1.
salting; salt-preserved; pickled in salt
Food preserved by coating or soaking in salt, or the process of salt preservation.
魚を塩漬けにして保存する。
Preserve the fish by salting it.
塩漬けの野菜を使った料理。
A dish using salt-preserved vegetables.
昔は肉を塩漬けにして冬を越した。
In the old days, people got through winter by salting meat.
2.
unused assets; money left idle
Figuratively, assets or investments that are left sitting without being used or sold, often when their value has declined.
株を塩漬けにしている。
I'm holding onto stocks that have lost value.
塩漬け状態の不動産。
Real estate that's sitting idle.
資産を塩漬けにしないで運用したほうがいい。
It's better to invest your assets rather than leaving them idle.
塩漬け has both culinary and financial meanings.
SENSE 1 - FOOD:
- 塩漬けにする: to salt, to preserve in salt
- 塩漬けの肉: salt-cured meat
- 塩漬けの魚: salted fish
SENSE 2 - FINANCE (figurative):
- 株を塩漬けにする: to hold onto losing stocks
- 塩漬け状態: state of being left idle
- 塩漬け株: stocks held at a loss
The financial sense comes from the idea of preserving something indefinitely without using it.