
die Vorauszahlung
prepayment
A payment made before receiving goods, before a service is provided, or before the usual payment date. The amount paid in this way is also called a prepayment.
Das Hotel verlangt bei der Buchung eine Vorauszahlung von fünfzig Prozent des Gesamtpreises.
The hotel requires a prepayment of fifty percent of the total price when the booking is made.