浮かす

Meaning

1. v5svt
   to float
2. v5svt
   to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp
3. v5svt
   to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet

Example sentences

• 席を立ちかけて腰を浮かした。

  I half rose to my feet to leave my seat.

• 三菱さんが飲み代を浮かすために家飲みしています。

  Mr. Mitsubishi is drinking at home to save his drinking money.

• 安いホテルに泊まって旅費を浮かした。

  I saved on travelling expenses by staying at a cheap hotel.