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Jyutping ding6 cin4
Pinyin dìng qián

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    deposit; initial payment; down payment; advance payment; earnest money
    (syn.) 預付款, 押金, 定金, 定洋, 定銀, 押款, 訂金, 订金, 定银, 预付款

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Jyutping ding6 cin4
Pinyin dìng qian

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. security deposit
  2. earnest money (real estate)
  3. good-faith deposit
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    deposit; initial payment; down payment; advance payment; earnest money
    (syn.) 預付款, 押金, 定金, 定洋, 定銀, 押款, 訂金, 订金, 定银, 预付款
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Definitions (兩岸三地生活差異詞語彙編—Two Shores Three Places)
  1. 臺陸用法和差異
    在​臺灣​,​「​定錢​」​指​購物​或​租賃​時​,​未​取得​商品​前​,​預先​付給​賣方​或​租方​的​部分​費用​,​用以​為​成交​的​保證​。​但​在​中國​大陸​,​「​定錢​」​是​簽訂合同​後​,​為​了​保證​履行​合約​內容​所​付給​對方​的​保證金​,​具有​法律效力​,​無論​對​支付​或​收取​的​雙方​都​有​約束力​。