巨額(きょがく)

きょがく
noun
enormous sum, huge amount of money
1. enormous sum, huge amount of money
An extremely large amount of money. Used to describe financial figures that are strikingly large in scale.
巨額(きょがく)の投資(とうし)をする。
To make a huge investment.
巨額(きょがく)の借金(しゃっきん)を抱(かか)えている。
To carry an enormous debt.
政府(せいふ)は災害(さいがい)復興(ふっこう)のために巨額(きょがく)の予算(よさん)を計上(けいじょう)した。
The government allocated an enormous budget for disaster recovery.

STRUCTURE:
巨(きょ) (huge, giant) + 額(がく) (amount, sum).

USAGE:
巨額(きょがく) is used almost exclusively in the prenominal form 巨額(きょがく)の to modify monetary nouns. It is common in news reporting about government budgets, corporate finances, fraud cases, and economic matters. Compare with 高額(こうがく) (high amount), which is less extreme in degree.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 巨額(きょがく)の資金(しきん): enormous funds
  • 巨額(きょがく)の損失(そんしつ): huge losses
  • 巨額(きょがく)の賠償金(ばいしょうきん): enormous compensation
  • 巨額(きょがく)の費用(ひよう): enormous costs
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