1. Noun

   credit

   Abbreviationsee 掛け売りsee 掛け買い

   長くつき合うには掛けは禁物。

2. money owed on an account; bill

3. Suffix

   hanger; holder; rest; rack; peg; hook; stand

   after a noun

4. in the process of (doing); midway through; half-(done)

   Usually written using kana aloneafter -masu stem of verb

5. on the verge of; just about to

   Usually written using kana aloneafter -masu stem of verb

6. Noun

   hot noodles in broth

   AbbreviationUsually written using kana alonesee かけそばsee かけうどん

7. Noun, Noun, used as a suffix

   wholesale price as a proportion of the list price (in tenths)

Also written 懸け【かけ】kake、掛【かけ】kake、懸【かけ】kake