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売り渡し (うりわたし, uriwatashi) Japanese meaning: sale | Kotomora

売うり渡わたし

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Meanings

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Refers to the act of selling something, often with a nuance of transferring ownership or handing over goods. Common in commercial and legal settings.

土と地ちの売うり渡わたし契けい約やくを結むすんだ

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We signed a contract for the sale of the land.

在ざい庫この売うり渡わたしが急きゅうに決きまった。

The sale of the inventory was suddenly decided.

Kanji

売sell
渡transit, ford, ferry

Related words

売ばい却きゃく
売却 is a more formal term for selling off assets or property, often used in legal or business contexts. 売り渡し emphasizes the act of handing over the item to the buyer.
販はん売ばい
販売 is the general term for selling goods or services, while 売り渡し focuses on the transfer of ownership, often in a contractual sense.

Etymology

Compound of 売り (uri, 'selling', the continuative form of 売る) and 渡し (watashi, 'handing over', the continuative form of 渡す). Literally 'selling and handing over'.