NichiDict

取り立てる

N1
とりたてる
取立てる取りたてる
[toritateru]
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Meanings

1.IchidanTransitive

to collect (debts); to dun; to exact; to extort

2.IchidanTransitive

to appoint; to promote; to give patronage

3.IchidanTransitive

to emphasize; to focus on; to call attention to

Examples

彼は若くして部長に取り立てられた優秀な社員だ。

He is an excellent employee who was promoted to department head at a young age.

借金を取り立てるために毎日電話がかかってくる。

I get calls every day to collect the debt.

取り立てて言うほどの問題ではないと思う。

I don't think it's a problem worth mentioning.