嵩かさ上あげ

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

raising an embankment; heightening a levee

Physical raising of ground, embankments, levees, or foundations to increase height or prevent flooding.

• 洪こう水ずい対たい策さくとして堤てい防ぼうの嵩かさ上あげ工こう事じが行おこなわれた。

  Levee raising work was carried out as a flood countermeasure.

• 地じ盤ばんを嵩かさ上あげしてから家いえを建たてた。

  We raised the ground level before building the house.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

increasing a budget; raising fees; inflating figures; padding an expense account

Metaphorical use: artificially increasing numbers, budgets, fees, or claims beyond their natural level. Often carries a nuance of unjustified inflation or padding.

• 来らい年ねん度どの予よ算さんを嵩かさ上あげして要よう求きゅうする。

  They request an inflated budget for next fiscal year.

• 経けい費ひを嵩かさ上あげして申しん告こくするのは不ふ正せいだ。

  Padding expenses and reporting them is fraudulent.