Korean slang profile
RP
rp
Bond with a repurchase agreement
A Roman-letter abbreviation for 환매조건부채권 (bond subject to a repurchase agreement) used in the article of the time.
- Expanded form
- 환매조건부채권환매조건부채권 (bond subject to a repurchase agreement)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Jun 20, 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
금융기사의 RP 입찰금리라는 표현을 확인했다.
I checked the expression “RP auction rate” in a financial article.
02Documented history
No history documented.
03Origin & word formation
The body of a 1998 서울신문 article pairs the Korean name “환매조건부채권” with “RP”. The first user and time have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The Korean name and abbreviation in the 1998 article were compared. The spelling of the time is recorded; the full original-language form, the institution’s current name, and first use were not separately verified.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 3∼4개銀 새달초 퇴출/금감위 청와대 보고 (서울신문)Published Jun 20, 1998Original source checked Nov 15, 2026