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WORDS IN ONLINE SHOPPING YOU NEED TO KNOW

Have you ever shopped at an online shop​ in Indonesia? Have you come across unfamiliar abbreviations or terms? In the online shop community, ​there are several terms to refer to something. The following list has some of the terms Wisma Bahasa has summarized for you.

  1. TF

TF stands for “transfer”. This means you are required to make a payment by bank transfer.

  1. REK or Norek a/n

The abbreviation REK ​​or ​norek ​means “account” or “account number”. Then, sometimes the seller also mentions ​​a/n ​which means “atas nama (on behalf of)” or the name of the account holder.

  1. Nego

Some sellers put on the term ​nego​ on their merchandise. The word nego means you can negotiate or bid on the price of the goods being sold.

  1. Ongkir

This abbreviation stands for “ongkos kirim” aka the cost you have to pay to the courier or courier service.

  1. KW

Abbreviation KW stands for the word “kwalitas” which is now standardized into the word “kualitas”. Goods for sale in KW quality means that the item is an imitation product, not a product of the original brand quality. It is called KW ​​because the quality of the product is considered good even though it only resembles the original brand product.

  1. BU

​​In several forums, we often find the abbreviation BU which stands for “butuh uang (need money)”. Usually this means the seller is a person who is selling his personal belongings and needs money right away.

  1. Japri

Sellers trading on social media often use the abbreviation ​japri. It stands for a “jaringan pribadi (private network)” or “jalur pribadi (private line)”. Japri ​means buyers or sellers can send personal messages to each other directly.

  1. Hub

​Hub ​means “to call” or you can call the number listed in the advertising platform.

  1. Resi

The word resi ​​means the number or code of courier service for the goods sent by the seller to the buyer delivered by a courier.

  1. EST

​​EST ​means “estimasi (estimation)” or an estimated arrival time for the goods you buy.

  1. BT dan TT

​​BT ​​means “barter”, the seller and the buyer make a transaction to exchange goods. Meanwhile, ​TT ​​means “tukar tambah (trade-in)”, the buyer pays in goods and money for the price that the seller offers.

  1. Barkas

The abbreviation barkas stands for barang bekas or second-hand goods.

Those are some of the terms that are often used in the online shop community.  Which term do you think is the most unique?

Di Indonesia, apakah Anda pernah berbelanja di toko daring atau online shop? Apakah Anda pernah menemukan singkatan atau istilah lain yang Anda belum ketahui? Dalam dunia online shop, memang dikenal beberapa istilah untuk merujuk sesuatu. Berikut ini daftar beberapa istilah yang telah Wisma Bahasa rangkum untuk Anda.

  1. TF

                Singkatan TF maksudnya “transfer”. Anda diminta untuk melakukan pembayaran melalui transfer bank.

  1. REK atau Norek a/n

                Akronim REK atau norek artinya “rekening” atau “nomor rekening”. Kemudian, kadang-kadang penjual juga menyebut a/n yang artinya “atas nama” atau nama pemilik rekening.

  1. Nego

                Beberapa penjual mencantumkan istilah nego pada dagangannya. Kata nego maksudnya Anda bisa melakukan negosiasi atau menawar harga barang yang dijual.

  1. Ongkir

                Akronim ongkir berasal dari “ongkos kirim” alias biaya yang harus Anda bayar kepada kurir atau jasa ekspedisi.

  1. KW

                Singkatan KW berasal dari kata “kwalitas” yang saat ini sudah dibakukan menjadi kata “kualitas”. Barang yang dijual KW artinya barang tersebut adalah produk imitasi, bukan produk dengan merek asli. Disebut KW karena kualitas produk dianggap baik meskipun hanya menyerupai produk merek asli.

  1. BU

                Di beberapa forum, sering ditemukan singkatan BU yang maksudnya “butuh uang”. Biasanya, seorang menjual barang-barang pribadinya karena memerlukan uang segera.

  1. Japri

                Penjual yang berdagang di media sosial sering menggunakan akronim japri yang berasal dari “jaringan pribadi” atau “jalur pribadi”. Maksud dari japri yaitu pembeli atau penjual bisa saling mengirimkan pesan personal secara langsung.

  1. Hub

                Hub artinya “hubungi” atau Anda bisa mengontak nomor yang tertera dalam media iklan.

  1. Resi

                Kata resi yaitu nomor atau kode pengiriman barang yang dikirim penjual kepada pembeli melalui kurir.

  1. EST

                EST artinya “estimasi” atau perkiraan barang yang Anda beli akan sampai.

  1. BT dan TT

                BT artinya “barter”, penjual dan pembeli melakukan transaksi penukaran barang. Sementara itu, TT artinya “tukar tambah”, pembeli membayar dengan barang dan uang sejumlah harga yang penjual tawarkan.

  1. Barkas

                Akronim barkas berasal dari “barang bekas”.

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