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Korean slang profile

기활법

gihwalbeop

An abbreviated name for a special act supporting corporate business restructuring.

An abbreviated name for a special act supporting corporate business restructuring.

Expanded form
기업 활력 제고를 위한 특별법기업 활력 제고를 위한 특별법 (Special Act on the Enhancement of Corporate Vitality)
Other spellings
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Earliest source found
Dec 21, 2016
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

    2016년 경제 기사에 나온 기활법의 원래 이름을 찾아봤다.

    I looked up the full name of 기활법 in a 2016 economic article.

02Documented history

  1. 2016The National Institute of Korean Language’s 2016 new-word survey report includes a separate headword and explanation.[1]

03Origin & word formation

The National Institute of Korean Language’s 2016 new-word survey report explains this expression’s meaning and usage. Who created it and when it was first used could not be established.

Evidence for the origin explanationMedium

The report's headword, definition, and context were compared directly. Dates of older articles it cites were not copied without checking the originals. The evidence date is the publication date in the report's colophon.

04Sources

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

  1. 2016년 신어 조사 및 사용 주기 조사 (국립국어원)Published Dec 21, 2016Original source checked Nov 14, 2026
Original Korean record: Not verifiedEnglish translation: awaiting review

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