선물이 · 선물을 · verb: 선물하다
gift, present
Example
친구 생일 선물로 꽃을 샀어요.
I bought flowers as a birthday present for my friend.
Word parts
선 offering+물 thing
Literally 'offered thing'. Here 물 means 'thing', not 'water'.
Related words
선물이 · 선물을
futures, futures contract
Example
원유 선물 가격이 크게 올랐습니다.
Crude oil futures prices rose sharply.
Word parts
선 ahead+물 goods
Literally 'goods in advance' — a homonym of the everyday word 선물 'gift'.
Good to know
Context tells it apart from 'gift': 선물 거래, 선물 시장 and 원유 선물 all mean futures.