払い

payment, paying, installment

noun Rare #25,672
payment, paying Often used in compounds to describe who pays or how something is paid for.
JA: この買い物は会社の払いです。
EN: The company is paying for this purchase.
installment Used after a number of times to say how many installments a payment is divided into.
JA: この商品は三回払いで買いました。
EN: I bought this item in three installments.

彼は利息を付けて借金払いをした。

He paid off the debt with interest.

その買い物は会社の払いになります。

The company will pay for that purchase.

現金払い。

Cash payment.

あと払いで買ってほしいと言ってきた人を、ずいぶん断ってきたはずよ

I’m sure I’ve turned down quite a few people who asked me to buy things for them on credit.

出世払いで構わないよ。

You can pay me back when you make it big.

払いをどうしよう?

How should we handle the payment?

— ベルリン・天使の詩 (1987)

払いは現金?

Are you paying in cash?

— サイコ (1960)

ローンは何回払いですか。

How many installments is the loan paid in?