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損得

そんとく

loss and gain, advantage and disadvantage

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Examples

  1. 損得なしにしよう。

    そんとくなしにしよう。

    Let's call it even, with nothing gained or lost.

  2. 彼は損得を考えずに人を助ける。

    かれはそんとくをかんがえずにひとをたすける。

    He helps people without thinking about what's in it for him.

  3. 損得勘定ばかりしていると友達をなくすよ。

    そんとくかんじょうばかりしているとともだちをなくすよ。

    If all you do is weigh up profit and loss, you'll lose your friends.

Common patterns

損得勘定
calculation of profit and loss, self-interest
損得抜きで
regardless of gain or loss
損得を考える
to think about what one stands to gain

Memory tip

A compound of opposites (損 loss + 得 gain), like 長短 or 白黒. It is mostly used about personal self-interest rather than accounting; the financial term is 損益.

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