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monthly (rental/contract), by the month
A system of payment or contract calculated on a monthly basis. Most commonly seen on parking lot signs indicating monthly rental spaces.
月極駐車場を借りた。
I rented a monthly parking space.
この駐車場は月極専用です。
This parking lot is for monthly renters only.
会社の近くで月極駐車場を探しているが、空きがなかなか見つからない。
I'm looking for a monthly parking space near the office, but it's hard to find an opening.
USAGE:
Most commonly encountered in the compound 月極駐車場 (monthly parking lot), which is ubiquitous on signs throughout Japan. Also written 月決め. The word can technically apply to any monthly arrangement, but in practice is overwhelmingly associated with parking.
KANJI NOTE:
極 here uses the reading きめ (from 極める, to decide/fix), not the more common on'yomi きょく.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 月極駐車場: monthly parking lot
- 月極契約: monthly contract
- 月極料金: monthly fee