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御負け

おまけ

a free extra; a giveaway; a price reduction; an exaggeration

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Examples

  1. この商品には御負けが付く。

    このしょうひんにはおまけがつく。

    This product comes with a free gift.

  2. 千円に御負けしておきますよ。

    せんえんにおまけしておきますよ。

    I'll knock it down to a thousand yen for you.

  3. 道に迷い、御負けに雨まで降ってきた。

    みちにまよい、おまけにあめまでふってきた。

    We got lost, and on top of that it started to rain.

Common patterns

御負けが付く
to come with a free extra
御負けする
to knock a bit off the price
御負けに
on top of that; to make matters worse

Memory tip

Shop talk from 負ける in the sense 'to let the price lose': the seller throws in a bit more. The connective 御負けに usually introduces one more bad thing, not a bonus. Everyday writing uses おまけ in kana.

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