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利鞘 (りざや) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

利り鞘ざや

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Meanings

1

noun

profit margin; spread

finance

Finance term for the difference between buying and selling prices, or between cost and revenue.

この取とり引ひきの利り鞘ざやはわずか2%だった。
The profit margin on this transaction was only 2%.
銀ぎん行こうは貸出金利かしだしきんりと預よ金きん金きん利りの利り鞘ざやで収しゅう益えきを上あげる。
Banks earn revenue from the spread between lending and deposit rates.

Written forms

利り鞘ざやUsage18%
Standard kanji spelling; 鞘 means 'sheath' or 'margin'.
利りざやUsage69%
Mixed kana-kanji spelling, common in financial contexts.
利りザヤUsage13%
Katakana variant for emphasis or clarity in financial documents.

Kanji

利

profit, advantage, benefit

鞘sheath, case, margin

Similar words

マージン
Loanword from English 'margin'; used in broader business contexts, while 利鞘 is specifically the profit spread in finance.
差さ益えき
Refers to profit from price differences, often in trading; 利鞘 emphasizes the margin rate or spread.

Etymology

Compound of 利 (り, 'profit') and 鞘 (さや, 'sheath' or 'margin'). The use of 鞘 for 'margin' comes from the idea of a sheath as a container for a blade, metaphorically representing the difference between two values.