費用|ひようhiyou[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. nouncost; expense
   諸しょ設備せつびの費用ひようは払はらっていただきます。↗

   You have to pay for utilities.

• Synonym経費けいひNeutralMoney spent on business or activities, as in 「経費で落とす」 (put it on expenses). 費用 is the broader term for money needed to do something.
• SynonymコストNeutralLoanword for cost, mostly in business contexts, as in 「コスト削減」 (cost cutting). 費用 covers money spent more generally.
• Synonym出費しゅっぴNeutralMoney you pay out, for individuals or companies; often 「出費がかさむ」 (expenses pile up). 費用 is the money needed to do something.
• Synonym支出ししゅつWrittenMoney paid out; an accounting term, the counterpart of 「収入」. Written/formal register.
• Synonym代価だいかWrittenPayment for goods, but also the price paid in sacrifice to achieve something, as in 「代価を払う」. Written/formal register.
• SynonymエクスペンスWrittenRare loanword seen mainly in accounting and expense systems; in everyday speech use 「経費」. Written/formal register.
• Related代金だいきんNeutralThe payment made when buying something, as in 「商品代金」. 費用 refers to money spent on an activity more broadly.
• Related価格かかくNeutralThe price of a product or service, list or market price alike, as in 「販売価格」; somewhat formal. 費用 is money you spend.
• Related料金りょうきんNeutralA charge for using a service or facility, such as electricity bills or fares. 費用 covers money spent generally.
• Related値段ねだんNeutralThe everyday word for the price of goods. 費用 is the total cost of doing something.
• Related時価じかNeutralThe going market price at a given time; sushi restaurants often list items as 「時価」 instead of a set price.
• Related定価ていかNeutralThe fixed list price of a product, as opposed to a discounted price.
• Related料りょうNeutralMostly a suffix for specific fees, as in 「入場料」 and 「手数料」.
• Related買値かいねNeutralThe price at which you buy or stock goods, the counterpart of 「売値」; used mainly in buying and selling.
• Related費えついえWrittenArchaic word for spending, especially wasteful expenses; rarely used in modern Japanese. Written/formal register.
• Relatedお代おだいNeutralPolite way of saying 「代金」, heard from shops as in 「お代は結構です」 (no charge, thanks).
• Antonym収入しゅうにゅうNeutralIncome or earnings received, the opposite of 費用, which is money paid out.
• Antonym利益りえきNeutralProfit: what remains after deducting expenses like 費用 from revenue; the opposite of money spent.

Use 「費用」 for money needed or spent to do something. For business or work expenses say 「経費」, and for cost in business talk 「コスト」. When buying things, the payment is 「代金」; charges for services or facilities are 「料金」. Prices of goods are 「値段」 (everyday) or 「価格」 (more formal), with 「定価」 for list prices and 「時価」 for market price. Money paid out is 「支出」 or 「出費」. The suffix 「料」 forms specific fees like 「入場料」. Antonyms: 「収入」 (income) and 「利益」 (profit).

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 何なんかを買かったり、使つかったりするために要ようする金銭きんせん。
2. 収益しゅうえきをあげるために費ついやした価値かち。