引き下げ

Reduction, cut, or lowering of a price, rate, or official level

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A Reduction" / "A Cut

The deliberate lowering of rates, levels, or standards by an authority or organization.

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引き下げ（ひきさげ） means a deliberate reduction or cut in an official number, level, or rate.

Use it when someone with authority actively lowers something, especially in economic, legal, or administrative contexts. Common patterns include 金利の引き下げ（きんりのひきさげ） “interest rate cut,” 税率の引き下げ（ぜいりつのひきさげ） “tax rate reduction,” and 格付けの引き下げ（かくづけのひきさげ） “rating downgrade.”

For everyday store discounts, use 値下げ（ねさげ） instead. 引き下げ sounds more systematic or official, like a decision by a government, bank, company, or institution.

It comes from 引き下げる（ひきさげる）, “to lower/pull down,” so it often implies that a specific actor caused the reduction.

Example

政府はガソリン税の引き下げを検討しています。

The government is considering a reduction in the gasoline tax.

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引き下げ

ひきさげ

Reduction, cut, or lowering of a price, rate, or official level

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