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Korean slang profile

ABS

abs

Securities backed by assets

Securities issued against assets such as loan receivables or accounts receivable to raise funds.

Expanded form
Asset-Backed SecuritiesAsset-Backed Securities
Other spellings
자산유동화증권
Earliest source found
Apr 12, 2007
Documented trend period
Not verified

This is the earliest source we have verified, not the date the term was coined.

01Examples, with English translations

  • Example by Julimmal

    설명 자료에서 ABS의 기초자산이 무엇인지 확인했다.

    I checked the explanatory material to see which assets underlay the ABS.

02Documented history

  1. 2007The 2007 material introduced the spelling and usage context of “ABS”.[1]

03Origin & word formation

It takes the initial letters of Asset-Backed Securities. Asset-backed-securities usage in a 2007 announcement was compared with the English expansion in later public-institution material. Use earlier than the checked sources and the original creator have not been verified.

Evidence for the origin explanationHigh

The independent spelling, meaning, expanded form, and date in the sources were directly compared. The survey grouping of 2007 does not establish the year of origin or first popularity.

04Sources

Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.

  1. 올 1/4분기 ABS 발행 급감 - 금감원 (뉴스핌)Published Apr 12, 2007Original source checked Nov 14, 2026
  2. 2007년 상반기 자산유동화증권(ABS) 발행실적 분석 (금융위원회)Original source checked Nov 14, 2026
  3. 2019년 ABS 발행 실적 분석 (KDI 경제교육·정보센터)Original source checked Nov 14, 2026
Original Korean record: Not verifiedEnglish translation: awaiting review

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