入札

• 読み: にゅうさつ
• ローマ字: nyusatsu
• 漢字の分解: 入 (nyu) — to enter; 札 (satsu) — card, bill, tag
• 発音: /ɲɯ.ː.sa.tsɯ/

意味

Bid; tender; sealed bid. Submitting a price or proposal to win a contract, acquire goods at auction, or participate in public procurement.

A noun and suru-verb referring to the competitive bidding process used in auctions and procurement tenders. 一般競争入札 (ippan kyoso nyusatsu) is open competitive tendering used for public works; 指名競争入札 (shimei kyoso nyusatsu) limits bids to pre-selected firms. Bid rigging (談合, dango) in public 入札 is a persistent compliance concern in Japan, prosecuted under the Antimonopoly Act.

例文

1. 市の公共工事に複数の建設会社が入札した。
2. 最低価格での入札が必ずしも落札に繋がるわけではない。
3. 談合防止のため、入札に関する情報は厳重に管理されている。

使い方ガイド

場面: public procurement, auctions, construction contracts

トーン: technical

起源と歴史

From 入 (nyu) meaning 'to enter' and 札 (satsu) meaning 'bill, card, tag.' The image is of putting in one's card — submitting a bid on a written slip.

文化的背景

時代: Meiji–Modern

世代: Business professionals

社会的背景: Corporate, government