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出費

しゅっぴ

expenses, outlay

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Examples

  1. 今月は出費が多かった。

    こんげつはしゅっぴがおおかった。

    I had a lot of expenses this month.

  2. 急な出費で貯金が減ってしまった。

    きゅうなしゅっぴでちょきんがへってしまった。

    An unexpected expense ate into my savings.

  3. 引っ越しには思わぬ出費がつきものだ。

    ひっこしにはおもわぬしゅっぴがつきものだ。

    Moving house always comes with unexpected costs.

Common patterns

出費がかさむ
for expenses to pile up
急な出費
a sudden expense
出費を抑える
to hold down spending

Memory tip

出費 is money going out of a household or a person's wallet, and often carries a hint of 'more than I wanted'. A company's costs are 経費 or 支出 instead.

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