嵩上げ

かさあげ

Also written かさ上げ

Meanings

1. Noun, する verb, Transitive raising (an embankment, levee, etc.)
2. increasing (a budget, fees, etc.); raising; inflating (figures); padding (an expense account, bill, etc.)

Kanji

• 嵩 be aggravated; grow worse; grow bulky. Read as かさ.
• 上 up. Read as あげる.

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