Chinese word

后付费

Pronunciation

Pinyinhòu fù fèi

Meaning

  • noundeferred payment

Example

这个商店支持后付费。zhè ge shāng diàn zhī chí hòu fù fèi

This store offers deferred payment.

Illustration for 后付费 (deferred payment)

More examples

许多电商都会提供后付费选项，分期也很方便。xǔ duō diàn shāng dū huì tí gōng hòu fù fèi xuǎn xiàng fēn qī yě hěn fāng biàn

Many online stores offer pay-later options, and installment payments are also convenient.

Core concept

The customer receives value now while the payment obligation waits for a later bill or agreed date.

Common phrases

  • 后付费用户hòu fù fèi yòng hù

    pay-later user

  • 提供后付费选项tí gōng hòu fù fèi xuǎn xiàng

    offer pay-later options

  • 取消后付费qǔ xiāo hòu fù fèi

    cancel pay-later payment

Similar words

预付费yù fù fèi: A payment method where the fee is paid before goods or services are received.
货到付款huò dào fù kuǎn: A payment method where the buyer pays when the goods arrive.
分期付款fēn qī fù kuǎn: A payment method where the total cost is paid in several installments over time.
赊账shē zhàng: A buying arrangement where goods are received with a promise to pay later.

Definition in Chinese

一种支付方式，消费者先取得商品或服务，之后在约定的期限或收到账单后再支付费用。yì zhǒng zhī fù fāng shì xiāo fèi zhě xiān qǔ dé shāng pǐn huò fú wù zhī hòu zài yuē dìng de qī xiàn huò shōu dào zhàng dān hòu zài zhī fù fèi yòng

Word origin

后付费 (hòufùfèi, "deferred payment") combines 后 (hòu, "after") + 付 (fù, "pay") + 费 (fèi, "cost"), making the sequence of use before payment clear.

Usage tips

  • A service using this model may set both a spending limit and a due date, and these are separate details from the payment method itself.

Other meanings

  • payment on creditnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 后付费计划hòu fù fèi jì huàpay-later plannoun

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