Korean Conversation · Level 284
15 words
Korean word
품절
Pronunciation
Romanizationpumjeol
Meaning
- nounsold out
Example
그 가게의 신발은 품절이에요.keu ka ge ui sin ba reun pum jeo ri e yo
The shoes at that store are sold out.
More examples
이번 세일 상품은 이미 품절입니다.i beon se il sang pu meun i mi pum jeo rim ni da
The products in this sale are already sold out.
Core concept
A product is still wanted, but none is left for immediate purchase.
Common phrases
품절이다pum jeo ri da
be sold out
품절 상품pum jeol sang pum
sold-out product
품절 안내pum jeol an nae
sold-out notice
Similar words
매진maejin: Customers have bought all the units that were offered for sale.
재고 없음chaego eopsseum: A shop or warehouse holds zero units of a particular item.
재고chaego: The goods and amounts that a business keeps ready to sell.
Definition in Korean
판매할 재고가 없어 고객이 즉시 구입할 수 없는 상태.pan mae hal jjae go ga eop sseo ko gae gi cheuk ssi ku i pal ssu eom neun sang tae
Word origin
The word comes from the Sino-Korean elements for goods and being cut off, describing goods whose supply has been exhausted.
Usage tips
- A store can show 품절 (pumjeol, "sold out") online even when the product may return later, so the label does not always mean it is discontinued.
Other meanings
- out of stocknoun
Related words
- 품절되다pumjeoldoedabe sold outverb
- 품절표시pumjeolpyosisold-out indicatornoun