紹介料(しょうかいりょう)

しょうかいりょう
noun
referral fee; introduction fee
businessbusiness
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)を払(はら)う。
To pay a referral fee.
紹介料(しょうかいりょう)は無料(むりょう)です。
There is no referral fee.
A referral fee is charged only when a hire is confirmed.

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

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