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세금 meaning and pronunciation

segeum · tax

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Dictionary entry

NIKL target code 64101
Part of speech: 명사Pronunciation: 세ː금Level: Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
  1. 1.

    국가 또는 지방 공공 단체가 필요한 경비로 사용하기 위하여 국민이나 주민으로부터 강제로 거두어들이는 돈.

    English: tax — A levy imposed by a nation or local government on its people to finance necessary expenditures.

    Examples

    • 세금 계산서.
    • 세금 납부.
    • 세금 면제.
    • 세금 징수.
    • 세금을 내다.
    • 세금을 부과하다.
Origin
稅金
Categories
정치와 행정 > 정치 및 행정 행위

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