1.
implication; undertone; hidden meaning
an underlying meaning or suggestion not explicitly stated
その言葉には含みがある。
There's an undertone to those words.
含みのある笑みを浮かべた。
She wore a smile with hidden meaning.
彼の発言には何か含みがあった。
There was something implied in his statement.
2.
room for growth; latent potential
used in financial contexts to describe unrealized gains or potential for increase
この株には含み益がある。
This stock has unrealized gains.
含み損が拡大している。
The unrealized losses are growing.
不動産に含み資産がある。
There are hidden assets in the real estate.
DERIVED FROM:
含む (to contain, to include)
USAGE:
- 含みがある (to have implications/undertones)
- 含みのある言葉 (words with hidden meaning)
- 含みを持たせる (to add implication)
FINANCIAL TERMS (Sense 2):
- 含み益 (unrealized gains, paper profit)
- 含み損 (unrealized losses, paper loss)
- 含み資産 (hidden assets)