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TOPIK 6noun

실질소득

siljilsodeuk [실찔쏘득]

실질소득이 · 실질소득을

real income (adjusted for inflation)

Example

물가가 크게 올라서 실질소득은 오히려 줄었어요.

Prices rose so much that real income actually shrank.

Word parts

실 real질 substance소 that which득 gain

Literally 'income in real substance'.