fictitious business trip; fake business trip
Refers to a business trip that is claimed but never actually taken, often to fraudulently receive travel expenses. The term is a blend of カラ (empty/fake) and 出張 (business trip).
彼はカラ出張で会社から旅費をだまし取った。
He defrauded the company of travel expenses through a fictitious business trip.
カラ出張が発覚して、その社員は解雇された。
The employee was fired after the fake business trip was uncovered.
Prefix meaning 'empty' or 'fake', as in カラオケ (empty orchestra) or カラ手 (empty hand).
Standard spelling using katakana for カラ (empty/fake) and kanji for 出張 (business trip).
Kanji spelling using 空 (empty). Less common but still used.
Compound of カラ (empty/fake) and 出張 (business trip). The prefix カラ is used in other words like カラオケ to indicate something hollow or lacking substance.