Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "shatsar jini" sifa ce da ke bayyana wani abu ko wanda ke ciyar da jinin wasu don tsira ko ci gaba. Hakanan ana iya amfani da shi a alamance don kwatanta mutane ko ƙungiyoyin da suke cin gajiyar wasu ko cin gajiyar wasu, musamman don samun kuɗi.