Korean slang profile
EDCF
edcf
External economic cooperation fund
A Roman-letter abbreviation for 대외경제협력기금 (external economic cooperation fund).
- Expanded form
- 대외경제협력기금대외경제협력기금 (external economic cooperation fund)
- Other spellings
- —
- Earliest source found
- Nov 14, 1998
- 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
국제협력 자료에서 EDCF 차관의 지원 대상을 확인했다.
I checked who was eligible for EDCF loans in international cooperation materials.
02Documented history
No history documented.
03Origin & word formation
The body of a 1998 서울신문 article pairs the Korean name “대외경제협력기금” with “EDCF”. The first user and time have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The name and Roman-letter abbreviation in the contemporary article were compared. The full original-language form and first use remain unverified.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 金大中 대통령 訪中韓·中 공동성명 전문 (서울신문)Published Nov 14, 1998Original source checked Nov 15, 2026