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利殖商法 (りしょくしょうほう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun
fraudulent investment scheme ; high-yield scam
Refers to a deceptive business method that entices people to invest by promising unrealistically high returns. Often used in news reports about consumer fraud.
利り 殖しょく 商しょう 法ほう の 被ひ 害がい に 遭あ わ ない よう に 注ちゅう 意い し て ください 。
Please be careful not to fall victim to high-yield investment scams.
Kanji 利 profit, advantage, benefit 殖 augment, increase, multiply 商 make a deal, selling, dealing in Similar words 投とう 資し 詐さ 欺ぎ 投資詐欺 is a broader term for investment fraud, while 利殖商法 specifically refers to the business method of luring investors with promises of high profits.
悪あく 徳とく 商しょう 法ほう 悪徳商法 is a general term for unscrupulous business practices, whereas 利殖商法 is a specific type focused on investment returns.
Etymology Compound of 利殖 (profit-making, money-making) and 商法 (business method, commercial law). The term likely emerged in consumer protection contexts to describe schemes that promise high returns to attract investors.
