棚たなざらえ

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Meanings

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

clearance sale; shelf-clearing sale

A sale where remaining stock is cleared out, often at reduced prices. Can be used as a noun or with する to mean 'to hold a clearance sale'.

デパートで棚たなざらえをやっている。
They're having a clearance sale at the department store.
在ざい庫こを棚たなざらえするために値ね下さげした。

We lowered prices to clear out the inventory.

Written forms

棚たなざらえ
Standard spelling using 棚 (shelf) and kana for the rest.
棚たな浚ざらえ
rarely-used kanji form
Rare kanji form; 浚え is not commonly used in modern Japanese.

Kanji

棚shelf, ledge, rack
浚dredge, drag, clean

Similar words

在ざい庫こ一いっ掃そう
在庫一掃 is a more formal term for inventory clearance, often used in business contexts, while 棚ざらえ is a common, slightly colloquial term for a clearance sale.
バーゲンセール
バーゲンセール is a general term for a bargain sale, not necessarily implying clearing out old stock, whereas 棚ざらえ specifically means clearing shelves of remaining items.

Etymology

Compound of 棚 (shelf) and ざらえ, the nominalized form of 浚う (to sweep or clear out). Literally 'shelf-clearing', referring to selling off remaining stock.