投げ売り

Reading

Kana: なげうり

Romaji: nageuri

Definition

noun

1

bargain (sacrifice) sale; selling at a loss; dumping

Kanji

投

Readings: トウ、 な.げる、 -な.げ

Meanings: throw, discard, abandon, launch into, join, invest in, hurl, give up, sell at a loss

売

Readings: バイ、 う.る、 う.れる

Meaning: sell

Example Sentence

彼(かれ)は店(みせ)じまいのため商品(しょうひん)を投(な)げ売(う)りした。

➥He sold his goods at a sacrifice to close down his business.