土地代(とちだい)

とちだい
noun
land price; cost of land
1. land price; cost of land; price paid for land
The monetary cost or price of a piece of land, especially in the context of purchase or rental. Distinguished from the cost of the building itself.
都心(としん)は土地代(とちだい)が高(たか)い。
Land prices in central Tokyo are high.
土地代(とちだい)を払(はら)い、建物(たてもの)は後(あと)で建(た)てる予定(よてい)だ。
I'll pay for the land and plan to build the house later.
地方(ちほう)に引(ひ)っ越(こ)せば、土地代(とちだい)が安(やす)くて広(ひろ)い家(いえ)が建(た)てられる。
If you move to the countryside, land is cheap and you can build a spacious house.

Compound of 土地(とち) (land) + 代(だい) (price, cost). The suffix 代(だい) attaches to many cost-related nouns (電気(でんき)代(だい), 交通(こうつう)費(ひ), etc.).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 土地代(とちだい)が高(たか)い／安(やす)い: land is expensive / cheap
  • 土地代(とちだい)を払(はら)う: to pay for the land
  • 土地代(とちだい)が上(あ)がる／下(さ)がる: land prices rise / fall

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 地価(ちか): land value — more formal, used in news and real-estate statistics
  • 家賃(やちん): rent (for a house/apartment) — recurring rental cost, not a purchase price
  • 不動産(ふどうさん)価格(かかく): real-estate price — broader, includes buildings as well as land
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