🇮🇳Hindi Source WordCode: HI

अग्रिम भुगतान करना

Pronunciation / Transliteration: agrim bhugtan karna

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Prepay/priːˈpeɪ/
verbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇮🇳 Example Sentence in Hindi:

"आपको बुकिंग के लिए अग्रिम भुगतान करना होगा।"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To pay for something before it is received or before the service is rendered.

    "You need to prepay for the hotel room to secure this special discounted rate."
As noun
  1. 1

    A payment made in advance.

    "The utility company requires a small prepay to establish the new account."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin prefix 'prae-' meaning 'before' combined with the verb 'pay', which traces back through Old French 'paier' from the Latin 'pacare' meaning 'to pacify or satisfy'. The compound formation emerged in the late 19th century with the expansion of commercial postal systems and subscriptions.

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