1.
crossing a major milestone; reaching a round number
surpassing a significant round-number threshold, typically used for stock prices, sales figures, ages, or other numerical milestones
株価が大台乗せした。
The stock price crossed a major milestone.
売上の大台乗せを目指している。
We're aiming to hit the next major sales milestone.
日経平均が四万円の大台乗せを達成し、市場は活気づいた。
The Nikkei average crossed the 40,000-yen milestone, energizing the market.
Combines 大台 (major level, round-number threshold) and 乗せ (placing on, putting onto). 大台 originally refers to the high-value digit columns on an abacus. In modern usage, it means a significant round number (e.g., 10,000, 100,000, 1 million). Commonly used in financial news, sports statistics, and age milestones.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 大台乗せを達成する: to achieve a major milestone
- 大台乗せを果たす: to accomplish a major milestone
- 久しぶりの大台乗せ: first milestone-crossing in a long time
- 初の大台乗せ: first time crossing a major milestone
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 大台割れ: falling below a major milestone — the opposite, when a value drops below a round-number threshold
- 大台: major level; major milestone — the threshold itself
- 突破: breakthrough — a more general term for surpassing a limit or barrier