As with most countries, there are a number of slang terms used to describe different amounts of money. Not knowing these terms may just mean you are a bit confused but in some cases, it could mean you end up paying more for something than you thought you would be and this could lead to other problems. Here are some very commonly used words that describe different amounts of money in the UK. All of the terms below are used in casual situations with family, friends and in some workplaces, shops and markets.
They are not suitable in a formal business setting or job interview. The smallest amount of currency in the UK is 1 penny. There are pence in every pound. For example, a coffee in a vending machine at work might be 50p. The same is also true for 1,, 10,, etc. Now that we know the hundreds, we can combine them with smaller numbers to make non-round numbers in this range.
Some examples are shown in Table 8. We can now explore even larger numbers, which are particularly important for understanding Korean business documents. Since the exchange rate for the Korean currency, Won, fluctuates around 1, Won to 1 U. Dollar, monetary amounts mentioned in Korean documents tend to be large. An average car may cost tens of millions of Won, and the price of a small condominium could easily be in the range of hundreds of millions. But there are no new rules you need to learn to count very large numbers.
If you understood the underlying patterns in the above examples, you can easily compose numbers to one trillion and beyond. Let's compose some numbers in the 1, - 10, range. Let's begin with numbers rounded at the thousands, which progress with the same basic pattern as we saw earlier. To compose other numbers in this range, simply add hundreds and lower numbers as we have learned so far. Some examples are in Table Let's now explore numbers from 10, up to one hundred million.
When dealing with numbers in this range, it is important to be reminded that there is no specific word for "million" in Korean. Millions are expressed as multiples of "mahn" 10, , until another unit is introduced at one hundred million. Also recall that the grand unit changes in ten-thousand fold intervals not thousand-fold intervals. To see these points yourself, pay special attention to the words that precede "mahn" in Table 12 — those are multipliers of "mahn".
In this and the following tables, the word "mahn" is written in red to make it stand out for first-time learners. This is probably a good juncture to mention that there is a minor typographical convention in Korean.
When writing a large number in Korean, a space should be placed after the word "mahn". This gives the reader a pause, in a manner consistent with the underlying logic grand unit progression.
However, Korean business documents you get to see may or may not have such spaces. While newspapers editors and book publishers adhere to the rule, many ordinary business people may not be aware of it. Table Numbers Rounded at the Thousands in the 10, - 99,, Range. How about non-round numbers in this range? We will begin with one of the numbers from the above table 83,, as a backbone and add smaller numbers to it.
Table Examples in the Tens of Millions Range. Hundred Million to Numbers Close to a Trillion. Table Numbers Rounded at the Hundreds of Millions. Table Examples up to Hundreds of Millions. As the grand unit changes in ten-thousand fold intervals in Korean, the next unit is 1,,,,, which is 10, times greater than "uck". This unit is "jo". It is a direct counterpart of the English word "trillion".
The component words of this system are shown in Table Being the more ancient system, System 2 is deeply integral to the Korean language, and the endings of some numbers change depending on the context. In this system, a number can be spoken and written in two different ways — the noun form or the adjective form. Suppose you saw a group of geese while driving by a farm. This comes from the k being an abbreviation for kilo, which is thousand in Latin. What do you mean by pay sclae ? K could mean " Okay.
It could mean potassium to a chemist that wants you to get him some. It could also be "I really am not intrested anymore", when you keep rambling about your ex. What does K mean? K is an acronym, abbreviation or slang word that is explained above where the K definition is given.
The use of " grand " to refer to money dates from the early s and as disconcerting as it may be to some people, comes from America's underworld.
But in the early s one thousand dollars was considered to be a " grand " sum of money, and the underground adopted " grand " as a code word for one thousand dollars.
Thus, 2. The k is also commonly a short for kilo. Accompanied with a number and without a unit though, it generally stands for a thousand. It is typically used as a suffix to denote financial amounts, for example prices or salaries. So depending upon the context, 2. K typically represents a constant, which is quite ironic that you are using a variable to represent a constant.
In the last few days of August, , Facebook created a minor stir with the launch of its personal assistant bot called ' M '. What do you mean by K in money? Category: healthy living running and jogging. K is short for kilo, which means in base 10 one thousand.
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