成功報酬(せいこうほうしゅう)

せいこうほうしゅう
noun
contingency fee; success fee; performance-based reward
businessfinance
1. contingency fee; success fee; reward paid only on success
A payment that is owed only when a particular result is achieved, such as winning a lawsuit, closing a deal, or recovering money. Common in legal, consulting, and recruiting work, often alongside an upfront retainer.
弁護士(べんごし)に成功報酬(せいこうほうしゅう)を払(はら)う。
I pay the lawyer a contingency fee.
この契約(けいやく)は着手金(ちゃくしゅきん)なしの成功報酬(せいこうほうしゅう)制(せい)だ。
This contract is contingency-fee-based, with no upfront payment.
回収(かいしゅう)できた金額(きんがく)の二割(にわり)を成功報酬(せいこうほうしゅう)として受(う)け取(と)る。
They receive twenty percent of the amount recovered as a contingency fee.

Compound of 成功(せいこう) (success) + 報酬(ほうしゅう) (reward, remuneration). The fee is conditional on a result being achieved.

Common collocations

  • 成功報酬(せいこうほうしゅう)型(がた): contingency-fee type (arrangement)
  • 成功報酬(せいこうほうしゅう)を支払(しはら)う: to pay a success fee
  • 完全(かんぜん)成功報酬(せいこうほうしゅう): pure contingency fee (with no retainer)

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Related Words

Compare: 着手金 (retainer fee)
Compare: 紹介料(しょうかいりょう) (referral fee)
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Added 2026.6.25 6:18 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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