実費(じっぴ)

The real amount spent, without markup, profit, or subsidy. Common in business and organizational contexts.

Forms

実(じつ) (actual/real) + 費(ひ) (cost/expense)

Common patterns

• 実費(じっぴ)で: at actual cost
• 実費(じっぴ)精算(せいさん): settlement/reimbursement at actual cost
• 実費(じっぴ)負担(ふたん): bearing actual expenses
• 実費(じっぴ)で支給(しきゅう)する: to reimburse at actual cost

Usage

Often appears in employment and volunteer contexts — for example, 交通費(こうつうひ)は実費(じっぴ)で支給(しきゅう) (transportation reimbursed at actual cost). Contrasts with 定額(ていがく) (fixed amount), where a set sum is paid regardless of actual spending.