LingakuFrequency rank: 6,864. – 6,873.
- to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to stop early; to finish (at a convenient spot)
- to round up (number)
- to revalue (currency)
Ichidan verb; transitive verb
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- to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to stop early; to finish (at a convenient spot)
- to round up (number)
- to revalue (currency)
This meaning is used when finishing an activity or process before its expected or scheduled completion, often for convenience or practicality.
I’ve decided to finish early today.
This meaning refers to increasing a numerical value to the next highest whole number, commonly used in mathematics or in financial contexts.
It is common to round up the figures when reporting sales.
100.3 was rounded up to 101.
This meaning relates to adjusting the official value of a currency, usually in the context of economic policy and international finance.
As a result of specific economic policies, the currency was revalued.
The central bank announced a policy to revalue the currency.
Generated collocations (experimental)
きりあげる切り上げるto close (at a certain point); to cut short; to stop early; to finish (at a convenient spot)じかん時間をきりあげる切り上げるto finish earlyじゅぎょう授業をきりあげる切り上げるto end class earlyかいぎ会議をきりあげる切り上げるto conclude the meeting earlyねだん値段をきりあげる切り上げるto raise the priceきりあげて切り上げてけいさん計算するto round up in calculationsえん円をきりあげる切り上げるto revalue the yenしめきり締切をきりあげる切り上げるto bring forward the deadlineきりあげ切り上げしょり処理rounding up processよてい予定をきりあげる切り上げるto advance the schedule
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We ran out of time and had to cut short the interview.
3. えん円はせん きゅうひゃく ななじゅう いちねん１９７１年じゅうにがつ１２月じゅうはちにち１８日、いち１どるドルさんびゃく ろくじゅうえん３６０円からさんびゃく はちえん３０８円にきりあげられた切上げられた。
The yen was revalued upward against the U.S. dollar from a rate of 360 yen against the dollar to 308 yen on December 18, 1971.