()()げる

きりさげる
verb (ichidan, transitive)
to cut down; to reduce; to devalue; to round down
他動詞 transitiveactioneconomics
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present()()げる()()げない
Present polite()()げます()()げません
Past()()げた()()げなかった
Past polite()()げました()()げませんでした
て form()()げて()()げなくて
ている present()()げている()()げていない
ている polite()()げています()()げていません
ている past()()げていた()()げていなかった
ている past polite()()げていました()()げていませんでした
Conditional ば()()げれば()()げなければ
Conditional たら()()げたら()()げなかったら
Volitional()()げよう
Volitional polite()()げましょう
Potential()()げられる()()げられない
Passive()()げられる()()げられない
Causative()()げさせる()()げさせない
Imperative()()げろ()()げるな
1. to cut down; to reduce (prices, wages)
To lower or reduce something, especially in a financial context.
The company cut down on expenses.
Cut prices to increase competitiveness.
It's difficult to reduce labor costs.
I opposed the proposal to cut wages.
予算(よさん)()()げざる()ない
We have no choice but to reduce the budget.
2. to devalue (currency)
To officially lower the value of a currency.
The government decided to devalue the currency.
Devaluing the yen is advantageous for exports.
Stimulate the economy by devaluing the currency.
為替(かわせ)レート()()げる政策(せいさく)だ。
It's a policy to devalue the exchange rate.
Currency devaluation raises the prices of imports.
3. to round down (a number)
In mathematics, to reduce a number to a lower whole value.
Calculate by rounding down the decimal places.
1(くらい)()()げる。
Round down to the ones place.
Bill by rounding down the fractions.
3.7()()げる3なる
Rounding down 3.7 gives you 3.
Please calculate by rounding down, not rounding up.

Transitivity

Forms

Compound verb: () (to cut) + ()げる (to lower)

Common collocations

Similar words

()()げる - to round up; to raise