Prepayment is the money you pay, or the act of paying, before you get the thing or use the service. A landlord may ask for a prepayment of two months' rent. A company may require prepayment before they send an order.

Prepayment is指 the money you pay你付的錢，or the act of paying或付錢這個動作，before you get the thing or use the service在你拿到東西或使用服務之前。A landlord may ask for房東可能會要求 a prepayment of two months' rent兩個月租金的預付款。A company may require公司可能會要求 prepayment預付款 before they send an order才出貨。

It is a formal, often business or legal word. Everyday English is pay in advance, pay first, or sometimes a deposit. Though actually, a deposit is often only part of the money, given to hold something; a prepayment can be the whole amount, paid early.

It is它是 a formal, often business or legal word比較正式、常用在商業或法律上的字。Everyday English日常英文會說 pay in advance「pay in advance」（提前付款）、pay first「pay first」（先付錢）、or sometimes a deposit或有時候說「a deposit」（訂金）。Though actually不過實際上，a deposit is often only part of the money訂金通常只是一部分的錢，given to hold something用來保留某個東西；a prepayment can be the whole amount, paid early而prepayment可以是全部金額，只是提早付。

The dictionary line reads like a verb (“to pay…”); this word is the name of that paying, or of the money itself. The verb is prepay; the describing word is prepaid.

The dictionary line reads like a verb字典上的解釋讀起來像動詞 (“to pay…”)（「to pay…」）；this word is the name of that paying但這個字其實是那個付錢動作的名稱，or of the money itself或那筆錢本身的名稱。The verb is prepay動詞是prepay；the describing word is prepaid形容詞則是prepaid。