引(ひ)き下(さ)げ

ひきさげ
noun
reduction, cut, lowering
economics
1. reduction, cut, lowering
A decrease in a rate, price, level, or standard. Commonly used for prices, taxes, interest rates, and age limits.
価格(かかく)の引(ひ)き下(さ)げを発表(はっぴょう)した。
They announced a price reduction.
金利(きんり)の引(ひ)き下(さ)げが景気(けいき)を刺激(しげき)する。
An interest rate cut stimulates the economy.
成人(せいじん)年齢(ねんれい)の引(ひ)き下(さ)げについて国会(こっかい)で議論(ぎろん)されている。
The lowering of the age of adulthood is being debated in the National Diet.

Usage

The opposite of 引(ひ)き上(あ)げ (increase, raise). Used extensively in economic, political, and administrative contexts when discussing reductions in numerical values such as prices, taxes, rates, or age thresholds.

Common collocations

Related Words

Antonym: 引(ひ)き上(あ)げ (raise, increase)
Related: 引(ひ)き下(さ)げる (verb form)
Compare: 下方修正(かほうしゅうせい) (downward revision)
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