出費
Meaning in Englishexpenses, disbursements
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What it means
What does 出費 mean? It denotes the money spent or the amount of money paid out by a person or organization. It refers to the act of spending and the resulting costs, and it is commonly used in budgeting, personal finance, and financial reporting to describe incurred expenses.
Main meanings
- The basic sense: money spent or costs incurred in daily life
- In accounting, refers to expenses recorded as outlays within a budget
- Conveys a more personal or discretionary spending nuance compared with broader financial terms
- Commonly paired with verbs like 抑える, 増える, 記録する to describe changes in spending
How to use it
Used in both spoken and written Japanese across formal and casual registers. Common in personal budgeting, small business accounting, and financial news; typical constructions include 出費が増える, 出費を抑える, 出費を記録する; used with particles like が, を and with verbs to describe changes and actions.
Variants and close terms
- 経費 keihi — business expenses
- 費用 hiyou — cost in general
- 支出 shishutsu — expenditure
Composition
- 出 meaning go out, exit; here indicating money leaving
- 費 meaning cost, expense
- Combined concept: money that goes out as expenses
Etymology
出 (to go out, to come forth) + 費 (expense, cost) combine to form 出費; the standard reading is shuppi, a native compound with on'yomi readings rather than a loanword.
Word class
noun (名詞)