🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

개인 사업자

Pronunciation / Transliteration: gaein sa-eobja

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Sole-Proprietor/ˈsoʊl prəˈpraɪətər/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"그녀는 개인 사업자로 일하고 있습니다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A person who owns and operates a business alone, without any partners.

    "As a sole-proprietor, she manages all aspects of her bakery, from baking to bookkeeping."
  2. 2

    An individual who is the exclusive owner of a business entity.

    "Many freelancers operate as sole-proprietors to maintain full control over their work."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'sole-proprietor' combines 'sole', derived from the Old English 'sāwol', meaning 'alone' or 'single', and 'proprietor', from the Latin 'proprietarius', meaning 'owner'. The phrase has evolved to denote an individual who owns and operates a business independently.

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