払(はら)い

Compounds

• 現金(げんきん)払(ばら)い: cash payment
• カード払(ばら)い: card payment
• 分割(ぶんかつ)払(ばら)い: installment payment
• 一括(いっかつ)払(ばら)い: lump-sum payment
• 月末(げつまつ)払(ばら)い: end-of-month payment
• 後(あと)払(ばら)い: deferred payment
• 前(まえ)払(ばら)い: advance payment

Pronunciation

As a standalone noun, read as はらい. As a suffix in compounds, read as ばらい (rendaku/sequential voicing).

Similar words

• 〜払(ばら)い: the suffix for how or when one pays (現金(げんきん)払(ばら)い, 後払(あとばら)い).
• 支払(しはら)い: the ordinary standalone noun for payment (お支払(しはら)いはどうなさいますか, 支払(しはら)い期限(きげん)). As a standalone noun, 払(はら)い is limited to set phrases such as 払(はら)いがいい (pays well).
• 決済(けっさい): settlement, payment processing (business and online payments).