前 金(まえきん)

まえきん

noun

advance payment; prepayment

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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

Related Words

Compare: 手付金(てつけきん) (deposit, earnest money)

Compare: 頭金(あたまきん) (down payment)

Compare: 前払(まえばら)い (prepayment)

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Added 2026.4.27 0:16 · Revised 2026.9.4 21:29

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