わりびく
Waribiku
Other forms: 割引く
割り引く (Waribiku) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to discount, to reduce (the price), to take off (a percentage), to take with a grain of salt”.
Meanings
- godan verb, transitive verbto discount; to reduce (the price); to take off (a percentage)
- godan verb, transitive verbto take with a grain of salt; to not take at face value; to discount
Examples
彼の話は割り引いて聞いた方がいい。
You'd better take his words with a grain of salt.
彼のせりふは割り引いて聞いてよ。単に売り言葉に買い言葉というだけなんだから。
Don't let what he said get to you. He was just getting back at you for what you said.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).