実費

じっぴ · jippi · JLPT N1 · noun

expense

実費 — expense

💰 実 (real) + 費 (cost): the real cost you actually paid, no markup

Breaks into 実 = real/actual and 費 = expense. Think 'real cost': what the money truly came to, with no profit added on top.

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