Is 預けがね a possible reading of 預け金? 預けがね vs 預けきん meanings?


Here is the exact line from a translation that I am reading:

> 瓶を店に返して **預け金** の５セントを戻してもらいました。

I just read it as **あずけがね** and continued on. Then, I decided to double check
the meaning in my dictionary. But it had it read as **あずけきん**. And that
reading seemed strange.

So, this is a professional translation. So, I am pretty sure that:  
(1) **あずけがね** is the proper reading for this context.  
(2) **あずけがね** does not sound slang.  
(3) **あずけきん** is a _proper noun_ that is almost exclusively used with regard
to apartment rentals?




預け金 should be read あずけきん、which means a deposit, security money, or down
payment that you can appropreate it to the future payment and settlement, or
be refunded by the trustee (shops, dealers, banks, etc) upon the depositor's
request, or when the deal is completed.

You can use it colloquially as 銀行への預け金 instead of 銀行預金. From the trustee's
stand, it's called 預り金(きん）.




Just to add some related info...

This kind of "unusual" mixing of on-yomi and kun-yomi happens often with
finance-related words.

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    On-yomi in katakana, kun-yomi in hiragana:
    
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> 売掛金{うりかけキン} - accounts receivable
>
> 買掛金{かいかけキン} - accounts payable
>
> 赤伝{あかデン} - debit slip
>
> 黒伝{くろデン} - credit slip
>
> 支払う{シはらう} - expend, pay out
>
> 相場{ソウば} - market value
>
> 残高{ザンだか} - (bank account) balance

