noun
supplies; provisions; supplying of goods
Formal or literary term for the procurement and supply of goods, especially to offices, corporations, or institutions.
会社の用度課で備品を管理している。
I manage supplies in the company's procurement section.
用度品の在庫を確認し
noun
Dated term for expenses or expenditure, now largely replaced by 経費 or 支出 in modern Japanese.
昔の帳簿には「用度」として支出が記録されていた。
In old ledgers, expenditures were recorded as '用度'.
noun
Only with reading ようと
Dated term for money or cash, also read ようと. This usage is obsolete in modern Japanese.
古文書では「用度」が金銭を意味することがある。
In old documents, '用度' can mean money.
Please check the inventory of supplies.
Refers to fixtures, equipment, or supplies, but 用度 emphasizes the act of supplying or the supplies themselves in a formal context.
Compound of 用 (use, business) and 度 (degree, occasion). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word has been used in formal and bureaucratic contexts to refer to supplies and expenses.