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水増し

Reading

Kana: みずまし
Romaji: mizumashi
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

vs
1

dilution; watering down

2

inflation (of budget, claim, etc.); padding

Kanji

Readings: スイ、 みず、 みず-
Meaning: water
Readings: ゾウ、 ま.す、 ま.し、 ふ.える、 ふ.やす
Meanings: increase, add, augment, gain, promote

Example Sentences

水増(みずま)決算(けっさん)(うわさ)株価(かぶか)()がりませんでした。
➥The stock got creamed when they got wind of the dilution.
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もし論文(ろんぶん)(りょう)不足(ふそく)したら、引用(いんよう)(ぶん)水増(みずま)ししておけばいい。
➥If your essay is on the short side, you can always pad it out with a few quotations.
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あのパブではビールを水増(みずま)ししているのではないか。
➥I suspect they water down the beer in that pub.
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