jeonse/ˈd͡ʒʌnseɪ/EtymologyBorrowed from Korean 전세(傳貰) (jeonse).nounA form of lease in the South Korean real estate market in which the lessee does not pay rent, but instead provides the landlord with a large lump sum deposit which is returned in full once the lease has determined, with the landlord profiting through investment of the deposit.