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    3. 帳消し

    帳消し

    帳ちょう消けし​

    writing off (a debt)

    KMT9News #24+1NounBusiness & FinanceKanji Vocab22 strokes

    ちょうけし

    Noun

    1.
    writing off (a debt), cancellation, balancing the books
    2.
    cancelling out (gains or losses), making even, making up (for), offsetting, undoing, wiping out

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    過か去この失しっ敗ぱいは帳ちょう消けしにして、新あたらしいスタートを切きろう。

    Let's write off past failures and make a fresh start.

    KMT8Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    会かい社しゃの負ふ債さいは、新あたらしい投とう資しによって帳ちょう消けしになった。

    The company's debt was written off by new investments.

    KMT9Business & Finance
    彼かれのこれまでの功こう績せきが、今こん回かいの不ふ祥しょう事じを帳ちょう消けしにするとは限かぎらない。

    His past achievements do not necessarily cancel out this scandal.

    KMT9Business & FinancePolitics & Law
    銀ぎん行こうは、中ちゅう小しょう企き業ぎょうの不ふ良りょう債さい権けんを帳ちょう消けしにする方ほう針しんを発はっ表ぴょうした。

    The bank announced a policy to write off bad debts of small and medium-sized enterprises.

    KMT9Business & Finance
    契けい約やく違い反はんによる損そん害がいは、別べつの取とり引ひきで帳ちょう消けしにされた。

    Damages from the contract breach were offset by another transaction.

    KMT9Business & Finance

    Characters that make up this word

    帳
    とばり…(1)
    notebook・account book・album・curtain・veil…(2)
    Kanji
    消
    き.える・け.す…(1)
    extinguish・blow out・turn off・neutralize・cancel
    Kanji
    し
    shi
    Kana
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