(しょひよう)

しょひよう
noun
various expenses; miscellaneous costs
formalbusinessmoneybusiness
1. various expenses; miscellaneous costs
The assorted smaller costs that come with a purchase or transaction on top of the main price — fees, taxes, insurance, and handling charges. Standard wording in real estate, car sales, and travel.
諸費用(しょひよう)(べつ)かかります
Miscellaneous costs are charged separately.
If you add the various fees to the price of the car, it goes over my budget.
When buying a house, you need to factor in not only the price of the property but also various costs such as taxes and handling fees.

The prefix (しょ) (various, several) attached to 費用(ひよう) (expenses). It appears mainly in written quotes and contracts, where it covers items too numerous to list individually.

Common collocations

  • 諸費用(しょひよう)かかる: for various costs to be incurred
  • 諸費用(しょひよう)(ふく): to include miscellaneous costs
  • 諸費用(しょひよう)(): miscellaneous costs included

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