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前金払い (まえきんばらい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

前まえ金きん払ばらい

also: ぜんきんばらい

Meanings

1

noun

payment in advance; prepayment

Refers to paying the full amount or a deposit before receiving goods or services. Common in business and travel contexts.

ホテルの予よ約やくは前まえ金きん払ばらいが必ひつ要ようです。
The hotel reservation requires payment in advance.
前まえ金きん払ばらいで注ちゅう文もんした商しょう品ひんがまだ届とどかない。
The goods I ordered with prepayment haven't arrived yet.

Written forms

前金払い
- まえきんばらい
  Standard kanji spelling; the reading まえきんばらい is the most common.
- ぜんきんばらい
  Alternate reading; less common but still used.
ぜんきんばらい

Kanji

前in front, before
金gold

払pay, clear out, prune

Similar words

後あと払ばらい
後払い means payment after receiving goods or services, the opposite of 前金払い.
前まえ払ばらい
前払い is a more general term for advance payment, while 前金払い often implies paying in cash or as a deposit.

Etymology

Compound of 前金 (まえきん, 'advance payment') + 払い (ばらい, 'payment', from 払う).