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TOPIK 5noun

매입

maeip

매입이 · 매입을

purchase, buying (business or formal)

Example

회사가 새 공장을 짓기 위해 땅을 매입했어요.

The company bought land to build a new factory.

Word parts

매 buy입 in

Literally 'buying in'.

Good to know

매입 (buy) and 매각 (sell) both start with 매, but the characters differ and the meanings are opposite.