みずまし – Vocabulary details

みずまし

Meanings

Pre-noun adjective

Noun

Verb (する)

1. dilution; watering down

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

Alt. forms

水みず増まし

100%

みずまし

Pitch accent

み

ずまし

Conjugations...

Composed of

みず

water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout

まし

better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth

Used in vocabulary (4 in total)

watered stock

watered capital

watered assets

budget of padded (empty) figures

Examples (1 in total)

あのパブではビールをみずまししているのではないか。