貰

(literary) to buy on credit

Phono-semantic compound:

貝 (패, “cowrie shell, money”) – indicates the meaning (related to money and transactions);

世 (세, “generation, world”) – provides the sound.

Because 貝 was the traditional radical for money or valuables, the character naturally came to signify monetary exchange for housing or property.

It is the character behind many modern Korean terms relating to rent and leasing. It is the root of the Korean word 세 (rent) used in terms like 월세 (monthly rent) and 전세 (key-money lease).