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).
He defrauded the company of travel expenses through a fictitious business trip.
The employee was fired after the fake business trip was uncovered.
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.