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プライスダウン

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Meanings

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noun

price reduction; discount

Wasei-eigo (Japanese-made English) for a price cut or discount. Common in retail and marketing contexts.

wasei-eigo (Japanese-coined English), from price down

この商しょう品ひんはプライスダウン中ちゅうです。
This item is currently on sale.
来らい月げつから全ぜん品ぴんプライスダウンを実

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We will implement a price reduction on all items from next month.

Written forms

プライス・ダウン
- プライスダウン
  Variant with a middle dot, sometimes used for clarity.
- プライス・ダウン
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- プライスダウン
  Full-width Latin alphabet spelling; mainly decorative or for emphasis, not standard in running text.
- プライス・ダウン

Similar words

値ね下さげ
A native Japanese word for price reduction, more formal and widely used in business settings. プライスダウン is a casual, marketing-oriented wasei-eigo term.
ディスカウント
Another loanword meaning discount, often used for percentage-off sales. プライスダウン emphasizes the act of lowering the price itself.

Etymology

Wasei-eigo from English 'price' and 'down', not used as a compound noun in standard English.