1. What does it mean?

쟁이다 means stacking or storing things; in shopping talk, 쟁여 두다 is stocking up on a favorite product or supplies. It often appears when a sale prompts someone to buy extras.

Also written or said as jaengida

2. The nuance

It is not necessarily hoarding or a huge purchase. The same verb can appear in other contexts, so the shopping sense depends on what is being stored.

3. Examples

“자주 쓰는 공책을 몇 권 쟁여 뒀어.”

I stocked up on a few of the notebooks I use often.

“세일이어도 보관할 곳이 없으면 쟁이지 않아.”

Even on sale, I don't stock up if I have nowhere to keep it.

Related words

Sources

world.kbs.co.kr

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