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定金ernestMoney paid in advance as part payment to bind a contract or bargain.提前支付作为缔结一合同或交易的部分支付金.国际贸易里用这个订金subscription用法annual subscription年度订阅, 全年订费(一般指期刊)belatedly placed subscriptions迟发订单, 补订期刊订单bond subscriptions认缴债券, 债券认购书bulk subscriptions大批订阅(期刊)current subscriptions现期刊物订阅forfeited stock subscription失效的股票认购initial subscriptions首期认缴款项member's subscription会费private subscription私人认股public subscription公债发行renewed subscription续订的期刊terminal subscription定期订费trial subscription试订, 试阅uncalled subscriptions未催缴股款yearly subscription年度订刊; 期刊全年订费subscription for shares认股subscription to (common) capital stock认缴(普通)股款
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deposit补充一下，在法律英语里面定金只有deposit最地道，至于earnest什么的，多半是字典里查到的，实际上几乎不用。再说定金和订金，在法学家眼里差别都已经不明显，何况民间。
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定金(或者说:订金),在不同情况,有不同写法,举例如下:1. 订单合同的定金: Security deposit2. 房产交易: down-payment3. 律师收的定金: collateral4. 政府间或大宗买卖:performance bond不知飞鹰兄属哪种情形.您自选吧.
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