補ほ正せい予よ算さん

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Common word

Meanings

noun

revised budget; supplementary budget

A budget amendment passed after the initial budget, often to address unexpected expenses or economic changes. Common in political and economic news.

政せい府ふは補ほ正せい予よ算さん案あんを国こっ会かいに提てい出しゅつした。
The government submitted a supplementary budget proposal to the Diet.
災さい害がい復ふっ旧きゅうのために補ほ正せい予よ算さんが組くまれた。
A revised budget was compiled for disaster recovery.

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Usage patterns

〈事〉補正予算を組むほせいよさんをくむto put together a supplementary budget
政せい府ふは災さい害がい対たい策さくのために補ほ正せい予よ算さんを組くんだ。
The government put together a supplementary budget for disaster relief measures.
補ほ正せい予よ算さんを編へん成せいするto compile/draft a supplementary budget
経けい済ざい対たい策さくとして補ほ正せい予よ算さんを編へん成せいすることが決きまった。
It was decided that a supplementary budget would be compiled as an economic measure.
補ほ正せい予よ算さんが成せい立りつするfor a supplementary budget to be enacted/passed
国こっ会かいでようやく補ほ正せい予よ算さんが成せい立りつした。
The supplementary budget was finally enacted in the Diet.
補ほ正せい予よ算さんを可か決けつするto pass/approve a supplementary budget (by vote)
衆しゅう議ぎ院いんは補ほ正せい予よ算さんを可か決けつした。
The House of Representatives passed the supplementary budget.

Kanji

補supplement, supply, make good
正correct, justice, righteous
予beforehand, previous, myself
算calculate, divining, number

Opposites

本ほん予よ算さん
本予算 is the original budget passed at the start of the fiscal year, while 補正予算 is a supplementary budget added later to adjust it.

Don't confuse with

当とう初しょ予よ算さん
当初予算 is the original budget approved at the start of the fiscal year, while 補正予算 is a later amendment made after that budget is already in effect.
暫ざん定てい予よ算さん
暫定予算 is a temporary stop-gap budget used when the regular budget hasn't been approved yet, whereas 補正予算 revises a budget that has already passed.

Built from

補ほ正せい+予よ算さん

Etymology

Compound of 補正 (hosei, 'correction, revision') and 予算 (yosan, 'budget'). The term is a direct combination of these elements, reflecting its meaning as a budget that corrects or supplements the original.