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fare adjustment machine
A machine at train stations that calculates and collects the difference when a passenger's ticket doesn't cover the full fare to their destination.
精算機で運賃を払う。
Pay the fare at the fare adjustment machine.
精算機は改札の近くにある。
The fare adjustment machine is near the ticket gates.
切符の金額が足りなかったので精算機を使った。
My ticket didn't cover the full fare, so I used the fare adjustment machine.
WORD FORMATION:
精算 (settlement, fare adjustment) + 機 (machine)
USAGE NOTES:
Found at train stations when passengers travel beyond their ticket's valid range. Insert the ticket, pay the difference, and receive an adjusted ticket or pass through.
WITH IC CARDS:
With IC cards like Suica or PASMO, 精算機 is used when the card balance is insufficient. You can add money (チャージ) at these machines.
RELATED TERMS:
- 改札: ticket gate
- 乗り越し: riding beyond one's ticket
- 運賃: fare