매몰비용이 · 매몰비용을
sunk cost
Example
이미 쓴 돈은 매몰비용이니까 잊어버리세요.
Money you've already spent is a sunk cost, so forget about it.
Word parts
매 bury+몰 sink+비 cost+용 use
Literally 'buried, sunk cost' — money you can never get back.
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매몰비용이 · 매몰비용을
sunk cost
Example
이미 쓴 돈은 매몰비용이니까 잊어버리세요.
Money you've already spent is a sunk cost, so forget about it.
Word parts
Literally 'buried, sunk cost' — money you can never get back.
Related words