Korean word

사업

Pronunciation

Romanizationsaeop

Meaning

  • nounbusiness

Example

그는 사업을 통해 많은 사람을 만났다.keu neun sa eo beul tong hae ma neun sa ra meul man nat tta

He met many people through doing business.

Illustration for 사업 (business)

More examples

그는 사업에 투자해서 신제품을 개발했다.keu neun sa eo be tu ja hae seo sin je pu meul kae bal haet tta

He invested in the business and developed a new product.

Core concept

A planned, organized venture that people or groups carry out for a purpose, often to make a profit.

Common phrases

  • 사업에 투자하다sa eo be tu ja ha da

    invest in the business

  • 사업을 진행하다sa eo beul chin haeng ha da

    run a business

  • 사업을 중단하다sa eo beul chung dan ha da

    discontinue a business

Similar words

회사hoesa: A business organization that employs people, uses capital, and operates to earn profit.
기업kieop: A formal business enterprise that is organized to provide and sell products or services.
영업yeongeop: Sales work that involves offering products or services and receiving money from customers.
비즈니스pijeuniseu: Business activity in general, including trade, deals, and other ways of making money.

Definition in Korean

개인이나 단체가 이윤이나 목적을 위해 조직적으로 계획하고 수행하는 활동이나 그 활동을 이루는 일kae i ni na tan che ga i yu ni na mok jjeo geul wi hae cho jik jjeo geu ro kye hoe ka go su haeng ha neun hwal dong i na keu hwal dong eul i ru neun il

Word origin

As a Sino-Korean word, it joins the ideas of a matter or task and work, giving it a broad sense of organized work or a venture.

Usage tips

  • For English speakers, this word can name the activity or venture itself, not just the company that carries it out.

Other meanings

  • enterprisenoun

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