Meanings
alternative chonse · alternative chŏnse · alternative cheonse · alternative jonse · alternative junse
- uncountablebusinessA form of lease in the South Korean real estate market in which the lessee does not pay rent, but instead provides the landlord with a large lump sum deposit which is returned in full once the lease has determined, with the landlord profiting through investment of the deposit.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA form of lease in the South Korean real estate market in which the lessee does not pay rent, but instead provides the landlord with a large lump sum deposit which is returned in full once the lease has determined, with the landlord profiting through investment of the deposit.
Origin
- Korean전세(傳貰)
- Englishjeonse
Borrowed from Korean 전세(傳貰) (jeonse).
More words from Korean
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Cantonese 傳貰 /传贳
- 傳貰 /传贳 (cyun⁴ sai³)Translations
Chinese Mandarin 傳貰 /传贳, 全租制
- 傳貰 /传贳 (chuánshì)Translations
- 全租制 (quánzūzhì)Translations
- 全租房 (quánzūfáng)Translations
French jeonse
- jeonseTranslations
Japanese 伝貰
- 伝貰 (chonse)Translations
Korean 전세
- 전세 (jeonse)Translations
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with jeonse
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jeonse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jeonse
“jeonse.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jeonse. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “jeonse,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jeonse.
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