浮うかせる

ichidan verb, transitive verb

float; make float

Transitive verb meaning to cause something to float on a surface or in the air. Often used for objects on water or in the sky.

See also: 浮かす

• 子こ供どもが紙かみの船ふねを池いけに浮うかせた。

  The child floated a paper boat on the pond.

• 風ふう船せんを空そらに浮うかせる。

  I float a balloon in the sky.

ichidan verb, transitive verb

save money; free up funds

Used in financial contexts to mean reducing expenses or freeing up money for other uses. Often appears in phrases like お金を浮かせる or 費用を浮かせる.

• 節せつ約やくして月つきに1いち万まん円えんを浮うかせた。

  By cutting back, I saved 10,000 yen a month.

• この方ほう法ほうで交こう通つう費ひを浮うかせることができる。

  You can save on transportation costs this way.