前 受 金

まえうけきん

noun

advance payment received; deposit taken in advance

1. advance payment received; customer deposit

Money collected from a customer before the goods are delivered or the service is performed. It counts as a liability until the work is done, because the business still owes something in return.

前受金(まえうけきん)を受(う)け取(と)った。

We received an advance payment.

工事(こうじ)の着手前(ちゃくしゅまえ)に前受金(まえうけきん)をいただいています。

We receive an advance payment before construction begins.

前受金(まえうけきん)は、商品(しょうひん)を渡(わた)した時点(じてん)で売上(うりあげ)に振(ふ)り替(か)える。

The advance payment is transferred to sales at the point the goods are handed over.

注文(ちゅうもん)が取(と)り消(け)された場合(ばあい)、前受金(まえうけきん)は全額(ぜんがく)お返(かえ)しします。

If the order is cancelled, we will refund the advance payment in full.

Formed from 前(まえ) (beforehand) + 受(う)け (receiving) + 金(きん) (money). Common in construction, custom manufacturing, and subscription businesses, where payment routinely comes before delivery.

Common collocations

前受金(まえうけきん)を受(う)け取(と)る: to receive an advance payment
前受金(まえうけきん)を返金(へんきん)する: to refund an advance payment
前受金(まえうけきん)として計上(けいじょう)する: to record as an advance received

Similar words

前払金(まえばらいきん): advance paid — the mirror image, money the business pays out early
手付金(てつけきん): deposit — a smaller sum paid to secure a contract, often non-refundable
内金(うちきん): part payment — a portion of the price paid up front

Related Words

Related: 売掛金 (accounts receivable)

Compare: 前払金(まえばらいきん) (advance paid)

Compare: 手付金(てつけきん) (deposit)

Compare: 内金(うちきん) (part payment)

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Added 2026.7.29 12:20 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

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