前金(まえきん)

まえきん
noun
advance payment; prepayment
1. advance payment; prepayment; money paid upfront
Payment made before goods are delivered or services are rendered. The full amount or a portion paid in advance.
前金(まえきん)で払(はら)ってください。
Please pay in advance.
前金(まえきん)として半額(はんがく)を受(う)け取(と)った。
I received half the amount as an advance payment.
この店(みせ)は前金(まえきん)制(せい)で、注文(ちゅうもん)時(じ)に全額(ぜんがく)支払(しはら)う必要(ひつよう)がある。
This shop operates on a prepayment system, requiring full payment at the time of order.

A compound of 前(まえ) (before, in advance) and 金(きん) (money). The opposite is 後金(あときん) (payment after delivery). Common in business transactions, rental agreements, and service contracts.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 前金(まえきん)で払(はら)う: to pay in advance
  • 前金(まえきん)制(せい): prepayment system
  • 前金(まえきん)として: as an advance payment
  • 前金(まえきん)を受(う)け取(と)る: to receive advance payment

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 手付金(てつけきん): deposit, earnest money — specifically a partial payment that secures an agreement
  • 頭金(あたまきん): down payment — the initial payment in an installment plan
  • 前払(まえばら)い: prepayment — similar meaning, slightly more general in usage
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