Meanings

rent; lease: The act of leasing a building, apartment, or room from its owner in exchange for a sum of money, or such money.
rent; rented house: A room that one leases from its owner in exchange for a sum of money given to him/her as a security.

Other Words Spelled the Same (1)

전ː세 · noun

progress of battle; situation of warThe progress or situation of war, game, battle, etc.

Written Forms

전세Hangul

傳貰Hanja

Examples from Lessons (3)

목돈 을 맡기고 월세 없이 사는 전세로 계약할까 하는 사람들이 여전히 많습니다.
There are still many people who consider signing a contract for jeonse, where you pay a large lump sum as a deposit and live without monthly rent.
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전세는 큰 보증금 을 맡기고 월세를 안 내는 방식이지만, 월세 는 매달 일정한 비용 을 내는 방식이에요.
Jeonse is a system where you provide a large deposit and pay no monthly rent, whereas wolse is a system where you pay a fixed cost every month.
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한국에서는 월세 와 전세라는 방식 을 많이 써요.
In Korea, the monthly rent (wolse) and deposit-based (jeonse) systems are commonly used.
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Grammar in These Examples

은/는Level 1Topic marker -(으)로Level 2Direction/means particle

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