1.
bill, check (at restaurant)
The account for payment at a restaurant, bar, or shop.
お勘定をお願いします。
The bill, please.
At a restaurant
勘定を払って店を出た。
I paid the bill and left the restaurant.
お勘定は別々にお願いします。
Separate checks, please.
2.
calculation, counting
The act of calculating numbers or counting.
勘定が合わない。
The numbers don't add up.
子どもがお金の勘定を練習している。
The child is practicing counting money.
何度勘定しても数が合わなくて困っている。
No matter how many times I count, the numbers don't match and I'm stuck.
3.
consideration, account
Taking something into consideration or account.
経費を勘定に入れる。
To include expenses in the calculation.
天気のことも勘定に入れて計画を立てよう。
Let's make plans taking the weather into account as well.
交通費を勘定に入れていなかったので、予算が足りなくなった。
I hadn't factored in transportation costs, so the budget ran short.
勘定 has several related meanings around calculation and payment.
SENSE 1 - BILL:
- お勘定 (the bill - polite)
- 勘定を払う (to pay the bill)
- Traditional term; 会計 is more common now
SENSE 2 - CALCULATION:
- 勘定する (to calculate)
- 勘定が合う (numbers match)
- 勘定が合わない (numbers don't match)
SENSE 3 - CONSIDERATION:
- 〜を勘定に入れる (to take ~ into account)
- 勘定外 (not taken into account)
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 会計: check (modern term)
- 計算: calculation (general)
Related Words
Synonym:
会計 (check (modern))