分割払(ぶんかつばら)い

ぶんかつばらい
noun
installment payment
businessfinanceshopping
1. installment payment; payment in installments
a method of paying for something by dividing the total amount into multiple smaller payments over time
このテレビは分割払(ぶんかつばら)いで買(か)った。
I bought this TV on installment payments.
分割払(ぶんかつばら)いだと手数料(てすうりょう)がかかる。
If you pay in installments, there's a handling fee.
3回(かい)分割払(ぶんかつばら)いなら手数料(てすうりょう)は無料(むりょう)です。
If it's three installments, there's no handling fee.

Forms

分割(ぶんかつ) (division) + 払(はら)い (payment) → divided payment

Similar words

一括払(いっかつばら)い (lump-sum payment, one-time payment)

Types

Cultural note

When paying by credit card in Japan, stores often ask "一括(いっかつ)ですか、分割(ぶんかつ)ですか？" (One payment or installments?)

Related Words

Antonym: 一括払(いっかつばら)い (lump-sum payment)
Antonym: 一括購入(いっかつこうにゅう) (lump-sum purchase)
Antonym: 即金(そっきん) (cash payment)
Compare: 月割(つきわ)り (monthly installment)
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Added 2026.1.26 22:58 · Revised 2026.10.17 22:31
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