1In commerce, 'kake' meaning a purchase on credit (deferred payment); an abbreviation of credit sales (掛け売り).
この商品は掛けで購入できますか。
Can I buy this item on credit?
取引先とは掛けの取引が多い。
Many transactions with our clients are on credit.
掛けで頼む場合は信用調査が必要です。
A credit check is required if you request payment on account.
2Money owed on an account; the outstanding bill or amount due recorded on the books.
月末に掛けをまとめて精算した。
I settled all outstanding bills at the end of the month.
飲み代の掛けがたまっている。
The tab for drinks has accumulated.
3A suffix meaning a hanger/holder/rest/rack (attached after a noun): e.g. ～kake for something you hang or place something on (hat-rack, key-holder).
玄関にコート掛けを取り付けた。
I installed a coat rack in the entrance hall.
机の横にバッグ掛けがあると便利だ。
It's handy to have a bag hanger beside the desk.
洗面所にタオル掛けを設置した。
I installed a towel rack in the bathroom.
4A suffix attached to the -masu stem of a verb to indicate an action is in progress or midway through (e.g., 読みかけ = partially read). Usually written in kana.
読みかけの本を机に置いたままにしておいた。
I left the book I was reading half-finished on the desk.
洗いかけの食器がシンクにたまっている。
Half-washed dishes are piling up in the sink.
食べかけのパンを犬に取られてしまった。
The dog took the half-eaten bread.
5A suffix meaning 'on the verge of' or 'just about to' (attached to the -masu stem), indicating an action is about to happen.
彼が帰りかけたところで、雨が降り出した。
Just as he was about to head home, it started to rain.
寝かけていた赤ん坊がまた泣き出した。
The baby, who was about to fall asleep, started crying again.
彼女は泣きかけたが、何とかこらえた。
She was about to cry, but somehow held it back.
6Culinary term referring to noodles served in hot broth (e.g., kake-soba, kake-udon). Often written in kana.
朝ごはんにかけうどんを食べた。
I had kake-udon for breakfast.
寒い日はかけそばが食べたくなる。
On cold days I feel like eating kake-soba.
かけうどんに天かすを入れて食べた。
I added tempura crumbs to my kake-udon and ate it.
7A commercial term indicating the wholesale price as a proportion of the list price (measured in tenths). For example, 'seven-kake' means 70% of the list price.
メーカーは卸先に商品を七掛けで供給した。
The manufacturer supplied products to the wholesaler at seven-kake (70% of the list price).
このブランドは通常八掛けで流通している。
This brand is usually distributed at eight-kake (80% of list price).