Definition

1. Noun:
   • Deposit / Down payment: A sum of money paid in advance to secure a reservation, purchase, or service, forming part of the total future payment.
   • Stake / Wager: Money risked or contributed to a common fund in a bet or game.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Để đặt phòng khách sạn, bạn cần thanh toán tiền đặt. (To book a hotel room, you need to pay a deposit.)
  • Tiền đặt cho chiếc xe máy mới là 5 triệu đồng. (The down payment for the new motorbike is 5 million dong.)
  • Mỗi người chơi đưa vào 100,000 đồng tiền đặt. (Each player put in 100,000 dong as a stake.)

Advanced Usage

• "tiền đặt cọc": This is a more specific and common compound term for a security deposit or refundable deposit.
  • Khi thuê nhà, bạn thường phải trả tiền đặt cọc bằng một tháng tiền thuê. (When renting a house, you usually have to pay a security deposit equal to one month's rent.)

Variants and Related Words

• Đặt cọc (v): to pay a deposit, to put down a security payment.

  • Chúng tôi đã đặt cọc cho căn hộ. (We have placed a deposit on the apartment.)

• Tiền cọc (n): another common term for a deposit (often refundable).

  • Tiền cọc sẽ được hoàn lại khi bạn trả phòng. (The deposit will be refunded when you check out.)

Synonyms

• Deposit: A sum paid as an advance.
• Down payment: An initial partial payment.
• Stake: Money risked in a gamble.

Related Idioms

• Ăn tiền đặt: To win the stake or the pot (in gambling contexts).
  • Người thắng ván bài sẽ ăn tiền đặt. (The winner of the card game will take the pot.)