the prior period; the previous period; advance payment (of rent), usually includes the first month's rent and deposit [written and colloquial]
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
名詞
預先繳付嘅租金 rent payment in advance
如果你想租呢間屋,就要俾兩個月上期。
如果你想租呢间屋,就要俾两个月上期。
jyu4 gwo2 nei5 soeng2 zou1 lei1 gaan1 uk1, zau6 jiu3 bei2 loeng5 go3 jyut6 soeng6 kei4. If you want to rent this house, you have to pay 2 months' rent in advance.
Definitions (HSK3.0)
HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #3570
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
Mandarin
她是最后一个我在聚会上期待看到的女人了。
她是最後一個我在聚會上期待看到的女人了。
tā shì zuì hòu yí gè wǒ zài jù huì shàng qī dài kàn dào de nǚ rén le 。
She was the last woman that I expected to see at the party.