プロパー

noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

proper; specific to; intrinsic to

Jargon-like no-adjective use meaning proper to a field, domain, or subject itself. Often appears as Xプロパーの or プロパーな in academic or specialized writing.

• これは言げん語ご学がくプロパーの問もん題だいではない。

  This is not a problem proper to linguistics.

• 研けん究きゅう会かいでは、この分ぶん野やにプロパーな課か題だいを扱あつかった。

  The study group dealt with issues specific to this field.

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

regular full-time staff; career employee; in-house career track

Business use for regular or career staff, especially people employed by an organization from the start or belonging to its main in-house track. Common in compounds such as プロパー社員.

• 彼かれは派は遣けんではなく、プロパー社しゃ員いんだ。

  He is not a dispatched worker; he is a regular in-house employee.

• その部ぶ署しょには中ちゅう途と採さい用よう者しゃとプロパーの社しゃ員いんが混こん在ざいしている。

  That department has a mix of mid-career hires and career-track employees.

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

regular price; net price; non-discounted price

Retail or trade use for a normal, non-sale price, and in some business contexts a net or base price. Common in phrases such as プロパー価格 and プロパー商品.

• この商しょう品ひんはセール対たい象しょう外がいで、プロパー価か格かくで販はん売ばいしている。

  This item is not part of the sale and is being sold at the regular price.

• プロパー商しょう品ひんは値ね引びきせずに並ならべてください。

  Please display the regular-price items without discounting them.