採算(さいさん)

さいさん
noun
profitability
1. profitability, cost-effectiveness
Whether a business, project, or investment yields enough revenue to cover costs and produce a profit.
採算(さいさん)が取(と)れない。
It's not profitable.
採算(さいさん)を度外視(どがいし)してでも、このサービスを続(つづ)けたい。
I want to continue this service even if we ignore profitability.
過疎(かそ)地域(ちいき)の路線(ろせん)バスは採算(さいさん)が合(あ)わず、廃止(はいし)される路線(ろせん)が増(ふ)えている。
Bus routes in depopulated areas are unprofitable, and the number of discontinued routes is increasing.

WORD FORMATION:
採(さい) (take, gather) + 算(さん) (calculate) = calculating the take (i.e., whether the numbers work out).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 採算(さいさん)が取(と)れる: to be profitable
  • 採算(さいさん)が合(あ)う: to be cost-effective
  • 採算(さいさん)が合(あ)わない: to be unprofitable
  • 採算(さいさん)を度外視(どがいし)する: to disregard profitability
  • 採算(さいさん)割(わ)れ: running at a loss
  • 採算(さいさん)ライン: break-even point

USAGE NOTE:
採算(さいさん) is a business term. The most common patterns are 採算(さいさん)が取(と)れる/取(と)れない (profitable/unprofitable) and 採算(さいさん)が合(あ)う/合(あ)わない (cost-effective/not cost-effective).

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Added 2026.2.11 18:22
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