Korean

Noun

거래 • ‎(georae) ‎(hanja 去來)

1. transaction; trade.
   • 2001, 대한민국 상법 (South Korean corporate law), Wikisource,

   제2항에 규정한 권리는 영업주가 그 거래를 안 날로부터 2주간을 경과하거나 그 거래가 있은 날로부터 1년을 경과하면 소멸한다.‎

   Je2hang-e gyujeonghan gwollineun yeong-eopjuga geu georaereul an nallobuteo 2juganeul gyeonggwahageona geu georaega isseun nallobuteo 1nyeoneul gyeonggwahamyeon somyeolhanda.

   The rights stipulated in clause 2 are lost 2 weeks after the business owner learns of the transaction, or one year after the transaction takes place.

2. more generally, give and take.
3. comings and goings among neighbors or relatives.
4. (Buddhism) the past and future.
5. (archaic) a lower-ranking servant's act of coming to an official residence and notifying the official of something.

Derived terms

• 거래하다 (georaehada, “to transact”)
• 거래되다 (georaedoeda, “to be traded on the market”)

References

• Lee, Ju Haeng (이주행); Lee Kyu Hang (이규항), Kim Sang Jun (김상준) (2004), “거래”, in 한국어 발음사전: Korean Pronouncing Dictionary, Seoul: Jigu Publishing, ISBN 89-7006-165-7, page 48
• National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (accessed 2007-01-19), “거래”, in 표준국어대사전