đóng họ

Thân thiện

Hôm nay là ngày đóng họ, mọi người đều mang tiền đến nhà chủ họ.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To pay one's share in a tontine: The primary meaning refers to the act of contributing a regular, agreed-upon sum of money into a collective fund, typically as part of a traditional Vietnamese mutual savings and credit association known as a "họ" or "hụi". This action is a commitment within the rotating savings scheme.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Chị ấy phải đóng họ mỗi tháng một triệu đồng. (She has to pay her tontine share of one million dong each month.)
  • Anh ấy quên đóng họ đúng hạn. (He forgot to pay his tontine share on time.)
  • Mọi thành viên đều phải đóng họ đầy đủ để vòng họ hoạt động. (All members must pay their shares in full for the tontine cycle to function.)

Advanced Usage

• "đóng họ đều đặn": to pay one's tontine share regularly and punctually.

  • Muốn giữ uy tín, bạn phải đóng họ đều đặn. (To maintain your credibility, you must pay your tontine share regularly.)

• "đến kỳ đóng họ": when it's time to pay the tontine share.

  • Mai là đến kỳ đóng họ rồi. (Tomorrow is the time to pay the tontine share.)

Variants and Related Words

• Họ / Hụi / Biêu / Phường (n): These are common regional terms for the rotating savings and credit association (ROSCA) or tontine itself. "Đóng họ" is the action related to this system.
• Góp họ (v): A synonym meaning to contribute to the tontine fund. The nuance can be slightly more collective ("pitch in").
• Chơi họ (v): To participate in a tontine. This focuses on the overall participation rather than the single act of paying.

Synonyms

• Góp phần (v): To contribute a share. (More general, not specific to tontines).
• Nộp tiền (v): To pay money. (Very general, for any payment).

Related Phrases

• Bốc họ (v): To win the bid or draw to receive the collected fund in a given rotation.
• Chủ họ (n): The organizer or manager of the tontine.
• Hụi chết (n): A tontine where the order of receiving funds is fixed by lot or agreement at the start.
• Hụi sống (n): A tontine where members bid for the right to receive the fund in each cycle.

Học thuật

1. Pay one's share in a tontine