- 保ち合う
- もちあう
to maintain equilibrium
to share expenses* * *もちあう【持ち合う・保ち合う】1 〔釣り合いを保つ〕 counterpoise; balance; keep balance; maintain equilibrium.2 【相場】 remain unchanged [the same, stationary, steady].●高値[低値]で保ち合っている. Prices rule high [low].
・地方の需要があるので相場はしっかり保ち合っている. Prices are firmly maintained owing to provincial demands.
・市価は 100 円で保ち合っている. The market holds at \100.
3 〔(費用などを)出し合う〕 share 《expenses》.●費用は皆で持ち合った. Each bore a part of the expense.
Japanese-English dictionary. 2013.