banjeonse

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A form of lease in the South Korean real estate market which is a hybrid between jeonse and wolse, in which the lessee provides the landlord with a smaller lump sum deposit than would be required with jeonse, while agreeing to pay a lower rate of monthly rent than would be required with wolse.

Pronunciation

/bænˈd͡ʒʌnseɪ/ /pænˈt͡ʃʌnseɪ/

Word forms

banjeonse

Etymology

Borrowed from Korean 반전세(半傳貰) (banjeonse, literally “half-jeonse”).

Antonyms

jeonse wolse sageulse

Related words

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