Advance payment
Definition
An amount of money paid in advance within a commercial transaction, representing a guarantee or a portion of the total price of a good or service to be delivered; an old graphic or etymological variant for the modern installment or advance payment.
Bilingual Equivalents
- Advance payment
- Down payment
Grammatical & Source Details
| Inflection Type | Neuter noun, definite form: acomptul, plural: acompte, definite plural: acomptele. |
| Formation | Commercial loanword originating from French (à-compte), historically integrated into 19th-century accounting before being simplified. |
| Spelling / Pronunciation | [a.kont] |
| Source | Glossary of Archaic Romanian Trade Agreements, Ledger Systems, and Financial Laws |
Contextual Usage Examples
RO: Negustorul a cerut un acompt de zece galbeni înainte de a încărca grâul în corabie.
EN: The merchant demanded a down payment of ten guilders before loading the wheat onto the ship.
RO: În registrul vechi de contabilitate al fabricii, suma depusă ieri figurează sub denumirea de acompt legal.
EN: In the factory's old accounting ledger, the amount deposited yesterday appears under the name of legal advance.
RO: Cumpărătorul a pierdut acel acompt contractual deoarece nu a achitat restul sumei la termenul stabilit.
EN: The buyer lost that contractual deposit because he failed to pay the remaining balance within the established term.
Idioms & Phrases
Plată în acompt / Payment on account / installment payment
RO: Modalitate de stingere parțială a unei datorii prin virarea unor sume eșalonate, stabilite de comun acord.
EN: Method of partially clearing a debt by transferring scheduled amounts, established by mutual agreement.
A da acompt / To pay a deposit / to give an advance
RO: Acțiunea veche de a oferi o sumă inițială ca dovadă a seriozității cumpărătorului într-un acord verbal sau scris.
EN: The historical act of offering an initial sum as proof of the buyer's seriousness in a verbal or written agreement.
Chitanță de acompt / Deposit receipt
RO: Document justificativ emis de vânzător care atestă primirea avansului și blochează înstrăinarea mărfii.
EN: A supporting document issued by the seller certifying the receipt of the advance and blocking the sale of the goods to third parties.
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