- 立て替える
- たてかえる
to pay in advance
to pay for another
to pay someone else's debt as a loan to him* * *たてかえる【立て替える】⇒ かす[貸す]¶ → お金を立て替える* * *たてかえる【立て替える】pay [《口》 put down the money] 《for sb》.●必要なだけ金を立て替える advance as much money as sb needs
・交通費を立て替えてもらう get sb to lend one the fare; borrow the fair 《from sb》
・立て替えてもらった金を返す pay back a loan; 《口》 square up 《with sb》 afterwards.
●友人に入場料を立て替えてもらった. A friend lent me the money to get in [paid the admission for me (on the understanding that I would pay him [her] back later)].
・郵送料はそちらで一時立て替えておいてください. Please pay the postage, which I will reimburse later.
・ここは私が立て替えておこう. I'll pay the bill for now.
Japanese-English dictionary. 2013.