予備費(よびひ)

よびひ
noun
contingency fund; reserve funds; contingency allowance
formalbusinessfinancemoney
1. contingency fund; reserve funds; contingency allowance
Money set aside in a budget for unforeseen expenses. Used of national and local government budgets, company budgets, and the buffer built into a project's costs.
予備費(よびひ)を計上(けいじょう)する。
To set aside a contingency fund.
災害(さいがい)対応(たいおう)に予備費(よびひ)を使(つか)うことになった。
It was decided to use the contingency fund for disaster response.
工事(こうじ)の予算(よさん)には、想定外(そうていがい)の支出(ししゅつ)に備(そな)えた予備費(よびひ)が含(ふく)まれている。
The construction budget includes a contingency fund for unexpected expenses.

予備(よび) (spare, reserve) + 費(ひ) (expense). Common in news coverage of government budgets, where the size of the 予備費(よびひ) is often debated.

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Related: 予備(よび)
Related: 予算(よさん)
Compare: 積立金(つみたてきん) (reserve fund)
Related: 追加(ついか)予算(よさん) (additional budget)
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Added 2026.7.30 3:17 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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