英語の学び場

国際ビジネス、渉外法務に役立つ実務表現 down payment 【意味】 (分割払いの)頭金，(契約時に支払う)手付金 【参考】 ▷ the initial portion of a purchase price paid by a buyer to a seller at the time a sale agreement or contract is made. ▷ A down payment serves both as partial performance and as security for the full performance of the agreement. If performance is not completed as required by the contract, the down payment may be forfeited or returned, depending on which party failed to perform. 【用例】 ▷ make a down payment on the house →家の頭金(手付金)を支払う ▷ the minimum down payment →最低頭金