This is the 5278th most frequent Korean word.
대여
"대여" means "rental" or "lending."
Here, '대여' is used as a noun meaning 'rental', indicating a service where one can borrow items temporarily.
그 서점에서는 책 대여 서비스가 가능합니다.
The bookstore offers a book rental service.
In this sentence, '대여' appears as a verb meaning 'to rent or hire', emphasizing the act of temporarily acquiring equipment.
우리는 행사에 필요한 장비를 대여했습니다.
We rented the equipment required for the event.
This use of '대여' is part of a compound noun '자전거 대여소', meaning 'bicycle rental station', where '대여' directly relates to the availability of rental services for bicycles.