取(と)り立(た)て

とりたて
noun
collection (of debts); freshly picked/made
financefood
1. collection; recovery (of debts or payments)
The act of collecting money owed, especially debts. Can imply aggressive or persistent collection efforts.
借金(しゃっきん)の取(と)り立(た)てが厳(きび)しい。
The debt collection is harsh.
毎日(まいにち)取(と)り立(た)ての電話(でんわ)がかかってくる。
Collection calls come every day.
闇金(やみきん)の取(と)り立(た)てに悩(なや)まされている人(ひと)が多(おお)い。
Many people are troubled by collection from loan sharks.
2. freshly picked; freshly made; just harvested
Describes something that has just been picked, caught, or made. Emphasizes freshness.
取(と)り立(た)ての野菜(やさい)は美味(おい)しい。
Freshly picked vegetables are delicious.
取(と)り立(た)ての魚(さかな)を刺身(さしみ)にする。
To make sashimi from freshly caught fish.
朝(あさ)取(と)り立(た)てのトマトは香(かお)りが違(ちが)う。
Tomatoes freshly picked in the morning have a different aroma.

Has two distinct meanings that are easily distinguished by context. Sense 1 (debt collection) appears in financial and legal contexts, while sense 2 (freshness) appears with food and agricultural products.

SENSE 1 — COLLECTION:

SENSE 2 — FRESHNESS:
Used as a modifier before nouns with の: 取(と)り立(た)ての魚(さかな), 取(と)り立(た)ての卵(たまご). This sense is always positive, emphasizing just-harvested quality.

Similar words

  • 回収(かいしゅう): recovery, collection — more formal, broader usage
  • 新鮮(しんせん): fresh — describes the quality itself, not the act of harvesting
  • 採(と)れたて: freshly harvested — similar to sense 2 but more casual

Forms

取(と)り立(た)てる (to collect; to appoint) → 取(と)り立(た)て (noun form)

Related Words

Compare: 回収(かいしゅう) (recovery, collection)
Compare: 新鮮(しんせん) (fresh)
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