Korean slang profile
은감원
eungamwon
Former bank supervisory agency
A shortened name used at the time for 은행감독원, the bank supervisory agency.
- Expanded form
- 은행감독원은행감독원 (bank supervisory agency)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Feb 27, 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
옛 신문을 읽다가 은감원이라는 약칭을 찾아봤다.
Reading an old newspaper, I looked up the abbreviation 은감원.
02Documented history
No history documented.
03Origin & word formation
The 1998 article shortens 은행감독원 to 은감원. The first user and time have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The Korean name and English or abbreviated spelling in the contemporary article were directly compared. The full English form and first naming remain unverified.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- BIS 기준 자기자본비율 미달/12개은 경영개선 명령 (서울신문)Published Feb 27, 1998Original source checked Nov 15, 2026