会員権(かいいんけん)

かいいんけん
noun
membership; membership rights
1. membership; membership rights
A legal right to use a club's facilities, especially a golf course, resort, or fitness club. In Japan often a transferable asset that can be bought, sold, or inherited.
ゴルフの会員権(かいいんけん)を買(か)った。
I bought a golf membership.
会員権(かいいんけん)の価格(かかく)が下(さ)がっている。
Membership prices are falling.
リゾートクラブの会員権(かいいんけん)を譲(ゆず)り受(う)けた。
I took over a resort club membership from someone.

Compound of 会員(かいいん) (member) + 権(けん) (right). In Japan, particularly associated with golf course memberships, which historically functioned as financial assets and traded at high prices during the bubble economy.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • ゴルフ会員権(かいいんけん): golf membership
  • 会員権(かいいんけん)を買(か)う / 売(う)る: to buy/sell a membership
  • 会員権(かいいんけん)相場(そうば): market price of memberships
  • 法人(ほうじん)会員権(かいいんけん): corporate membership

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 会員(かいいん): member — the person, not the right
  • メンバーシップ: membership — loanword; more often used for digital subscriptions
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