payback
i would like to clarify if the following two are essentially same to say payback

셈을 치다 and 셈을 치르다

i tend to side with second since i knew an expression 죗값 치르다 but dictionary also lists the first instance. Are both used more or less equally?

Question

payback
i would like to clarify if the following two are essentially same to say payback

셈을 치다 and 셈을 치르다

i tend to side with second since i knew an expression 죗값 치르다 but dictionary also lists the first instance. Are both used more or less equally?

Answer

셈을 치다 and 셈을 치르다 have different meanings each other.

셈(을) 치다 :  suppose, assume, grant (that)
셈 means "A bound noun indicating judgment by guessing."
e.g.
먹은 셈 치다.
받은 셈 치다.
속은 셈 치다.
없는 셈 치다.
죽은 셈 치다.
승규는 지수와 유민이에게 자신은 없는 셈 치고 편히 말하라고 했다.
민준이는 친구들이 몰래 파티 준비를 하는 걸 알았지만 속은 셈 쳤다.

셈을 치르다 :  pay back, pay off, settle
셈 means "The act of discussing and determining the amount of money or items to be exchanged, or such money or items."
e.g.
민준이는 가게 주인에게 셈을 치르고 나왔다.

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