diàn

common
verb
technical

Meaning of 垫付

垫付 means to pay on someone's behalf temporarily; to advance money. Pronounced diàn fù.

  • to pay on someone's behalf temporarily; to advance money

Definitions & Examples

wàng
le
dài
qián
bāo
 
xiān
bāng
diàn
le
cān
fèi
 

He forgot his wallet, so I paid for the meal on his behalf.

Zhè
huò
kuǎn
yóu
yín
háng
diàn
 

This payment for the goods will be advanced by the bank.

Chū
chāi
shí
 
yuán
gōng
cháng
cháng
yào
diàn
jiāo
tōng
fèi
 
rán
hòu
huí
gōng
bào
xiāo
 

During business trips, employees often need to advance the travel expenses and then get reimbursed by the company.

shǒu
tóu
jǐn
 
néng
xiān
diàn
xià
fáng
ma
 

I'm short on cash. Could you advance the rent payment first?