Jeonse

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Jeonse (English: CHUN-say; Korean: 전세), also known as chŏnse, key money deposit or key money, is a type of lease or deposit common in the South Korean real estate market. Instead of paying monthly rent, a renter will make a lump-sum deposit on a rental space, at anywhere from 50% to 80% of the market value, which is then returned at the end of the lease term. The owners make profit from reinvesting the jeonse deposit, instead of receiving the monthly rent. It is also possible to combine a lower jeonse deposit with a small monthly rent; this is known as banjeonse (반전세; 半傳貰; lit. 'half-jeonse').

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