てつけきん

[手付け金] *deposit

【C】［通例 a ～］〔…の〕手付け金， 保証金， 頭金〔on〕

earnest money

【U】手付け金.

▲advance money on an agreement 契約の手付け金を打つ.

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てつけきん【手付け金】

*deposit

〖C〗［通例 a ～］〔…の〕手付け金， 保証金， 頭金〔on〕

earnest money

〖U〗手付け金.

▲advance money on an agreement 契約の手付け金を打つ.

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てつけ(きん)【手付け(金)】

a deposit; a guarantee; an earnest; earnest money; 〔土地･建物売買の〕 a binder.

●手付けなしで without a deposit.

●手付けを打つ[置く] make [put down] a deposit 《of \30,000 on a car》; place money on deposit; pay earnest money; pay 《\10,000》 as an earnest 《of…》.

手付け流れ forfeiture of a deposit.

●後金を払えず手付け流れになってしまった. Unable to pay the balance, I forfeited the deposit (I had put down).