オーバーキル

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Japanese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English overkill.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

オーバーキル (ōbākiru

  1. overkill (unnecessary destruction)
  2. (economy) excessive economic tightening, reducing the money supply or raising interest rates more than necessary

Verb[edit]

オーバーキルする (ōbākiru surusuru (stem オーバーキル (ōbākirusuru shi), past オーバーキルした (ōbākirusuru shita))

  1. to overkill (destroy with more force than is required)
  2. (economy) to tighten the money supply or raise interest rates excessively

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN