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付け落とす (つけおとす) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

付つけ落おとす

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Meanings

1

godan verb (-su)

neglect to enter in a ledger; omit from an account

Used in bookkeeping or record-keeping contexts when an entry is accidentally or intentionally left out of a ledger or account book.

経けい理りのミスで、その支し払はらいを付つけ落おとしてしまった。
Due to an accounting mistake, I neglected to enter that payment in the ledger.
付つけ落おとした売うり上あげ

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後あと

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発はっ

覚かく

し

た

。

The sales that had been omitted from the books were discovered later.

Kanji

付adhere, attach, refer to
落fall, drop, come down

Similar words

付つけ込こむ
Means 'to enter in a ledger' or 'to take advantage of'; 付け落とす is specifically about failing to make an entry.
記き帳ちょうする
A more general term for 'to record in a book'; 付け落とす is narrower and implies a mistake or omission in a ledger.

Etymology

Compound of 付け (つけ, 'entry, bill') + 落とす (おとす, 'to drop, omit'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the meaning is transparent from its components.