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10 Language-to-English DictionariesPart-payment
/ˈpɑːtˌpeɪ.mənt/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An amount of money paid towards a debt or purchase that is less than the total amount due, with the understanding that the remainder will be paid later.
"She made a part-payment of fifty dollars to secure the reservation while awaiting her paycheck." - 2
The act of paying only a fraction of a total sum owed.
"The contract allows for part-payment in installments over a period of six months."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'part', derived from the Latin 'pars' (piece, portion), and 'payment', originating from the Old French 'paiement' (act of paying), stemming from the Latin 'pacare' (to please, pacify, later to satisfy a debt). First recorded in commercial and legal English usage during the early 19th century to denote a partial discharge of an obligation.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Part-payment" is said worldwide
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acompte
Transliteration: uh-kõt
"Il a versé un premier acompte pour la voiture."
Teilzahlung
Transliteration: tail-tsah-lung
"Die Rechnung kann durch eine Teilzahlung beglichen werden."
acconto
Transliteration: ah-kohn-toh
"Ho fatto un acconto sul prezzo totale."
pago parcial
Transliteration: pah-goh pahr-syahl
"El cliente realizó un pago parcial de la deuda."
pagamento parcial
Transliteration: pa-ɡa-ˈmẽ-tu pah-si-ˈaw
"Foi efetuado um pagamento parcial da fatura."
आंशिक भुगतान
Transliteration: aanshik bhugtaan
"उसने कुल राशि का आंशिक भुगतान कर दिया है।"
部分付款
Transliteration: bù fèn fù kuǎn
"买方先支付了部分付款。"
부분 지불
Transliteration: bubun jibul
"그는 총금액의 일부를 부분 지불했다."
一部払い
Transliteration: ichibubarai
"代金の一部払いを実行した。"
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