Japanese DictionaryDefinition of 切り上げる
- (v1, vt) to close; to finish
時間が切れたので会見を早く切り上げなければならなかった。
We ran out of time and had to cut short the interview. - to round up (a number)
- to revalue (a currency)
円は１９７１年１２月１８日、１ドル３６０円から３０８円に切上げられた。
The yen was revalued upward against the U.S. dollar from a rate of 360 yen against the dollar to 308 yen on December 18, 1971.