a sum of money that is given as the first part of a larger payment (分期付款的)首期付款;預付金;訂金 CollocationsTopics Businessc2, Moneyc2Moving house Moving house搬家 Renting 租房子 - live in a rented/(especially North American English) rental property
住在租來的住所裏 - rent/share/move into a furnished house/(British English) flat/(especially North American English) apartment
租用/合住/搬進配有家具的房屋/公寓 - rent a studio/(British English) a studio flat/(especially North American English) a studio apartment/(British English) a bedsit
租一個單間公寓 - find/get a housemate/(British English) a flatmate/(North American English) a roommate
找一個室友 - sign/break the lease/rental agreement/contract
簽署/違反租約/租賃協議/合同 - extend/renew/terminate the lease/(British English) tenancy
延長租賃期限;續簽/終止租約 - afford/pay the rent/the bills/(North American English) the utilities
付得起/支付租金/賬單/水電氣等雜費 - (especially British English) fall behind with/ (especially North American English) fall behind on the rent
拖欠租金 - pay/lose/return a damage deposit/(North American English) security deposit
支付/失去/退還損壞押金/保證金 - give/receive a month’s/two-weeks’ notice to leave/vacate the property
提前一個月/兩周發出/收到離開/騰空住房的通知
Being a landlord 做房東 - have a flat/an apartment/a room (British English) to let/(especially North American English) for rent
- rent (out)/lease (out)/ (British English) let (out)/sublet a flat/an apartment/a house/a property
- collect/increase/raise the rent
收取/增加/提高房租 - evict the existing tenants
趕走現有房客 - attract/find new/prospective tenants
吸引/尋找新的/可能的房客 - invest in rental property/(British English) property to let/(British English) the buy-to-let market
投資購房用於出租
Buying 購買房子 - buy/acquire/purchase a house/(a) property/(especially North American English) (a piece of) prime real estate
購置一棟房子/一處房産/(一塊)優質房地産 - call/contact/use (British English) an estate agent/(North American English) a Realtor™/(North American English) a real estate agent/broker
電話聯系/聯系/任用房地産經紀人 - make/ (British English) put in an offer on a house
提供房子的報價 - put down/save for (British English) a deposit on a house
支付/存錢付房屋訂金 - make/put/save for (especially North American English) a down payment on a house/home
支付/攢錢支付買房的首付金 - apply for/arrange/take out a mortgage/home loan
申請/商定/取得按揭/住房貸款 - (struggle to) pay the mortgage
(竭力)支付按揭貸款 - make/meet/keep up/cover the monthly mortgage payments/(British English also) repayments
支付每月的按揭貸款 - (British English) repossess/ (especially North American English) foreclose on somebody’s home/house
收回某人的房子;終止某人的房屋贖回權
Selling 出售房子 - put your house/property on the market/up for sale/up for auction
將房屋/房産投放市場/出售/拍賣 - increase/lower your price/the asking price
提高/降低價格/要價 - have/hold/hand over the deed/(especially British English) deeds of/to the house, land, etc.
持有/移交房屋、土地等契約
- live in a rented/(especially North American English) rental property