予よ備び費ひ

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Meanings

reserve funds; emergency funds

Refers to money set aside for unforeseen expenses or emergencies, often used in budgeting, corporate finance, and government allocations.

会かい社しゃは不ふ測そくの事じ態たいに備そなえて予よ備び費ひを確かく保ほしている。
The company keeps reserve funds for unforeseen circumstances.
政せい府ふは災さい害がい対たい策さくのための予よ備び費ひを計けい上じょうした。
The government allocated emergency funds for disaster countermeasures.

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Usage patterns

予よ備び費ひを計けい上じょうするto allocate reserve funds (in a budget)
政せい府ふは災さい害がい対たい応おうのために予よ備び費ひを計けい上じょうした。
The government allocated reserve funds for disaster response.
予よ備び費ひを使つかうto use reserve funds
急きゅうな修しゅう理り費ひに予よ備び費ひを使つかうことになった。
We ended up using the reserve funds for an unexpected repair cost.
予備費よびひから支出しゅっしゅつするto pay for something out of reserve funds
その費ひ用ようは予よ備び費ひから支出しゅっしゅつされた。
That expense was paid out of the reserve funds.

Kanji

予beforehand, previous, myself
備equip, provision, preparation
費expense, cost, spend

Related words

予よ備び金きん
予備金 is a general term for money set aside as a reserve, while 予備費 specifically refers to a budget line item for unforeseen government or corporate expenses.
準じゅん備び金きん
準備金 is a broader accounting term for reserves set aside for various specific purposes, whereas 予備費 is earmarked for unexpected or emergency needs.
積つみ立たて金きん
積立金 is money accumulated gradually for a planned future purpose, while 予備費 is available for sudden, unforeseen expenses.

Built from

予よ備び+費ひ

Etymology

Compound of 予備 (yobi, 'reserve, spare') and 費 (hi, 'expense, cost'). The kanji 予備 means 'preliminary preparation', and 費 refers to 'expenditure', together forming the concept of funds set aside for contingencies.