Korean word

매진

Pronunciation

Romanizationmaejin

Meaning

  • nounsold out

Example

이벤트 시작부터 10분 만에 한정 상품이 매진됐어요.i ben teu si jak ppu teo 10 pun ma ne han jeong sang pu mi mae jin dwae sseo yo

The limited-edition product sold out just 10 minutes after the event started.

Illustration for 매진 (sold out)

More examples

온라인 스토어에서 인기 상품이 새벽에 매진됐어요.ol la in seu to eo e seo in gi sang pu mi sae byeo ge mae jin dwae sseo yo

A popular product sold out in the online store early in the morning.

Core concept

A supply disappears because customers buy everything that was available.

Common phrases

  • 한정 수량 매진han jeong su ryang mae jin

    limited-quantity sellout

  • 완전 매진wan jeon mae jin

    complete sellout

Similar words

품절pumjeol: A product has no stock ready for immediate purchase and may return later.
완판wanpan: Every prepared unit of a product has been sold, completing the entire planned batch.

Definition in Korean

어떤 상품이나 서비스가 더 이상 판매되지 않아 남아 있지 않은 상태를 나타내는 명사.eo tteon sang pu mi na seo bi seu ga teo i sang pan mae doe ji a na na ma it jji a neun sang tae reul na ta nae neun myeong sa

Word origin

매진 (maejin, "sold out") is a Sino-Korean word formed from elements meaning selling and exhausting, giving the image of selling something until none remains.

Usage tips

  • Popularity alone does not mean an item is sold out; this word applies only when customers can no longer buy it.

Related words

  • 매진되다maejindoedasell outverb

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