day 74in the red
unit 12 · economy & moneyin the red
Talk about profit and loss, costs, currencies, freight and household budgets, tell a story that ended badly with ～始末だ, and say that something is no use with ～たところで.
today’s words
- 始末 しまつ · dealing with, disposal; (bad) outcome
- 赤字 あかじ · deficit, being in the red
- 上がり あがり · takings, proceeds
- 値 あたい · value (of a number); price, worth
- 内訳 うちわけ · breakdown (of figures)
- 売り出し うりだし · sale; putting on the market
- 売り出す うりだす · to put on sale, launch
- 運送 うんそう · transport (of goods), haulage
- 運賃 うんちん · fare; freight charge
- 運搬 うんぱん · carrying, conveying (heavy things)
- 運輸 うんゆ · transport (as an industry)
- 黄金 おうごん · gold; golden
- 海運 かいうん · shipping, sea transport
- 掛け かけ · credit (buying on account)
- 家計 かけい · household budget, family finances
- 株式 かぶしき · shares, stock
- 貨幣 かへい · money, currency (coins and notes)
- 借り かり · debt; a favour owed
- 関税 かんぜい · customs duty, tariff
- 外貨 がいか · foreign currency
- 基金 ききん · fund (for a purpose)
- 業者 ぎょうしゃ · trader, contractor, supplier
- 黒字 くろじ · surplus, being in the black
- 経費 けいひ · expenses, costs
- 決算 けっさん · settling the accounts, financial results
- 倹約 けんやく · thrift, saving money
sentences
- 今から急いだところで、間に合わない。 · Even if we hurry now, we won't make it.
- 謝ったところで、彼は許してくれないだろう。 · Even if I apologise, he probably won't forgive me.
- 借金が増え、ついには家まで売る始末だ。 · His debts grew, and in the end he even had to sell his house.
- 店は二年続けて赤字で、今年やっと黒字になった。 · The shop was in the red for two years running, and finally went into the black this year.
- 決算の前に、経費の内訳を調べた。 · Before closing the accounts, we went through the breakdown of expenses.