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TOPIK 3verb

납부하다

napbuhada [납뿌하다]

납부해요 · 납부했어요 · 납부할 거예요 · 납부하세요

to pay (taxes, fees, bills)

Example

이번 달 말까지 전기 요금을 납부해야 합니다.

You must pay the electricity bill by the end of this month.

Word parts

납 pay in부 hand over

Literally 'pay in and hand over' to an authority.

Good to know

납부하다 is formal, used on bills and notices; in conversation people just say 내다.