We planned in advance. While we still had two incomes we put enough down on our home where our payments would be manageable, we paid off all our debt, and downsized in anyway we could.

我们提前计划，虽然我们仍然有足够的两笔收入，我们还是把大量的钱放在家里以便于对我们的款项更好的管理，我们还清了所有的债务并从所有的渠道减少开支。

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Payments are not guaranteed even if a supplier has duly performed its duty (unless it is payment in advance).

即便供应商充分履行了其职责，也不能保证付款(除非是预付款)。

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Hotel payments for all additional players and accompanying persons must be made in advance before arrival in Beijing.

附加棋手和陪同人员的食宿和报名等费用须在到达北京前交清。

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It points out that around euro1.7 billion of prepayments have been spent in making advance payments to its own suppliers.

ECONOMIST: Alstom

The banks in essence take over the invoices, advance payments to suppliers and collect from buyers when the bills come due.

WSJ: P&G, Big Companies Pinch Suppliers on Payments

But beginning in 2011 the government will withhold 3% of its payments to Buffalo, as an advance against income taxes that Buffalo's owner might owe on the company's profits.

FORBES: When Congress hunts for revenue, anything goes.