Korean Herald 표현정리

KB, which derives about 63 percent of its profits from KB Kookmin Bank, has been seeking to strengthen its brokerage business through M&As as lending margins plunge. Last year, it lost out to Mirae Asset Financial in the takeover race for the industry’s second-ranked KDB Daewoo Securities. KB owns its own brokerage, which has only a miniscule presence in the industry.

- brokerage business : 중개업

- plunge : 감소

- lose out to someone/somthing : ~에게 밀려나다

- miniscule : 작은, 소수의

The stake sale is part of Hyundai Group’s plan to salvage its flagship Hyundai Merchant Marine, which recently entered into a debt settlement agreement with creditors. The group has promised its creditors to complete the deal by June.

- salvage : 구제하다

- flagship : 주력(대표) 상품, 제품