verb phrase · neutral
pay upfront
/peɪ ʌpˈfrʌnt/PAY UP·FRONT
Band 5-6speakingtask2
to pay in advance before receiving goods or services
Examples
“Landlords often ask new tenants to pay upfront for the first month's rent.”
“You may need to pay upfront to reserve the flat.”
“They asked for a large deposit paid upfront.”
Band 8 sentence
“To secure the lease on such a competitive market, applicants frequently have to pay upfront and provide references.”
Collocations
- pay an upfront deposit
- pay upfront costs
Word family
pay verbpayment nounupfront adverb / adjective
Common mistakes
"I will pay upfront the deposit"→"I will pay the deposit upfront"
"pay in upfront"→"pay upfront" or "pay in advance"
Say it for a higher band
5pay in advance→6pay a deposit→7+pay upfront
Synonyms
pay in advance
Easily confused
pay in advance
“We had to pay in advance to secure the rental agreement.”
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