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TOPIK 5noun

가계 부채

gagye buchae

가계 부채가 · 가계 부채를

household debt

Example

가계 부채가 늘면서 정부의 걱정도 커지고 있습니다.

As household debt rises, the government's concerns are growing too.

Word parts

가 household계 account부 bear채 debt

가계 = 'household accounts'; 부채 = 'bearing debt'.

Good to know

부채 is the formal word; in daily talk people say 빚.