代価(だいか)

だいか
noun
price; cost; compensation
1. price; cost; compensation
the amount of money paid or required in exchange for goods or services
商品(しょうひん)の代価(だいか)を支払(しはら)う。
To pay the price for the goods.
代価(だいか)は後(あと)で請求(せいきゅう)いたします。
The payment will be billed later.
サービスの代価(だいか)として月額(げつがく)料金(りょうきん)が発生(はっせい)します。
A monthly fee is charged as the price for the service.
2. price (figurative); cost; sacrifice
the negative consequences or sacrifices incurred as a result of an action or choice
成功(せいこう)の代価(だいか)は大(おお)きかった。
The price of success was great.
自由(じゆう)を得(え)るために払(はら)った代価(だいか)は計(はか)り知(し)れない。
The price paid to gain freedom is immeasurable.
無理(むり)な労働(ろうどう)の代価(だいか)として健康(けんこう)を失(うしな)った。
He lost his health as the cost of overwork.

Composed of 代(だい) (substitute, price) and 価(か) (value). Used both for literal monetary payment and figuratively for the cost or sacrifice associated with achieving something.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 代価(だいか)を払(はら)う: to pay the price
  • 代価(だいか)を支払(しはら)う: to pay the cost (formal)
  • 代価(だいか)を求(もと)める: to demand payment
  • 大(おお)きな代価(だいか): a great price/cost

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 対価(たいか): compensation, consideration — specifically the value given in return for something; more common in contracts and legal language
  • 代金(だいきん): payment, price — more concrete, refers to the actual money exchanged
  • 犠牲(ぎせい): sacrifice — emphasizes loss rather than exchange
  • 値段(ねだん): price — the everyday word for the price of goods
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