감자

a potato; an edible starchy tuber, or the plant that produces it

Etymology

Probably related historically to 감저, a Sino-Korean word from 甘藷, originally referring to sweet potatoes; the modern form 감자 came to denote the potato.

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capital reduction; the act of decreasing a company’s stated capital, usually by reducing shares or share value

Etymology

Sino-Korean word written 減資: 減 meaning “decrease” and 資 meaning “capital, funds.”

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