Korean word

상환

Pronunciation

Romanizationsanghwan

대출금은 이번 달 안에 상환을 완료해야 해요.tae chul geu meun i beon tal a ne sang hwa neul wal lyo hae ya hae yo

The loan must be fully repaid by the end of this month.

계약서에 상환 기간이 명시되어 있다.kye yak sseo e sang hwan ki ga ni myeong si doe eo it tta

The repayment period is specified in the contract.

A debt is brought back toward zero by returning the borrowed money as required.

빚 갚기pit kapkki: The everyday act of paying back a debt.
갚음kapeum: The payment made when money owed is returned.

대출이나 빌린 돈을 정해진 조건에 따라 갚는 행위나 그 갚는 금액.tae chu ri na pil lin to neul cheong hae jin cho geo ne tta ra kam neun haeng wi na keu kam neun keu maek

The Sino-Korean formation 상환 (sanghwan, "repayment") joins 상 (sang, "repay") with 환 (hwan, "return") to express money being returned.

상환 (sanghwan, "repayment") is more common in official financial writing than in relaxed conversation, making it a useful word to recognize in documents.