đặt cọc

Vietnamese

Etymology

đặt +‎ cọc.

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗat̚˧˨ʔ kawk͡p̚˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗak̚˨˩ʔ kawk͡p̚˨˩ʔ]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɗak̚˨˩˨ kawk͡p̚˨˩˨]

Verb

đặt cọc

  1. to put down a deposit
    tiền (đặt) cọc
    a deposit
    Chưa đi được. Lỡ đặt cọc 500 rồi.
    I can't leave yet. I've already paid a deposit of 500,000 dongs.

Usage notes
  • For the banking sense of deposit, use gửi (literally “to send”) instead.
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