JLPT N1 Advanced
見切り
Abandoning a lost cause to cut losses, or a clearance sale.
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見切る verb form
見切ります polite form
見切った past tense
1 Noun
Giving Up / Cutting Losses
The act of judging that a situation, person, or endeavor has no future prospects and deciding to abandon it.
Example
この プロジェクト は 成功 の 見込み が ない ので 、 見切り を つけ た 方 が いい 。
This project has no chance of success, so we'd better cut our losses.
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2 Noun
Clearance Sale
A significant price reduction applied to merchandise to ensure it sells before it loses all commercial value.
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