abandonment; giving up; forsaking
Used when one decides to stop pursuing something, often after judging it to be hopeless or not worth further effort. Common in phrases like 見切りをつける.
He gave up on that plan.
bargain sale; selling off cheaply
Refers to selling goods at a reduced price, often to clear stock. Frequently used in compounds like 見切り品 (bargain item) or 見切り販売 (clearance sale).
I bought some bargain-priced vegetables at the supermarket.
Rare, specialized architectural term for the edge or boundary of a structural member. Not used in everyday language.
The edge of this architectural member is finished carefully.
He gives up quickly and moves on to the next job when things don't work out.
You can save money by buying marked-down items at the supermarket.
特売 refers to a promotional sale for a limited time, while 見切り specifically means selling off remaining stock cheaply, often to clear it before spoilage or discontinuation.
断念 is a formal, often single-decision act of giving up a plan or goal, whereas 見切り suggests an evaluative process leading to abandonment.
安売り simply means selling cheaply in general, whereas 見切り implies clearing out stock that is about to go bad or be discontinued.
Compound of 見 (mi, 'seeing') + 切り (kiri, 'cutting'), from the verb 見切る (mikiru, 'to see and cut off; to give up on'). The architectural sense likely derives from the idea of a 'cut-off' line or edge.