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연체 meaning and pronunciation

yeonche · being overdue; arrearage

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Dictionary entry

NIKL target code 67772
Part of speech: 명사Pronunciation: 연체Level: Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
  1. 1.

    내야 하는 돈이나 물건 등을 기한이 지나도록 내지 않음.

    English: being overdue; arrearage — The state of being late in paying money or returning an object.

    Examples

    • 연체 대금.
    • 연체 도서.
    • 연체 이자.
    • 연체가 되다.
    • 연체를 하다.
    • 김 씨는 장기간의 신용 카드 연체 때문에 신용 불량자가 되었다.
Origin
延滯
Categories
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