Deposit in Korean 🇰🇷

예금 info.

Tips to remember the word:
• Remember that the syllable "금" (geum) is commonly related to money (as seen in words like 금융, meaning “finance”). Link that with the notion of money being “set aside” when making a deposit.
• Think of depositing money into a bank as “reserving money”; the syllable “예” (ye) can also imply “pre-arranged” or “expected,” which helps cue you into the idea of placing money on hold.

Explanation:
• 예금 (yegeum) refers to the money deposited in banks and other financial institutions, typically kept in a savings or checking account.
• It is used to denote funds that are safely held in the bank, often accruing interest over time.

Other words with similar meaning:
• 입금 (ipgeum) – Generally means “to deposit” or “the act of depositing money.”
• 저축 (jeochuk) – Refers to saving money, though it emphasizes the saving aspect rather than a specific deposit.

Alternate meanings/Slang:
• 예금 is primarily used in its standard, financial context and does not have widely recognized slang meanings.

Examples of sentences that use 예금:
• “I deposited money at the bank.”
Korean: 나는 은행에 예금을 맡겼다.
Romanization: Naneun eunhaeng-e yegeumeul matgyeotda.
• “My savings deposit earns interest.”
Korean: 내 예금은 이자를 붙인다.
Romanization: Nae yegeumeun ijareul butinda.
• “He made a deposit into his account.”
Korean: 그는 계좌에 예금을 했다.
Romanization: Geuneun gyewha-e yegeumeul haetda.

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