In 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.
Money 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.
A 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.
鍵掛けに鍵をかけ忘れないでください。
Don't forget to hang the keys on the key hanger.
A 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.
話し掛けてきたのに、彼は無視した。
Someone started talking to him, but he ignored them.
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.
A suffix meaning 'on the verge of' or 'just about to' (attached to the -masu stem), indicating an action is about to happen.
出かけかけたところに電話が鳴った。
Just as I was about to go out, the phone rang.
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.
話しかけかけたが、結局やめた。
I was about to speak to them, but in the end I didn't.
Culinary 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.
A 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).