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10 Language-to-English DictionariesVorauszahlung
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /foˈʁaʊ̯sˌtsaːlʊŋ/
"Die Lieferung erfolgt nach Eingang der Vorauszahlung."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A sum of money paid before a good or service is received or supplied.
"The contractor requires an advance payment of thirty percent before starting the renovation work." - 2
Money paid ahead of schedule, such as a portion of a salary or royalty given prior to its regular due date.
"The author received a substantial advance payment upon signing the book contract."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'advance' (derived from the Old French 'avancer', meaning to move forward, from Latin 'ab-') and 'payment' (from Old French 'paiement', ultimately from Latin 'pacare', meaning to appease or satisfy a debt). The compound noun emerged in commercial contexts during the late modern English period to describe funds paid prior to the receipt of goods or services.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Advance payment" is said worldwide
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acompte
Transliteration: /a.kɔ̃t/
"Un acompte de vingt pour cent doit être versé à la commande."
Vorauszahlung
Transliteration: /foˈʁaʊ̯sˌtsaːlʊŋ/
"Die Lieferung erfolgt nach Eingang der Vorauszahlung."
anticipo
Transliteration: /anˈtʃi.pi.zo/
"Abbiamo versato un piccolo anticipo per confermare la prenotazione."
pago anticipado
Transliteration: /ˈpa.ɣo an.ti.siˈpa.ðo/
"El hotel requiere un pago anticipado para garantizar la reserva."
pagamentoantecipado
Transliteration: /pa.ɡaˈmẽ.tu ɐ̃.tʃi.siˈpa.du/
Script: pagamento antecipado
"O desconto é válido apenas para pagamento antecipado."
अग्रिम भुगतान
Transliteration: agrim bhugtan
"ऑर्डर की पुष्टि के लिए अग्रिम भुगतान आवश्यक है।"
预付款
Transliteration: yùfùkuǎn
"买方需要在合同签订后支付预付款。"
선급금
Transliteration: seon-geup-geum
"계약 체결 시 선급금을 지불해야 합니다."
前払い
Transliteration: maebarai
"商品の発送は前払いの確認後に行われます。"
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