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TOPIK 5noun

세입

seip

세입이 · 세입을

(government) revenue, annual income

Example

경기가 나빠져서 올해 세입이 크게 줄었습니다.

With the economy slowing, government revenue dropped sharply this year.

Word parts

세 year입 enter

Literally 'what comes in during the year'.

Good to know

The 세 here means 'year', not 'tax', though most revenue does come from taxes.