優待|ゆうたいyuutai[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbpreferential treatment; hospitality; warm reception; cordial welcome
Conjugation
Dictionary form優待する(ゆうたいする)
Polite (masu)優待します(ゆうたいします)
Negative (nai)優待しない(ゆうたいしない)
polite (masen)優待しません(ゆうたいしません)
classical zu / nu優待せず・優待せぬ(ゆうたいせず・ゆうたいせぬ)
Past (ta)優待した(ゆうたいした)
polite (mashita)優待しました(ゆうたいしました)
Past negative (nakatta)優待しなかった(ゆうたいしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)優待しませんでした(ゆうたいしませんでした)
Te form優待して(ゆうたいして)
Potential優待できる(ゆうたいできる)
Passive優待される(ゆうたいされる)
Causative優待させる(ゆうたいさせる)
Causative passive優待させられる(ゆうたいさせられる)
Conditional (ba)優待すれば(ゆうたいすれば)
tara優待したら(ゆうたいしたら)
Volitional優待しよう(ゆうたいしよう)
polite (mashou)優待しましょう(ゆうたいしましょう)
Imperative優待しろ(ゆうたいしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Related接待せったいNeutralEntertaining guests; in business it often means wining and dining, as in 「接待ゴルフ」. 優待 stresses special preferential treatment rather than hospitality.
  • Related歓迎かんげいNeutralWelcoming someone; the emphasis is on the attitude of reception. 優待 is about the preferential treatment or courtesies actually given.
  • Related接遇せつぐうWrittenA written word for receiving and attending to guests, common in service-industry training, as in 「接遇マナー」.
  • Antonym冷遇れいぐうNeutralTreating someone coldly; the opposite of the generous treatment that 優待 implies.

To entertain guests, use 「接待」 or 「もてなし」. Use 「優待」 for special privileges or preferential treatment, as in 「株主優待」 and 「優待券」. For being treated coldly, use 「冷遇」.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 手厚てあつくもてなすこと。
  2. 特別とくべつ有利ゆうりな扱あつかいをすること。
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