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水みず増まし
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Meanings
Noun
Suru verb
Transitive verb
1. dilution; watering down
2. inflation (of budget, claim, etc.); padding
Kanji used
水water増increase
Pitch accent
みずまし
Composed of
水みず
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout; break granted to wrestlers engaged in a prolonged bout
Noun
増まし
better; preferable; less objectionable; least-worst; more; increase; extra
Na-adjective
Used in vocabulary
水みず増まし株かぶ
watered stock
Noun
水みず増まし資し本ほん
watered capital
Noun
水みず増まし資し産さん
watered assets
Noun
水みず増まし予よ算さん
budget of padded (empty) figures
Noun
Examples3
I suspect they water down the beer in that pub.
The stock got creamed when they got wind of the dilution.
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