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TOPIK 5noun

외채

oechae

외채가 · 외채를

foreign debt, external debt

Example

그 나라는 외채가 너무 많아서 어려움을 겪고 있어요.

That country is struggling because it has too much foreign debt.

Word parts

외 outside채 debt

Literally 'outside debt' — money owed to other countries.