切きり下さげ

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

noun

devaluation; markdown; write-down; undercutting

Used for lowering the value of a currency, reducing a price, writing down an asset, or undercutting a competitor. Common in economic and business contexts.

政せい府ふは通つう貨

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の

切き

り

下さ

げ

を

発はっ

表ぴょう

し

た

。

The government announced a devaluation of the currency.

在ざい庫この切きり下さげを行おこなった。

We wrote down the inventory.

Usage patterns

〈物もの〉の切きり下さげdevaluation/markdown of something
政せい府ふは円えんの切きり下さげを検けん討とうしている。
The government is considering a devaluation of the yen.
〈数かず〉パーセントの切きり下さげa devaluation/markdown of X percent
通つう貨かは10パーセントの切きり下さげを行おこなった。
The currency underwent a 10 percent devaluation.
切きり下さげを行おこなうto carry out a devaluation/markdown
同どう社しゃは在ざい庫この切きり下さげを行おこなった。
The company carried out a write-down of its inventory.

Kanji

切cut, cutoff, be sharp
下below, down, descend

Related words

値ね下さげN3
値下げ is the general, everyday word for lowering a price, whereas 切り下げ carries a more formal, deliberate financial or policy nuance (e.g. currency devaluation).
引ひき下さげ
引き下げ is a broader term for lowering rates, taxes, or standards, while 切り下げ specifically implies a sharp, often official devaluation or markdown.

Opposites

切きり上あげ
切り下げ means devaluation or a downward adjustment, while 切り上げ means revaluation or rounding up—the exact opposite direction.

Don't confuse with

繰くり下さげ
切り下げ (devaluation/markdown) and 繰り下げ (postponement to a later time) look and sound similar but refer to completely different actions.

Etymology

Compound of 切り (stem of 切る, 'cut') and 下げ (stem of 下げる, 'lower'). Literally 'cut and lower', referring to a downward adjustment.