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事前支払い (じぜんしはらい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

事じ前ぜん支し払はらい

Meanings

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noun

advance payment; prepayment

Refers to paying before receiving goods or services, often used in business, travel, and online transactions.

このホテルは事じ前ぜん支し払はらいが必ひつ要ようです。
This hotel requires advance payment.
事じ前ぜん支し払はらいをすると割わり引びきが受うけられます。
You can get a discount if you pay in advance.

Kanji

事matter, thing, fact
前in front, before
支branch, support, sustain
払

pay, clear out, prune

Similar words

前まえ払ばらい
前払い is a more common and slightly less formal term for advance payment. 事前支払い is often used in formal or business contexts.
後あと払ばらい
Antonym: payment after receiving goods or services.

Etymology

Compound of 事前 (beforehand) and 支払い (payment).