Korean slang profile
빚투
bittu
Investing with borrowed money
Borrowing money in order to invest it.
- Expanded form
- 빚내서 투자Investing with borrowed money
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Jul 23, 2020
- 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
대출까지 받아서 빚투하는 건 위험해.
Taking out a loan to invest is risky.
- Quoted from a source
빚을 내 투자하는 '빚투' 급증에 증권사들이 예탁증권 담보대출을 중단하고 있다.[1]
Due to the rapid increase in '빚투', which involves borrowing money to invest, securities companies are stopping lending collateral for deposited securities.
English translation by Julimmal.
02Documented history
03Origin & word formation
Short for “빚내서 투자.” The 2020 source from News Tomato explicitly gives this explanation. Who first used it and when have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationHigh
The explanation is explicit in the sources, and at least two sources use the same meaning. When it was first used is unknown.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 빚투 너무 늘었나…삼성·KB증권, 신용공여 잠정 중단 (뉴스토마토)Published Jul 23, 2020Original source checked Nov 5, 2026
- "20대 '빚투' 우려할 상황"…4월이후 신용융자 2천700억원↑ (연합뉴스)Published Oct 7, 2020Original source checked Nov 5, 2026