[转载]advance payment 和 down payment 的区别

advance payment 和 down payment 都是指预付的款项，所不同的是advance payment 指予付款，通常签订好合同或协议后都有付款流程，例如第一次付全款项的40%，第二次付全款项50%...这个付款称为advance payment。
down payment是指予付的定金，也许有合同，或合同总价会有变化，先支付固定金额的款项，这种称为down payment

what is the difference between down payment and advance payment?
The term 'down payment' is used in the context of buying large expensive items like cars and houses, whereby a loan is required to make the full payment.
An advance payment, or simply an advance, is the part of a contractually due sum that is paid in advance, while the balance will only follow after receipt on the counterpart in goods or services
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