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in-app purchase
Paid items, currency, or upgrades bought from within a smartphone game or app after the initial install. Almost always appears as part of the longer phrase アプリ内課金.
内課金でアイテムを買った。
I bought an item via in-app purchase.
アプリ内課金に月3000円使っている。
I spend 3,000 yen a month on in-app purchases.
子どもが勝手に内課金をして請求が大変なことになった。
My child made in-app purchases without permission and the bill turned into a disaster.
Clipped from アプリ内課金 (内 an app + 課金). Refers especially to game purchases of virtual currency, gacha pulls, or in-game items.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- アプリ内課金: in-app purchase (full phrase)
- 内課金でアイテムを買う: to buy an item via in-app purchase
- 内課金に制限をかける: to set a limit on in-app purchases
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 課金: paid use; topping up — broader; covers any in-app spending
- ガチャ: gacha — random-draw type of in-app purchase
- 基本無料: free-to-play — the business model that relies on in-app purchases