Korean word

공실률

Pronunciation

Romanizationkongsillyul

Meaning

  • nounvacancy rate

Example

요즘 상가의 공실률이 높아졌어요.yo jeum sang ga ui kong sil lyu ri no pa jeo sseo yo

These days, the vacancy rate of commercial properties has increased.

Illustration for 공실률 (vacancy rate)

More examples

새로 문을 연 상가는 아직 공실률이 높아요.sae ro mu neul yeon sang ga neun a jik kong sil lyu ri no pa yo

The vacancy rate at the newly opened commercial property is still high.

Core concept

A statistic showing how much of a building or property group is unused because its rooms or units have no occupant.

Common phrases

  • 공실률이 높다kong sil lyu ri nop tta

    high vacancy rate

  • 공실률이 낮다kong sil lyu ri nat tta

    low vacancy rate

  • 공실률이 증가하다kong sil lyu ri cheung ga ha da

    increase in vacancy rate

Similar words

공실kongsil: A room or unit that currently has no occupant.
공실 비율kongsil piyul: The empty-space share within one building's total rooms or units.
빈 점포pin cheompo: A shop in a shopping area or building where no business is operating.
빈집pinjip: A house left empty after its residents have moved out.

Definition in Korean

건물이나 상가·주택 등에서 비어 있는 방이나 점포가 전체에서 차지하는 비율을 백분율로 나타낸 명사keon mu ri na sang ga chu taek teung e seo pi eo in neun pang i na cheom po ga cheon che e seo cha ji ha neun pi yu reul paek ppu nyul lo na ta naen myeong sa

Word origin

The word is built from Sino-Korean elements for empty space, a room or unit, and a ratio, making its statistical meaning transparent.

Usage tips

  • In everyday conversation, 공실 (gongsil, "an empty room or shop") is often more natural than naming the percentage.

Opposites

  • 점유율cheomyuyuloccupancy ratenoun
  • 입주율ipjjuyulmove-in ratenoun

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