切り上げ
Meanings
1
Refers to the act of finishing or wrapping up something, often a meeting, event, or work period.
The end of the meeting was delayed.
Let's wrap up work early today.
2
rounding up
Used in mathematical or financial contexts for rounding a number upward. Often contrasted with 切り捨て (rounding down).
See also: 切り捨て
The calculation result was rounded up to an integer.
3
revaluation; upward revision
Economic term for raising the assessed value of a currency, asset, or price. Often used in the context of currency revaluation.
The revaluation of the yen affected exporting companies.
Usage patterns
- 〈事〉を切り上げるto wrap up or end something (earlier than planned)
We wrapped up the meeting earlier than planned.
- 〈数〉を切り上げるto round a number up
We round up the decimal places when calculating.
- 〈物〉の切り上げthe revaluation of (a currency, asset, etc.)
The revaluation of the yen was debated.