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TOPIK 6noun

득표율

deukpyoyul

득표율이 · 득표율을

share of the vote, percentage of votes won

Example

이번 선거에서 그는 60%의 득표율을 기록했습니다.

He won 60% of the vote in this election.

Word parts

득 gain표 ballot율 rate

Literally 'rate of ballots gained'. -율/률 = rate: 투표율, 실업률.

Good to know

Use 율 after a vowel or ㄴ (득표율, 비율) and 률 elsewhere (실업률).