前 払 金(まえばらいきん)

まえばらいきん

noun

advance payment; prepaid expense; money paid up front

1. advance payment; prepaid expense; money paid up front

Money handed over before goods are delivered or services are performed. In accounting it is carried as an asset until the goods or services are actually received.

前払金(まえばらいきん)を支払(しはら)った。

We paid the advance payment.

契約時(けいやくじ)に前払金(まえばらいきん)が必要(ひつよう)です。

An advance payment is required when the contract is signed.

工事(こうじ)の前払金(まえばらいきん)は総額(そうがく)の三割(さんわり)と決(き)まっている。

The advance payment for the construction work is set at 30% of the total.

An accounting and business term for money paid ahead of delivery. It is the money itself, not the practice of paying early.

Common collocations

前払金(まえばらいきん)を支払(しはら)う: to pay an advance
前払金(まえばらいきん)を受(う)け取(と)る: to receive an advance
前払金(まえばらいきん)の返還(へんかん): return of an advance payment

Similar words

前払(まえばら)い: advance payment — the act or arrangement of paying early
内金(うちきん): part payment — a portion of the price paid first, with the balance to follow
手付金(てつけきん): deposit — secures a contract and may be forfeited if the buyer backs out

Related Words

Related: 前払(まえばら)い

Related: 内金(うちきん)

Related: 手付金(てつけきん)

Compare: 前受金 (advance payment received)

Compare: 仮払金(かりばらいきん) (advance payment)

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Added 2026.7.30 3:17 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

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