内うち金きん

noun

deposit; money paid on account; bargain money

Refers to a partial payment made in advance to secure a transaction or as a down payment. The distinction between a general deposit and bargain money is slight; both are covered here.

• 契けい約やく時じに内うち金きんとして5万まん円えんを支し払はらった。

  I paid 50,000 yen as a deposit at the time of the contract.

• 内うち金きんを入いれて予よ約やくを確かく定ていさせてください。

  Please put down a deposit to confirm the reservation.