切り下げる

きりさげる

Also written 斬り下げる

Meanings

1. Ichidan verb, Transitive to cut down; to prune; to reduce; to cut and hang down; to cut shorter
2. to round down (e.g. fraction)

Kanji

• 切 cut. Read as きり.
• 下 down. Read as さげる.

Example sentences

• 我々は費用を切り下げなければならない。
  We must keep down expenses.
• ドルは日本の通貨に対し１ドル３６０円から３０８円に切り下げられた。
  The dollar was devalued against the Japanese currency from 360 yen to 308 yen.

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