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先払い

Reading

Kana: さきばらい
Romaji: sakibarai
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

vs
1

payment in advance; advance payment; prepayment

See also: 前払い
2

payment on delivery (e.g. business-reply mail, collect phone calls)

See also: 着払い (reading ちゃくばらい)
3

forerunner

Kanji

Readings: セン、 さき、 ま.ず
Meanings: before, ahead, previous, future, precedence
Readings: フツ、 ヒツ、 ホツ、 はら.う、 -はら.い、 -ばら.い
Meanings: pay, clear out, prune, banish, dispose of

Example Sentence

(わたし)先払(さきばら)いする。
➥I pay the money in advance.
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