払はらい下さげ

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Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

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noun

sale of government assets; disposal

Typically refers to the sale or disposal of unwanted government-owned property, equipment, or land to the private sector.

政せい府ふは使つかわなくなった国こく有ゆう地ちを払はらい下

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The government sold off unused state-owned land.

払はらい下さげ品ひんのオークションが来らい週しゅう開ひらかれる。

An auction of disposed government goods will be held next week.

Kanji

払pay, clear out, prune
下below, down, descend

Related words

売ばい却きゃく
売却 is a general term for selling off assets, while 払い下げ specifically refers to government or public-sector disposal.
処しょ分ぶん
処分 can mean disposal in a broader sense (including throwing away), whereas 払い下げ implies a sale or transfer, often to private hands.

Word family

払はらい下さげ品ひん
government surplus goods; articles sold off by the government

Written forms

払はらい下さげUsage78%
Standard spelling.
払はらい下さげUsage22%
search-only kanji form
Search-only variant; not commonly used.

Etymology

Compound of 払い (はらい, continuative form of 払う 'to pay out, clear out') + 下げ (さげ, continuative form of 下げる 'to lower, hand down'). Literally 'paying out and handing down', referring to the government releasing assets to the public.