割賦

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: The finance noun 割賦 (かっぷ) denotes paying a purchase price in scheduled installments.
• Basic usage: A machine can be bought 割賦で, while the sales arrangement is called 割賦販売.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Payment by installments
  • Unlike a discount that lowers price, it divides the total payment across multiple occasions.