チャラにさせる。
English translation: "get it forgiven," (as in debt forgiveness) OR "call it even," "eliminate"
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8 mins confidence: 
peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1"get it forgiven," (as in debt forgiveness) OR "call it even," "eliminate" Explanation: It is an interesting word. In this case, it means to reduce an outstanding debt to 0. Example sentence(s):
Reference: http://ejje.weblio.jp/content/%E3%83%81%E3%83%A3%E3%83%A9 |
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31 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1write it off (make it a wash) Explanation: この場合のように、某会社の社長が正式に発表するような文言にこの俗語っぽい「チャラにする」というような言い方はちょっとそぐわない感じがしますが、 「帳消しにする、貸し借りなし、差し引きゼロ」という意味で使われているようです。「まっさら＝ふりだしに戻す」がもじってチャラになったとか、「お茶にしよう」がもじったとか、ポルトガル語が語源とか種々の説があるようです。 |
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3 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +3
peer agreement (net): +3Offset (liabilities) against (government subsidy) Explanation: If I read the statement of this president, it appears that the company would use the government assistance (money from the government) to offset its losses (the liabilities to the victims of the disaster). Then “チャラにする” here may mean “（災害の犠牲者に対する）損害賠償債務を履行することによる損失を（政府からの資金によって）埋め合わせる.” It means 相殺する, which is different from 免除する (to forgive or to give up all claim), or 帳消しにする (to write off). The usage of the term チャラにする might not be correct in the context. |
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