうN3sense 1
請求 is the act of demanding payment, such as sending an invoice, while 課金 is the actual imposition or processing of the charge itself.
チャージ sense 1
チャージ is typically used for topping up a prepaid balance or electronic money, while 課金 covers a broader range including billing and in-game purchases.

支し払はらいN3sense 2
支払い describes paying money from the customer's side, whereas 課金 describes the provider charging or the act of a game-related purchase, so the perspective differs.

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Compound of 課 (ka, 'impose, levy') and 金 (kin, 'money'). The colloquial sense for in-game purchases is a modern extension.