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loss arising from a price or rate difference; exchange loss
An accounting term for a loss that arises from the difference between purchase and sale prices or between exchange rates at different times. Most often appears in compounds such as 為替差損 (foreign exchange loss).
為替差損が出た。
We incurred a foreign-exchange loss.
円高で大きな差損を計上した。
We booked a large exchange loss due to the strong yen.
輸出企業は、急激な円高によって、多額の為替差損を被った。
Export companies suffered large foreign-exchange losses due to the sudden appreciation of the yen.
Compound of 差 (difference) + 損 (loss). Used almost exclusively in business and accounting contexts.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 為替差損: foreign-exchange loss
- 差損が出る: an exchange loss arises
- 差損を計上する: book/record a loss
- 差損を被る: suffer a loss
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 差益: gain on difference — its opposite, profit from a favorable rate or price change
- 損失: loss — general term for any kind of financial loss