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目減り [news1,nf18]
めべり [news1,nf18]
1. [n,vs,vi]
▶ loss (of weight or volume, e.g. in transit)
▶ ullage
▶ outage
2. [n,vs,vi]
▶ decrease (in value)
▶ reduction

Conjugations


History:
5. A 2022-01-15 07:34:15  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
mk
  Diff:
@@ -16,0 +17 @@
+<pos>&vi;</pos>
@@ -23,0 +25 @@
+<pos>&vi;</pos>
4. A 2018-02-26 06:03:41  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
3. A* 2018-02-18 17:45:37  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
daij, koj
  Comments:
I think this is better. Don't need all those glosses. Two senses in the all the kokugos.
  Diff:
@@ -17,2 +17,8 @@
-<gloss>loss (of weight or volume)</gloss>
-<gloss>decrease</gloss>
+<gloss>loss (of weight or volume, e.g. in transit)</gloss>
+<gloss>ullage</gloss>
+<gloss>outage</gloss>
+</sense>
+<sense>
+<pos>&n;</pos>
+<pos>&vs;</pos>
+<gloss>decrease (in value)</gloss>
@@ -20,4 +25,0 @@
-<gloss>diminishment</gloss>
-<gloss>erosion</gloss>
-<gloss>shrinkage</gloss>
-<gloss>ullage</gloss>
2. A 2013-07-04 01:39:27  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
GG5
  Diff:
@@ -19,0 +19,1 @@
+<gloss>reduction</gloss>
1. A* 2013-07-04 01:34:16  Richard Warmington <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
I think it's misleading to lead off with "loss of weight." It suggests human weight loss, but is 
more likely to be a loss of grain from sacks in transit (Shogakukan example) etc. 
And it can be various other types of loss too:
ALC ~
目減り loss(数や量の)
目減りする shrinking
価値の目減り
a decline [decrease, drop] in value
erosion in value
reduction in value
実質的な自己資本の目減り 
actual decline of one's capital
.
目減りする利鞘 【めべりするりざや】 shrinking profit margin
  Diff:
@@ -17,2 +17,6 @@
-<gloss>loss in weight</gloss>
-<gloss>decrease in value</gloss>
+<gloss>loss (of weight or volume)</gloss>
+<gloss>decrease</gloss>
+<gloss>diminishment</gloss>
+<gloss>erosion</gloss>
+<gloss>shrinkage</gloss>
+<gloss>ullage</gloss>

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