Korean slang profile
미니멈 개런티
minimeom gaereonti
Guaranteed minimum royalties
A contract provision guaranteeing royalties corresponding to a minimum number of sales, regardless of actual sales.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
- —
- Earliest source found
- Mar 30, 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 영상산업 자료에서 미니멈 개런티 조건의 부담을 읽었다.
I read about the burden of 미니멈 개런티 terms in old materials on the video industry.
02Documented history
No history documented.
03Origin & word formation
An 전자신문 article dated 1998-03-30 introduced this expression and the relevant usage. The first user and time have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The independent spelling and definition in one article of the time were directly read. Its checked publication date is not the date of coinage or first popularity, and the extent of popular spread was not verified.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- <웨이브> 미니멈 개런티 (전자신문)Published Mar 30, 1998Original source checked Nov 15, 2026