antecedent money

基本解釋

Upon contracting government projects, the antecedent money for bidding, guarantee money or the preserved money may be reduced by up to 50%;
二承攬政府工程時，押標(biāo)金、工程保證金或工程保留款，得降低百分之五十以下；
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A voluntary transfer of money, a negotiable instrument, or other thing by the obligor to the obligee, made as interest on or part payment of or collateral security for the antecedent indebtedness;
or債務(wù)人主動向債權(quán)人移交款項、流通票據(jù)、或者其他物品，以做先前債務(wù)的利息、部分付款、或者附加擔(dān)保的；