オーバーキル

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, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN