未(み)払(はら)い金(きん)

みはらいきん

noun

unpaid amount; outstanding balance; accounts payable

1. unpaid amount; outstanding balance; accounts payable

Money that is owed but has not yet been paid. In everyday use it is an overdue bill or arrears; in accounting it is a balance-sheet liability for goods or services already received.

未払(みはら)い金(きん)が残(のこ)っている。

There is still an unpaid balance.

会社(かいしゃ)は未払(みはら)い金(きん)を今月中(こんげつちゅう)に支払(しはら)うと約束(やくそく)した。

The company promised to pay the outstanding amount within this month.

取引先(とりひきさき)の未払(みはら)い金(きん)が増(ふ)えると、会社(かいしゃ)の資金(しきん)繰(ぐ)りが苦(くる)しくなる。

When unpaid amounts owed to suppliers pile up, a company's cash flow becomes strained.

Formed from 未(み) (not yet) plus 払(はら)い (payment) plus 金(きん) (money). The prefix 未(み) is highly productive: 未使用(みしよう) (unused), 未定(みてい) (undecided).

Common collocations

未払(みはら)い金(きん)が残(のこ)る: for an unpaid balance to remain
未払(みはら)い金(きん)を請求(せいきゅう)する: to demand payment of an outstanding amount
未払(みはら)い金(きん)を回収(かいしゅう)する: to collect an unpaid amount

Similar words

未収金(みしゅうきん): uncollected receivable — money owed *to* you, the mirror image of 未払(みはら)い金(きん)
滞納(たいのう): delinquency, arrears — stresses that a payment is overdue, often of rent, taxes, or fees

Related Words

Compare: 未収金 (uncollected receivable)

Compare: 滞納(たいのう) (delinquency, arrears)

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Added 2026.7.28 6:18 · Revised 2026.9.6 9:21

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