uang muka

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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Compound of uang (money) +‎ muka (face, front), calque from Hokkien 前金 (chêng-kim, chiân-kim, “advance/initial payment”, literally “front + money”).

Noun

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uang muka (first-person possessive uang mukaku, second-person possessive uang mukamu, third-person possessive uang mukanya)

  1. down payment, deposit
    Synonyms: cengkeram, panjar, persekot, uang tanda jadi

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