Korean word

환급

Pronunciation

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소득세 환급을 받기 위해 서류를 제출했어요.so deuk sse hwan geu beul pat kki wi hae seo ryu reul che chul hae sseo yo

I submitted the documents to get an income tax refund.

영수증이 있어야 환급을 받을 수 있어요.yeong su jeung i i sseo ya hwan geu beul pa deul ssu i sseo yo

You need a receipt to receive a refund.

Money that was already paid comes back to the person who paid it.

환불hwanbul: Money paid for a purchase comes back when the purchase is canceled.

어떤 이유로 이미 낸 돈이나 지급한 금액을 되돌려받는 행위나 그 돈eo tteon i yu ro i mi naen to ni na chi geu pan keu mae geul toe dol lyeo ban neun haeng wi na keu ton

This Sino-Korean compound combines the ideas of returning and giving, reflecting money given back to the payer.

It commonly appears in official money matters such as taxes and overpayments, while ordinary product returns usually use a different Korean term.