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entertainment expenses; socializing costs
Money spent on business entertainment, social engagements, and maintaining relationships. In business, this is an accounting category for client meals, gifts, and events. In personal life, it refers to costs of socializing.
交際費がかさむ。
Entertainment expenses are piling up.
In business accounting, 交際費 is a specific expense category with tax implications — not all of it is tax-deductible. Common collocations: 交際費がかさむ (expenses pile up), 交際費を削る (to cut entertainment expenses), 交際費で落とす (to write off as an entertainment expense). In personal budgeting, it covers costs like dining out with friends, wedding gifts (祝儀), and seasonal gifts.
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販売促進費 (sales promotion expenses)