거래

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 去來, from 去 (“going”) + 來 (“coming”), literally "comings and goings."

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkɘ(ː)ɾɛ] ~ [ˈkɘ(ː)ɾe̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [거(ː)래/거(ː)레]
    • Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?georae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?geolae
McCune–Reischauer?kŏrae
Yale Romanization?kēlay

Noun

거래 • (georae) (hanja 去來)

  1. transaction; trade
    • 2001, 대한민국 상법 / 大韓民國 商法 (South Korean corporate law), Wikisource
      제2항에 규정한 권리는 영업주가 그 거래를 안 날로부터 2주간을 경과하거나 그 거래가 있은 날로부터 1년을 경과하면 소멸한다.
      Jeihang-e gyujeonghan gwolli-neun yeong'eopju-ga geu georae-reul an nal-lo-buteo ijugan-eul gyeonggwahageona geu georae-ga isseun nal-lo-buteo illyeon-eul gyeonggwahamyeon somyeolhanda.
      The rights stipulated in clause 2 are lost 2 weeks after the business owner learns of the transaction, or one year after the transaction takes place.
  2. give and take (more generally)
  3. comings and goings among neighbors or relatives
  4. (Buddhism) the past and future
  5. (archaic) a lower-ranking servant's act of coming to an official residence and notifying the official of something

Derived terms

References
  • Lee, Ju Haeng (이주행); Lee Kyu Hang (이규항), Kim Sang Jun (김상준) (2004), “거래”, in 한국어 발음사전 [Korean Pronouncing Dictionary], Seoul: Jigu Publishing, →ISBN, page 48
  • National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (accessed 2007-01-19), “거래”, in 표준국어대사전‎
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