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TOPIK 4noun

일시불

ilsibul [일씨불]

일시불이 · 일시불을

lump-sum payment, paying in full at once

Example

카드로 일시불로 해 주세요.

Please put it on my card as a single payment.

Word parts

일 one시 time불 pay

Literally 'one-time payment' — the opposite of paying in installments (할부).

Good to know

At Korean stores the cashier often asks 일시불로 해 드릴까요? — pay in full or in installments?