Definition
A payment made in advance before goods or services are fully delivered; a prepayment.
Etymology
From 'fore-' (before) and 'payment' (from Old French 'paier,' meaning to pay or satisfy a debt). This compound describes paying ahead of time rather than after.
Kelly Says
Modern subscription services like Netflix perfected the forepayment model, but the concept is ancient—landlords have demanded forepayments (rent deposits) for centuries because they wanted security before letting tenants occupy property.
Translations
ARالعربية
دفع مسبق
daf-f mas-b-q
BNবাংলা
পূর্বে টাকা
poor-be ta-ka
CACatalà
pagament anticipat
pa-ga-ment an-ti-ci-pat
CSČeština
předem uhrazená částka
pre-dem uh-ra-zen-a cas-tka
DADansk
forudbetaling
for-ud-be-ta-ling
DEDeutsch
Vorauszahlung
foh-rau-s-ts-a-hlung
ELΕλληνικά
προκαταβολή
pro-ka-ta-vo-li
ESEspañol
pago anticipado
pa-go an-ti-si-pa-do
FAفارسی
پرداخت پیش
pard-a-kht peesh
FISuomi
etukorvausmaksu
e-tu-kor-vaus-maksu
FRFrançais
paiement anticipé
pa-ee-man an-ti-see
GUGU
પહેલા ચુકવણી
pe-hela chu-ka-vani
HAHA
biyan ku farkawa
bi-yan ku fark-a-wa
HEעברית
תשלום מראש
ta-sh-lum me-rash
HIहिन्दी
अग्रिम भुगतान
ag-rim bhu-ga-taan
HUMagyar
előre utalt fizetés
el-ore ut-alt fi-zet-es
IDBahasa Indonesia
pembayaran di muka
pem-ba-ya-ran di mu-ka
ITItaliano
pagamento anticipato
pa-ga-men-to an-ti-ci-pa-to
KKKK
өндірме төлем
on-dir-me to-lem
MRMR
पूर्वी भेट
poor-vee bhet
MSBahasa Melayu
pembayaran awal
pem-ba-ya-ran aw-al
MYမြန်မာ
ပြီးချင်း ပေး
pee-chee-ching pe
NLNederlands
vooruitbetaling
voh-r-uit-be-ta-ling
NONorsk
forhåndsbetaling
for-haands-be-ta-ling
PAPA
ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਭੁગतान
peh-lan bhu-ga-taan
PLPolski
zapłata z góry
za-płata z go-ry
PTPortuguês
pagamento antecipado
pa-ga-men-to an-te-si-pa-do
RORomână
plata anticipată
pla-ta an-ti-ci-pa-ta
RUРусский
предварительный платеж
predvaritel-nyy pla-tezh
SVSvenska
förskottsbetalning
for-skotts-be-ta-ling
SWKiswahili
malipa ya mapema
ma-li-pa ya ma-pe-ma
TAதமிழ்
முன்பணம்
mun-pa-nam
TEతెలుగు
ముందు డబ్బు
mun-du dab-bu
THไทย
ชำระล่วงหน้า
cham-ra lon-na
TLTL
pagbabayad nang maaga
pa-ga-ba-yad nang ma-a-ga
TRTürkçe
ödeme önceden
o-de-me on-ced-en
UKУкраїнська
попередній платіж
po-pered-nyy pla-tyzh
URاردو
پیش پرداخت
pees-pa-i-dat
VITiếng Việt
thanh toán trước
thanh-toan truoc
ZUZU
ukuthunyelwa ngaphambi
u-ku-thu-nyel-wa ngap-ha-mbi