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Korean slang profile

DTI

DTI

An abbreviation for the total debt-to-income ratio, measuring debt repayment burdens relative to income.

An abbreviation for the total debt-to-income ratio, measuring debt repayment burdens relative to income.

Expanded form
Debt To IncomeDebt To Income
Other spellings
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Earliest source found
Nov 27, 2017
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

    대출 설명에서 DTI가 무엇을 뜻하는지 확인했어.

    I checked what DTI meant in the loan explanation.

02Documented history

  1. 2017-11-27The 금융위원회 source used the expression ‘DTI’.[1]
  2. 2022-11-07The 한국금융신문 source used the expression ‘DTI’.[2]

03Origin & word formation

Financial Services Commission material gives DTI alongside ‘Debt to Income’ and ‘총부채상환비율’. A 한국금융신문 explanatory article uses the same Korean explanation. Who first used it and when could not be established.

Evidence for the origin explanationMedium

The explanation and usage were compared directly with the evidence. Who first coined it and when it was first used could not be established.

04Sources

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

  1. 금융회사 여신심사 선진화 방안 발표 (금융위원회)Published Nov 27, 2017Original source checked Nov 13, 2026
  2. 부동산 대출용어(DSR·DTI·LTV) 쉬운 우리말로 이해도 쉽게! (한국금융신문)Published Nov 7, 2022Original source checked Nov 13, 2026
Original Korean record: Not verifiedEnglish translation: awaiting review

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