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TOPIK 6noun

환차익

hwanchaik

환차익이 · 환차익을

foreign exchange gain, currency gain

Example

달러 가치가 오르면서 수출 기업들이 큰 환차익을 얻었어요.

As the dollar rose, exporters made big currency gains.

Word parts

환 exchange차 difference익 gain

Literally 'gain from the exchange difference'.