Korean word

금리

Pronunciation

Romanizationkeumni

Meaning

  • nouninterest rate

Example

요즘 금리가 많이 올랐어요.yo jeum keum ni ga ma ni ol la sseo yo

Interest rates have risen a lot lately.

Illustration for 금리 (interest rate)

More examples

저축 상품을 고를 때는 금리를 먼저 확인하세요.cheo chuk sang pu meul ko reul ttae neun keum ni reul meon jeo hwa gin ha se yo

When selecting a savings product, check the interest rate first.

Core concept

The measured percentage that sets the cost of borrowing or the return on deposited money.

Common phrases

  • 금리 하락keum ni ha rak

    decline in interest rates

  • 저금리cheo geum ni

    low interest rate

Similar words

이자ija: An extra amount charged on borrowed money or received from deposited money.
이자율ijayul: A numerical rate used to work out the interest on the starting amount.
이율iyul: A percentage that describes the interest as a share of the starting amount.
연이율yeoniyul: An interest rate measured over a period of one year.

Definition in Korean

대출·예금 등 돈거래에 대해 적용되는 이자의 비율로, 보통 비율(%)로 나타내는 말tae chul ye geum teung ton geo rae e tae hae cheo gyong doe neun i ja ui pi yul lo po tong pi yul ro na ta nae neun mal

Word origin

금리 (geumni, "interest rate") combines the Sino-Korean elements 금 (geum, "money") and 리 (ni, "interest or profit") to name the relevant rate.

Usage tips

  • News reports often give this figure as a yearly percentage, even when the surrounding sentence does not repeat the word for year.

Opposites

Related words

  • 금리인하keumniinhainterest rate reductionnoun
  • 금리상승keumnisangseunginterest rate risenoun

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