(しょうかいりょう)

しょうかいりょう
noun
referral fee; introduction fee
1. referral fee; introduction fee
A fee paid to whoever introduces a customer, client, or candidate — common in real estate, recruiting, marriage agencies, and various brokered services.
紹介料(しょうかいりょう)(はら)う。
To pay a referral fee.
紹介料(しょうかいりょう)無料(むりょう)です。
There is no referral fee.
採用(さいよう)()まった場合(ばあい)にのみ紹介料(しょうかいりょう)発生(はっせい)する。
A referral fee is charged only when a hire is confirmed.

Compound of 紹介(しょうかい) (introduction) + (りょう) (fee). Standard term in industries where customers or candidates are brokered.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 紹介料(しょうかいりょう)(はら)う: to pay a referral fee
  • 紹介料(しょうかいりょう)発生(はっせい)する: a referral fee is charged
  • 紹介料(しょうかいりょう)無料(むりょう): no referral fee
  • 成功(せいこう)報酬(ほうしゅう)(がた)紹介料(しょうかいりょう): success-based referral fee

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 仲介料(ちゅうかいりょう): brokerage fee — for transactions like real estate or business deals
  • 手数料(てすうりょう): service charge; commission — broader term for any handling fee
  • 成功報酬(せいこうほうしゅう): success fee — paid only when a deal closes