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10 Language-to-English DictionariesLump-Sum
/lʌmp sʌm/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A single payment made at one time, rather than a series of payments.
"The contractor requested a lump-sum payment for the entire project." - 2
An amount of money that is paid in one installment.
"She received a lump-sum distribution from her retirement account."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'lump-sum' combines 'lump', which originates from Middle English 'lumpe', meaning a mass or a clump, and 'sum', derived from Latin 'summa', meaning total or whole. The phrase began to be used in financial contexts in the 19th century to denote a single payment covering multiple expenses.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Lump-Sum" is said worldwide
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paiement forfaitaire
Transliteration: pɛ.mɑ̃ fɔʁ.tɛʁ
"Il a demandé un paiement forfaitaire pour le projet."
Pauschalbetrag
Transliteration: paʊ̯ʃal.bəˈtʁaːk
"Der Auftragnehmer verlangte einen Pauschalbetrag für das gesamte Projekt."
pagamento forfettario
Transliteration: paɡaˈmento forfetˈtaɾjo
"Ha richiesto un pagamento forfettario per l'intero progetto."
pago único
Transliteration: ˈpaɣo ˈuni.ko
"Solicitó un pago único por el proyecto completo."
pagamento único
Transliteration: paɡaˈmentu ˈuni.ku
"Ele pediu um pagamento único pelo projeto."
एकमुश्त भुगतान
Transliteration: ekamusht bhugtaan
"उसने पूरे प्रोजेक्ट के लिए एकमुश्त भुगतान की मांग की।"
一次性付款
Transliteration: yīcìxìng fùkuǎn
"他要求对整个项目进行一次性付款。"
일시불 지불
Transliteration: ilsi bul jibul
"그는 전체 프로젝트에 대해 일시불 지불을 요청했습니다."
一括払い
Transliteration: ikkatsu barai
"彼はプロジェクト全体の一括払いを要求しました。"
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