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🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

할인점

Native Script:한국어 한글

Pronunciation / Transliteration: hal-in-jeom

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Discounter/ˈdɪs.kaʊn.tər/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #14500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"우리는 주말마다 동네 할인점에서 장을 봅니다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A retail store or company that sells goods at prices lower than the conventional market value.

    "The new discounter in town offers groceries and household items at a fraction of standard supermarket prices."
  2. 2

    A financial institution or broker that discounts commercial paper or offers low-cost trading and brokerage services.

    "As an online stock discounter, the firm attracted thousands of retail investors looking for minimal commission fees."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the verb 'discount' (from Old French 'desconter', combining 'des-' meaning 'away, off' and 'conter' meaning 'to count'), with the agent suffix '-er'. It emerged in the mid-20th century to describe retail businesses offering goods at reduced prices.

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