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TOPIK 6noun

탄소배출권

tansobaechulgwon [탄소배출꿘]

탄소배출권이 · 탄소배출권을

carbon credit, emission allowance

Example

그 회사는 남은 탄소배출권을 다른 기업에 팔았어요.

That company sold its leftover carbon credits to another company.

Word parts

탄 carbon소 element배 expel출 out권 right

-권 = 'right, ticket': 투표권, 입장권, 저작권.

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Pronounced [탄소배출꿘]: 권 becomes tense after ㄹ.