tạm ứng

Definition

Noun:
- Advance payment: A sum of money paid before it is due or before goods/services are fully delivered, to be settled later in full.
Verb (động từ - đg.):
- To make an advance payment; to pay in advance: The act of disbursing money before the final settlement or before receiving the complete goods/services.

Usage Examples

Noun:
- Công ty đã nhận được khoản tạm ứng để mua nguyên vật liệu. (The company received an advance payment to purchase raw materials.)
- Tạm ứng lương tháng này sẽ được trừ vào lương chính thức. (This month's salary advance will be deducted from the official salary.)
Verb:
- Công ty sẽ tạm ứng cho nhân viên một khoản tiền để đi công tác. (The company will advance the employee a sum of money for the business trip.)
- Anh ấy đã tạm ứng tiền mua vé máy bay. (He advanced the money to buy the plane ticket.)

Advanced Usage

"Tạm ứng vốn": To advance capital; to provide funds in advance.
- Ngân hàng đồng ý tạm ứng vốn cho dự án mới. (The bank agreed to advance capital for the new project.)
Used in formal contexts like contracts, finance, and business operations to indicate a provisional payment.

Variants and Related Words

Ứng trước: A synonym often used interchangeably with "tạm ứng," meaning to pay in advance.
Thanh toán tạm ứng: Advance settlement (a compound phrase).
Khoản tạm ứng: The advance sum/payment (a compound phrase).

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Notes on Meaning

The word specifically refers to a financial transaction that is provisional and requires subsequent final settlement. It is not a gift or a loan in the traditional sense but a payment on account.
In informal, humorous contexts (as noted in the reference), it can be used to mean "taking something on credit," like "tạm ứng một ổ bánh mì" (to take a loaf of bread on credit).

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