Korean slang profile
계좌잠금
gyejwajamgeum
In housing transactions, a seller blocking incoming payments to prevent a buyer from unilaterally sending an interim payment early.
In housing transactions, a seller blocking incoming payments to prevent a buyer from unilaterally sending an interim payment early.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
- 계좌 잠금
- Earliest source found
- Dec 30, 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
부동산 기사에서 계좌잠금을 둘러싼 계약 갈등을 다뤘다.
The real-estate article covered contract disputes involving 계좌잠금.
02Documented history
03Origin & word formation
비즈워치 introduces it as a seller’s defense against early unilateral interim payments. 조선비즈 explains it as asking a bank to block deposits into the payment account. Its context differs from withdrawal locks for preventing financial fraud. The first user and time could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The transaction expression’s specific meaning was clarified. The 조선비즈 date was omitted because its metadata and on-page entry date differ. Legal effect is not established.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- [알쓸부잡]'청무피사·배배테크' 자고나면 생기는 '부동산 신조어' (비즈워치)Published Dec 30, 2020Original source checked Nov 13, 2026
- 배배테크·강제 중도금·계좌 잠금... 용광로장이 부른 부동산 신풍속도 (조선비즈)Original source checked Nov 13, 2026