一括払い（いっかつばらい、iっkatsubaraい）
- lump sum payment

The Japanese word 一括払い (いっかつばらい, *ikkatsu barai*) means "lump-sum payment," "payment in full," or "paying all at once." It refers to the action of paying the entire amount due for something at one time, rather than in installments. 一括払い is a common term used in various financial contexts.

⚫︎クレジットカードで一括払いを選択しました。 Translation: I chose to pay in a lump sum with my credit card. ⚫︎分割払いではなく、一括払いでお願いします。 Translation: I would like to pay in full, not in installments. ⚫︎商品の代金を一括払いで支払いました。 Translation: I paid the price of the product in a lump sum.

You use 一括払い when discussing or requesting to pay the entire amount of a purchase or bill at once. It's often used when making purchases with credit cards, at stores, or when dealing with bills. You might use it when you want to avoid paying interest on an installment plan or when you simply prefer to settle the debt immediately. You might encounter 一括払い as an option when checking out online or at a physical store, alongside options such as "installment payments."

一括払い is written with the following kanji and hiragana: ⚫︎ 一 (いち) - one ⚫︎ 括 (かつ) - bundle, unite, wrap ⚫︎ 払 (ばらい) - pay, payment The reading is いっかつばらい (*ikkatsu barai*). There are no other standard ways to write this word. The okurigana is standard.

There aren't direct, single-word synonyms for 一括払い. However, phrases that convey a similar meaning include: ⚫︎ 全額支払い (*Zengaku shiharai*) - Payment in full ⚫︎ 全額払う (*Zengaku harau*) - To pay the full amount

The antonym of 一括払い is "installment payment" or paying in parts. Some related words are: ⚫︎ 分割払い (*Bunkatsu barai*) - Installment payment ⚫︎ ローン (*Rōn*) - Loan, installment

このカメラは一括払いで購入すると、少し安くなります。 ・Translation: This camera is a little cheaper if you buy it with a lump-sum payment. ・Explanation: This sentence explains that choosing 一括払い is advantageous (in this case, cheaper).

一括払いと分割払いのどちらにしますか？ ・Translation: Would you like to pay in a lump sum or in installments? ・Explanation: This sentence presents 一括払い as an option in a choice between different payment methods.

The word 一括 (ikkatsu) combines 一 (ichi - one) and 括 (katsu - to bundle/wrap/unite). It conveys the idea of putting everything together into one whole. 払い (harai) means "payment." Thus, the word logically means to pay the whole amount at once.